Ex-MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard blasts Zohran Mamdani as Mets dysfunction reflects New York chaos

The Apple is rotting from the within out, and former Mets ace Noah Syndergaard is aware of who guilty.

Appearing on OutKick’s “Tomi Lahren Is Fearless,”Tomi Lahren Is Fearlessthe ex-MLB pitcher unloaded on the state of his outdated squad and the political local weather in New York City.

With the Mets languishing on the backside of the NL East, Syndergaard instructed the issues go far past the bullpen.

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Speaking with Tomi, a Mets fan, Syndergaard addressed the departures of fan favorites Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso. For him, the shift within the locker room reflects one thing larger taking place within the metropolis itself.

“It’s kind of also ironic,” Syndergaard instructed Lahren. “Those two guys are some of the biggest conservatives I’ve played for as well as with, with Jacob deGrom. The craziness that’s going on in New York.”

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Even so, Syndergaard admitted the draw of enjoying in New York by no means actually goes away.

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“But I mean, if I still played for the Mets or the Yankees, I’d be like, oh, this is freaking awesome,” he continued. “Like I could block the crazy part out and still focus on, I get to play a kid’s game in one of the greatest cities in the world.”

“Albeit, ran by a lunatic or, I don’t know. He’s 34 years old… like I’m 33 and I can’t imagine being older.”

The “lunatic” in query: Zohran Mamdanithe Democratic Socialist main.

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Syndergaard, who bled orange and blue for eight years, expressed disbelief {that a} 34-year-old with Mamdani’s resume is operating the world’s most iconic metropolis.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks throughout a May Day rally at Washington Square Park in New York City on May 1, 2026. Mamdani known as for ICE to be abolished following the arrest of an unlawful immigrant. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

“Well, he’s like 34 years old and never really held a current job beforehand,” Syndergaard stated.

For the Mets, the curse seems to be extra than simply dangerous luck on the sphere. The Amazin’ have struggled to justify an enormous payroll with little to indicate for it.

Lahren pushed the criticism even additional, taking goal at Mamdani’s political historical past and describing his “bent towards communism and globalizing the Intifada” as the first rot at City Hall.

When requested what recommendation he would give the struggling franchise, Syndergaard went off.

“Stop hanging out with socialist majorsI assume, most likely. …

“I hate saying it, however on the finish of the day, the Mets are going to Met,” he said. “I feel I’m allowed to type of say that as a result of I bled orange and blue for eight years. Made it to the World Series with them.

“Just kind of disappointed to see A) who they’re inviting into their clubhouse and B) the lack of success they’re having. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. We have a huge payroll, and it’s not creating great dividends for them.”

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As Mamdani pushes his agenda from City Hall, the Mets are discovering out that when a metropolis attracts radicalism, its groups might undergo with it.

Until the Mets cease courting Democratic Socialists, they’re going to most likely preserve luring the dangerous luck like a magnet. In the meantime, Thor will watch and preserve taking swings when nobody else steps as much as the plate.

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