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How Noah Syndergaard is helping as his brave mom battles disease

He’s Drago. He’s Lion. He’s Loki. He’s Thor.

All of the above and much more.

Understand this about Mets’ right-hander Noah Syndergaard: He likes to be different. That is a great quality to have in a starting pitcher. Especially when you possess the kind of talent Syndergaard possesses.

In his rookie season, Syndergaard, 22, is only beginning to show his potential. The 6-foot-6, 240-pounder will be on the mound Thursday against the Rockies at Citi Field, where he has posted a 6-1 record with a 1.57 ERA.

The road is another story (0-5, 5.01), but at least Syndergaard has half of it figured out in such a short span — he came up May 12.