{"id":724576,"date":"2026-06-25T05:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724576\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:58:10","slug":"cubs-acquiring-lhp-david-peterson-from-mets-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724576\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs acquiring LHP David Peterson from Mets, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Cubs<\/a>, desperate to bolster a starting rotation ravaged by injuries, agreed to acquire struggling New York Mets<\/a> left-hander David Peterson<\/a> in exchange for minor league infielder Cole Mathis<\/a> on Wednesday night, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, hours after completing a doubleheader sweep of the Mets at Citi Field.<\/p>\n

Right-handers Edward Cabrera<\/a> (hamstring) and Ben Brown<\/a> (neck) became the latest Cubs starters to go on the injured list Wednesday, joining Justin Steele<\/a> (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a> (elbow), Jameson Taillon<\/a> (hamstring) and Matthew Boyd<\/a> (knee). Of the Cubs’ projected starters to open the season, only left-hander Shota Imanaga<\/a> is on the active roster, though Boyd is slated to return from the IL to start Thursday’s series finale against the Mets.<\/p>\n

In Peterson, the Cubs receive a veteran who has tumbled from All-Star to one of the worst starters in the majors since the second half of the 2025 season. Peterson, a ground ball specialist, owned a 2.83 ERA on Aug. 6 through 21 starts. Since then, he has a 6.98 ERA in 17 starts and eight relief appearances.<\/p>\n

The Mets’ longest-tenured player, Peterson threw his final pitch for the franchise on Sunday, when he allowed five runs (four earned) over four innings in a 6-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>. It had been the 2017 first-round pick’s first start in nearly a month; the Mets had used an opener for Peterson in his previous four outings and were likely to use one for him again Friday against the Phillies.<\/p>\n

His precipitous decline exacerbated the Mets’ rotation troubles. What had been considered a strength entering the season has become a calamity with a 4.97 starter ERA that ranks 28th in the majors. The problem has only intensified in June with a 6.78 ERA that ranks last,fueling the disappointing Mets’ fall to a season-high 12 games under .500 after giving up 50 runs over the past five games — all losses.<\/p>\n

Chicago’s starters have not been much better this season with a 4.64 ERA that is 25th in the majors. But the Cubs, unlike the Mets, are in playoff contention, occupying the third NL wild-card spot, and will look to the 30-year-old Peterson to help navigate these turbulent waters after Cabrera was carted off the field Tuesday with a hamstring strain and Brown was sidelined after attempting to pitch through neck pain since June 13.<\/p>\n

Peterson will likely slot into the rotation this weekend against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, who have a seven-game lead on the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> in the National League Central.<\/p>\n

The Cubs drafted the 22-year-old Mathis in the second round of the 2024 draft. He batted .272 with 10 home runs and a .981 OPS in 39 games between the Cubs’ Low-A and High-A affiliates this season.br\/]<\/p>\n

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