Noah Syndergaard makes his return to Citi Field Friday night as a member of the Phillies. The former Mets right-hander was recently traded from the Los Angeles Angels to Philadelphia at the MLB Trade Deadline.
Syndergaard departed Queens to join the Angels this past offseason after a long tenure with the Mets that began with a 2015 MLB debut. Although he only pitched 2.0 combined innings from 2020-21 due to a torn UCL, which required Tommy John surgery. The Mets offered Syndergaard a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer, but he signed a one-year, $21 million deal with L.