Syndergaard began the 2011 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, Toronto's other Rookie-level team. Syndergaard spent the 2010 season with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL) Blue Jays, with whom he went 0–1 with a 2.70 ERA in five starts, striking out six batters in 13 + 1⁄ 3 innings. He chose to forego his commitment to Dallas Baptist, accepting the Blue Jays' $600,000 signing bonus and beginning his professional baseball career instead.
The Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected Syndergaard in the first round, 38th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft. Professional career Draft and minor leagues (2010–2014) 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. He had also been injured during his junior season, a time when many college baseball coaches begin looking at prospects. Syndergaard's late development, however, meant that he was mostly overlooked by baseball scouts. 409 with 17 doubles, nine home runs, and 41 runs batted in (RBI). He was also a successful hitter, batting. As a pitcher, he had an 11–3 win–loss record and a 1.27 earned run average (ERA), striking out 135 batters and walking only 24 in 88 innings pitched. In 2010, Syndergaard's senior year of high school, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram named him their Player of the Year. He was smaller than many of his classmates until the summer before his senior year, when a growth spurt brought Syndergaard up to 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), and a weight training regimen helped bring his pitch velocity from 80 mph (130 km/h) to 90 mph (140 km/h). Syndergaard attended Mansfield Legacy High School, where he was classmates with future professional baseball pitcher Tejay Antone. Instead, at the urging of his mother, he began playing baseball around the age of seven. Although he grew up in an area where American football was the most popular sport, Syndergaard never seriously played the sport. He had limited contact with his two paternal half-sisters, who were 14 and 17 years older than Syndergaard. Syndergaard was born on August 29, 1992, in Mansfield, Texas, to Brad, a horse breeder, and Heidi Syndergaard, a customer service agent for Abbott Laboratories. 2.4 Philadelphia Phillies (2022–present).2.2.3 2020–2021: Tommy John surgery and recovery.2.2.1 2015–2016: World Series appearance and All-Star.He returned for only two innings at the end of the Mets' 2021 season, after which he signed a one-year contract with the Angels. During spring training in 2020, Syndergaard was diagnosed with an ulnar collateral ligament injury and had to undergo Tommy John surgery. His 20 seasons were limited by injuries and illness, but he managed to start in 32 games for the Mets in 2019. The next year, Syndergaard was named a National League (NL) All-Star, and he became one of only five Mets pitchers to strike out 200 batters in one season before the age of 25. The Mets appeared that season in the 2015 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, with Syndergaard pitching in the team's only win of the series. He impressed manager Terry Collins and remained in the starting rotation for the entire season. Syndergaard made his MLB debut in May 2015, following an injury to Dillon Gee. He made back-to-back appearances in the All-Star Futures Game in 20, but was left off of the Mets' September call-up list. After three years in the Blue Jays' farm system, Syndergaard was traded with several other prospects to the Mets in exchange for reigning Cy Young Award winner R. He turned down Dallas Baptist University, however, when the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the first round, 38th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft.
Despite his strong season, Syndergaard's late development meant that he was mostly overlooked by scouts and college coaches, and he received only one college baseball scholarship offer. He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels.īorn in Mansfield, Texas, Syndergaard did not establish himself as a baseball player for Mansfield Legacy High School until his senior year in 2010, where his pitch velocity was bolstered by a growth spurt and weight training regimen. Noah Seth Syndergaard (born August 29, 1992), nicknamed " Thor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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