Freddy Peralta Is Enjoying His Mets Experience, Even After Facing Yankees

Freddy Peralta is certainly enjoying his New York Mets experience as the new ace so far, even after discovering that pitching against the New York Yankees is a very different experience due to the cross-town rivalry factor.  The game may have been played in Florida, but in many ways it was a typical Mets-Yankees affair, with plenty of back and forth and some slugging along the way. The Mets did most of the slugging in the 10-4 win, but Peralta got nicked up a little in his second start, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk to go with four strikeouts. It was a wall ball that caromed off the glove of minor leaguer A.J. Ewing after he collided with the immovable object, and the Yankees proceeded to capitalize accordingly.  Peralta didn’t mind pitching with baserunners, though, as it’s part of the spring training experience that will be replicated going forward.  “I told [pitching coach Justin Willard] earlier today that it’s kind of good to have some traffic during the game, because it’s going to happen during the season,” Peralta said in a piece written by Chuck King of MLB.com. “And I was able to come out without
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