Mets star pitcher Noah Syndergaard has been placed on the disabled list with hand, foot and mouth disease.
The virus, which usually affects children under the age of 5, has infected the 25-year-old athlete, who reportedly caught it during a stint at a kids’ baseball camp in New Jersey during the All-Star break last week.
“Adults can pass it to adults. It’s just much more common in kids,” says Dr. Gail Shust, who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health.