Former Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard will not face his former club for a second-consecutive weekend. This time around, Syndergaard was actually scheduled to pitch, but the Phillies decided to push his start back a day for a few reasons.
The perception in New York is that Syndergaard, who did not speak to New York reporters when the Mets played in Anaheim earlier this season but did so last week, is ducking the Mets. Sports talk radio hosts and columnists alike in the city are running with that version of the story.
On Friday, Rob Thomson laid out the team’s reasoning for why Syndergaard will make his next start Monday against the Reds and how the veteran pitcher reacted to being told he won’t face his former club.