Padres relief pitcher Wandy Peralta opts into $4.5 million 2027 option

The San Diego Padres will have Wandy Peralta back in their bullpen next season, as the veteran left-hander has opted into the final year of his contract worth roughly $4.5 million for 2027. The 35-year-old exercised his $4.45 million player option for 2027, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The decision keeps him in San Diego for one more season rather than testing the free-agent market this winter. Peralta originally signed a four-year, $16.5 million deal with the Padres in January 2024 after spending three seasons with the New York Yankees.