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

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Wandy Peralta, 35, has exercised his $4.45 million player option for the 2027 season, keeping him in the Padres bullpen for at least one more year. The veteran left-hander's decision was reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Peralta will remain with San Diego under the final year of his existing contract.