45 Facts About Noah Syndergaard

Noah Seth Syndergaard was born on August 29,1992, and nicknamed "Thor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.

Noah Syndergaard has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels.

Noah Syndergaard turned down Dallas Baptist University when the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the first round, 38th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft.

Noah Syndergaard made back-to-back appearances in the All-Star Futures Game in 2013 and 2014, but was left off of the Mets' September call-up list.

Noah Syndergaard made his MLB debut in May 2015, following an injury to Dillon Gee.

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Noah Syndergaard impressed manager Terry Collins and remained in the starting rotation for the entire season.

The next year, Noah Syndergaard was named a National League All-Star, and he became one of only five Mets pitchers to strike out 200 batters in one season before the age of 25.

Noah Syndergaard returned for only two innings at the end of the Mets' 2021 season, after which he signed a one-year contract with the Angels.

Noah Syndergaard was born on August 29,1992, in Mansfield, Texas, to Brad, a horse breeder, and Heidi Noah Syndergaard, a customer service agent for Abbott Laboratories.

Noah Syndergaard had limited contact with his two paternal half-sisters, who were 14 and 17 years older than Syndergaard.

Noah Syndergaard attended Mansfield Legacy High School, where he was classmates with future professional baseball pitcher Tejay Antone.

Noah Syndergaard had been injured during his junior season, a time when many college baseball coaches begin looking at prospects.

Noah Syndergaard spoke with coaches for Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Baylor, but the only school willing to offer him a scholarship was Dallas Baptist University, where he committed to play for the Patriots as a batter, not a pitcher.

Noah Syndergaard chose to forego his commitment to Dallas Baptist, accepting the Blue Jays' $600,000 signing bonus and beginning his professional baseball career instead.

Noah Syndergaard began the 2011 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, Toronto's other Rookie-level team.

Noah Syndergaard made only two appearances that season in Lansing, with no record and a 3.

Lansing starting pitchers were limited to three innings apiece and paired together: on nights where Noah Syndergaard pitched, he would trade off with Anthony DeSclafani.

On December 17,2012, Syndergaard was traded to the New York Mets as part of a larger deal that allowed Toronto to acquire reigning Cy Young Award winner R A Dickey.

Noah Syndergaard joined the Class A-Advanced St Lucie Mets of the Florida State League for the 2013 season, forming a starting rotation with Hansel Robles, Luis Mateo, Domingo Tapia, and Jacob deGrom.

Shortly after his promotion, Noah Syndergaard was invited to the 2013 All-Star Futures Game, where he pitched a scoreless first inning.

Additionally, despite pitching primarily in the hitter-advantageous Cashman Field, Noah Syndergaard allowed only six home runs and led the Pacific Coast League with 145 strikeouts.

In doing so, Noah Syndergaard joined Walt Terrell, Dwight Gooden, and Sid Fernandez as the only Mets pitchers to record three hits, including one home run, in a single game.

Noah Syndergaard finished fourth in voting for NL Rookie of the Year, behind Jung Ho Kang, runner-up Matt Duffy, and winner Kris Bryant.

The following week, Noah Syndergaard was ejected from a Mets–Dodgers game after throwing a pitch behind the back of Chase Utley in a move that was believed to be retribution for a play during the NLDS that had fractured Ruben Tejada's leg.

Noah Syndergaard denied the allegations, saying that he had simply lost control of the ball.

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On July 5, Noah Syndergaard was named to the NL roster for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but he could not participate in the game due to arm fatigue.

Noah Syndergaard joined Tom Seaver and Walt Terrell as the only pitchers to hit three home runs in a single MLB season.

In doing so, the 24-year-old Noah Syndergaard became the fifth Mets pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters before the age of 25.

The game proved to be a pitchers' duel against the Giants' Madison Bumgarner, with Noah Syndergaard carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but Mets closer Jeurys Familia allowed the only runs of the game when he gave up a three-run home run to Conor Gillaspie in the ninth inning, eliminating the Mets from the postseason.

Noah Syndergaard came in eighth place during voting for the NL Cy Young Award and was 19th in NL MVP voting.

One week later, Noah Syndergaard was briefly sidelined again after contracting hand, foot, and mouth disease from volunteering at a children's camp during the All-Star break.

The exam revealed that Noah Syndergaard had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury which required Tommy John surgery to repair.

Noah Syndergaard began throwing bullpen sessions again in February 2021, and was assigned to the St Lucie Mets on May 17 to ease back into live competition.

Exactly three months later, Noah Syndergaard was activated again, pitching one inning for the Brooklyn Cyclones.

Noah Syndergaard made one more appearance that season, pitching one inning in the Mets' season finale against the Atlanta Braves.

Noah Syndergaard became the first Angels player since the late Nick Adenhart to wear No 34, receiving the approval of the Adenhart family.

Noah Syndergaard induced 11 groundball outs and struck out only one, the lowest amount of strikeouts in a multi-inning start in his career.

Noah Syndergaard has a notably subdued pitch delivery system, mostly foregoing a windup in favor of always pitching from the stretch, a decision that he believes improves his pitch control and helps him replicate his mechanics more reliably.

Noah Syndergaard received the nickname "Thor" from Mets fans in 2013, when he posted a video on Twitter of himself weightlifting while wearing a Halloween costume of the Marvel Cinematic Universe character of the same name.

Outside of baseball, Noah Syndergaard had made a number of cameo appearances on television shows.

In 2017, Noah Syndergaard appeared in the Game of Thrones episode "The Spoils of War", acting as a spearman for House Lannister who is eventually killed by one of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons.

That same year, Noah Syndergaard appeared as himself on an episode of the reality television prank show Impractical Jokers.

The prank involved Noah Syndergaard attempting to throw autographed baseballs to young fans in the stands, only for cast member Joe Gatto to steal the balls from the children.

Noah Syndergaard maintains an active social media presence, particularly on Twitter.

Later that year, Noah Syndergaard feuded with retired radio announcer Mike Francesa on Twitter after Francesa criticized Noah Syndergaard's decision to leave the Mets for the Angels.

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