Zach Peek
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| Zach Peek | |
|---|---|
| New York Mets | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1998-05-06) May 6, 1998 (age 27) Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Zachary Allen Peek (born May 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Zachary Allen Peek[citation needed] was born in Pineville, North Carolina[citation needed] on May 6, 1998, the son of David and Courtney Peek.[1]
He attended Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia, and later studied at Winthrop University.[1]
Baseball career
Amateur
Peek played college baseball at Winthrop University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves.[2][3] As a junior in 2019, he started 14 games and went 7–3 with a 4.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 87+1⁄3 innings.[4]
Baltimore Orioles
Peek was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the sixth round (181st overall) of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[5][6]
On December 4, 2019, Peek (alongside Kyle Bradish, Isaac Mattson, and Kyle Brnovich) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dylan Bundy.[7] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Peek made his professional debut in 2021 with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds and was promoted to the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds during the season.[9] Over 23 games (16 starts) between the two affiliates, he went 6–3 with a 3.80 ERA and 122 strikeouts over ninety innings pitched.[10] Peek opened the 2022 season with the Double-A Bowie Baysox.[11] He made 11 starts for Bowie, in which he went 0–3 with a 3.57 ERA and forty strikeouts over 45+1⁄3 innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[12][13] Peek pitched only 10+2⁄3 innings in 2023 while recovering, splitting time between Aberdeen, Delmarva, and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[14]
Peek played in eight games in 2024 with Delmarva and Bowie, pitching to a cumulative 4.02 ERA with 20 strikeouts and one save across 15+2⁄3 innings pitched,
Milwaukee Brewers
On December 11, 2024, Peek was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[15] He was assigned to the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to open the 2025 season and was later promoted to the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers.[16][17] In 43 appearances out of the bullpen for the two affiliates, Peek accumulated an 11-3 record and 3.63 ERA with 75 strikeouts and three saves across 69+1⁄3 innings pitched. Peek elected free agency following the season on November 6.[18]
New York Mets
On December 13, 2025, Peek signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[19]
References
- 1 2 "Zach Peek". Winthrop University Athletics. February 14, 2026. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ↑ "#15 Zachary Peek". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Bourne Braves Baseball » New-look Braves unable to end losing streak".
- ↑ "Halos go on pitching run on Day 2 of Draft". MLB.com.
- ↑ "Ex-Timesland pitchers Zach Peek and Nick Robertson drafted". June 4, 2019.
- ↑ McCormick, Bret (June 5, 2019). "Pair of Winthrop pitchers went in MLB Draft's top 10 rounds". Heraldonline.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Orioles trade Dylan Bundy to Angels for pitching prospects, 'eyeing the long-term benefit'". December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Offseason Improvements – Part One: Pitching with Zach Peek". March 14, 2022.
- ↑ "2021 Baltimore Orioles Minor League All-Star Team". October 13, 2021.
- ↑ "What stands out with Orioles' minor league rosters, from Bowie's talented infield to where Grayson Rodriguez will start". Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "Zach Peek Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ↑ "Orioles' Zach Peek: Undergoes Tommy John surgery". August 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Here are the 2023 Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com.
- ↑ "Orioles don't take any players in Rule 5 draft; Nuñez selected by Padres". baltimorebaseball.com. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Kuehner Ties Career-High with Six Innings in Shuckers Loss to Barons".
- ↑ Oskola, Jim (May 29, 2025). "Zach Peek, Bayden Root chasing baseball dreams as two of the oldest players on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Minor League Free Agents 2025". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ Boyle, Tim. "NY Mets sign former Brewers minor leaguer, continue a subtle theme of the week". risingapple.com. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Winthrop Eagles bio