David Peterson

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David John Peterson

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 6", Weight 240 lb.
• School University of Oregon
• High School Regis Jesuit High School
• Debut July 28, 2020

• Born September 3, 1995 in Denver, CO USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher David Peterson was the 20th overall selection in the 2017 amateur draft, by the New York Mets. In 2014, coming out of high school, he had been selected in the 28th round by the Boston Red Sox, but decided to attend the University of Oregon instead, from which the Mets drafted him after his junior year.

He began his professional career in 2017 with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League, but made just 3 starts and pitched 3 2/3 innings after what had been a very full college season. In 2018, he began the year with the Columbia Fireflies in the South Atlantic League before receiving a promotion to the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League after 9 starts. His combined record was 7-10, 3.16 in 22 starts, with 115 strikeouts in 120 innings. He then spent the 2019 season in AA with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, where he was 3-6, 4.19 in 24 starts in 116 innings.

He made his major league debut at the start of the 2020 season, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He went 6-2, 3.44 in 10 starts, logging 49 2/3 innings. He led the team in wins, and also led all National League rookies in the category. In 2021, he made another 15 starts for the Mets, but struggled, going 2-6, 5.54 in 66 2/3 innings. He was placed on the injured list in early July with tightness in his right side and missed the remainder of the season. He started the 2022 season with the AAA Syracuse Mets before being called up to New York on June 27th. He spent the rest of the year with the Mets, going 7-5, 3.83 in 28 games, including 19 starts. The Mets made it to the postseason and he made two relief appearances in the Division Series against the San Diego Padres, giving up 1 run in 2 innings.

He continued his patters of one good season followed by a poor one in 2023, as he was just 3-8, 5.03 in 27 games. 21 of those games were starts, and he recorded the first complete game of his career on April 28th, but it was in a game shortened to just 5 innings by rain. He was 1-6 with an ERA over 8.00 in mid-May when he was sent back to Syracuse for a spell and only came back in late June. He spent most of July in the bullpen before regaining his spot in the starting rotation at the start of August. Bizarrely, he made 10 starts from the start of August to the end of September, but had only one decision, a win over the Minnesota Twins on September 9th, as he rarely pitched into the 5th inning. Even with all that, he managed to set a personal high with 111 innings. He exceeded that in 2024 when he pitched much better, going 10-3, 2.90 in 21 games - all starts after missing the first couple of months of the season while recovering from hip surgery. He was moved to the bullpen in the postseason and was excellent over the first two rounds, picking up the save in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on October 3rd, after the Mets had mounted a dramatic comeback in the top of 9th inning to avoid elimination, and a win in Game 4 of the Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. In that game on October 9th, he pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of José Quintana and Reed Garrett as the Mets won, 4-1, to move on the Championship Series. He made two outings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in that series, including a start in Game 5 on October 18th. In that game, he went 3 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, before turning the ball over to Garrett; the Mets went on to win the game, 12-6, but lost the next game and were eliminated.

He got off to a good start in 2025, going 5-2, 2.49 over his first 13 starts. That included the first shutout of his career, achieved on June 11th against the Washington Nationals. He gave up 6 hits and no walks in the 5-0 win. He was named to the 2025 All-Star Game as an injury replacement.

Notable Achievements

• NL All-Star (2025)
• NL Shutouts Leader (2025)

Further Reading

• Anthony DiComo: "'You dream of doing stuff like this': Peterson pitches first career shutout", mlb.com, June 11, 2025. [1]
• Anthony DiComo: "Peterson (10 K's) becoming Mets' workhorse with another gem", mlb.com, August 19, 2025. [2]

Related Sites

• David Peterson on mlb.com
• BR Minors page