What Tobias Myers Brings to Mets

When the New York Mets acquired All-Star starting pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers, they weren't just getting the perennial ace that their staff desperately needed last season.

Fellow hard-throwing right-hander Tobias Myers also came along with Peralta, with the expectation that he would be used as a long reliever or as a spot starter in 2026 if needed. The Mets are certainly familiar with Myers when he started in the decisive Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series during the 2024 postseason.

In what was his first career postseason appearance, Myers fired five scoreless innings against New York, striking out five batters while allowing just two hits and no walks on just 66 pitches. The Mets, of course, went on to win that game and series thanks to now former Met Pete Alonso's go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning.

Despite Peralta being the main talking point of this blockbuster trade, David Stearns and the rest of the Mets' front office valued the 27-year-old's fearlessness, whether he pitched out of the bullpen in long relief or as a starter.

“He’s not afraid,” Stearns told reporters via SNY. “He fills up the zone, he goes right after people, he can zone up with pretty much his entire arsenal -- and he’s pitched well in very big moments, as we saw firsthand a couple of years ago.”