David Peterson (baseball)

David John Peterson (born September 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

David Peterson
Peterson with the New York Mets in 2020
New York Mets – No. 23
Pitcher
Born: (1995-09-03) September 3, 1995
Arcadia, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 28, 2020, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record6–2
Earned run average3.44
Strikeouts40
Teams

Amateur career

Peterson attended Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. In 2013, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field.[1] In 2014, his senior year, he went 3–0 with a 1.15 ERA.[2] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 28th round of the 2014 MLB draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Oregon, where he played college baseball for the Ducks.[3][4]

Peterson started 14 games as a freshman at Oregon in 2015, going 4–6 with a 4.39 earned run average (ERA) and 81 strikeouts.[5] As a sophomore in 2016, he went 4–5 with a 3.63 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 13 starts.[6] During the summer, he played for the United States national team.[7] Peterson became Oregon's number one starter in 2017.[8] On March 3, he set a school record with 17 strikeouts, breaking the previous record of 14 held by Tyler Anderson.[9] On April 29, he broke his record after recording 20.[10][11]

Professional career

Peterson was drafted by the New York Mets with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2017 MLB draft.[12] He signed and was assigned to the Brooklyn Cyclones, where he spent the whole season, posting a 2.45 ERA in three games.[13]

MLB.com ranked Peterson as New York's second best prospect going into the 2018 season.[14] He began 2018 with the Columbia Fireflies and was promoted to the St. Lucie Mets in June.[15] In 22 total starts between the two teams, he went 7–10 with a 3.16 ERA.[16] He spent 2019 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies,[17] going 3–6 with a 4.19 ERA over 24 starts, striking out 122 batters over 116 innings.[18]

Peterson had his contract selected to the 40-man roster on July 28, 2020. He made his major league debut on that same day, against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, getting the win after pitching 5 and 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and an error with two walks and three strikeouts in 78 pitches.[19] After the start, Peterson described it as "one of the greatest days of" his life.[20]

Peterson was placed on the 10-day injured list before his start against the Miami Marlins on August 18, 2020, due to left shoulder fatigue, an issue that had arisen following his outing against the Washington Nationals on August 13, 2020.[21]

References
  1. "Baseball: Regis Jesuit lefty Peterson picked for 2013 Under Armour All-American Game – Aurora Sentinel". January 23, 2013.
  2. https://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/01/david-peterson-usa-baseball-regis-jesuit/
  3. "Baseball: Regis Jesuit's Peterson picked by Boston on third day of MLB First-Year Player Draft – Aurora Sentinel". June 7, 2014.
  4. "Baseball: Regis Jesuit lefty David Peterson gives verbal commitment to Oregon – Aurora Sentinel". November 19, 2012.
  5. "Oregon's Stephen Nogosek and David Peterson try out for USA Baseball team".
  6. "Peterson wants to shine on Fridays – Sports – Eugene, Oregon". projects.registerguard.com.
  7. "Former Regis Jesuit star David Peterson named to USA Baseball collegiate team – The Denver Post".
  8. "Colorado products Michael Baird, David Peterson putting on for their hood with dominant college pitching".
  9. "Oregon Ducks' David Peterson strikes out 17 to set school record in 1–0 victory over Mississippi State Bulldogs".
  10. "Oregon Ducks' David Peterson strikes out school record 20 in shutout of Arizona State".
  11. "Oregon's David Peterson Strikes Out 20 - BaseballAmerica.com". April 29, 2017.
  12. http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/235981306/mets-select-lefty-david-peterson-20th-overall/?topicId=27118392
  13. "David Peterson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. "Gimenez leads new Mets Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  15. "Mets promoting top LHP prospect David Peterson to St. Lucie". SNY. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  16. "David Peterson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  17. http://www.wicz.com/story/40248069/preview-on-the-2019-binghamton-rumble-ponies-season
  18. https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/30/david-peterson-on-track-big-league-debut-mets/
  19. "New York Mets at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 28, 2020". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  20. Thosar, Deesha (July 28, 2020). "Top prospect David Peterson notches impressive win against Red Sox in major-league debut". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  21. Thosar, Deesha (August 18, 2020). "David Peterson lands on IL with shoulder fatigue as Mets rotation takes another blow". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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