Syndergaard Blasts 34-Year-Old NYC Mayor Mamdani, Ties Mets' Struggles to City Politics
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Syndergaard Blasts 34-Year-Old NYC Mayor Mamdani, Ties Mets' Struggles to City Politics
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
Noah Syndergaard used an OutKick interview to attack New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling the 34-year-old a "lunatic" and arguing the Mets' problems reflect the city's political climate.
The former Mets ace said fan favorites Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom were among the biggest conservatives he played with, casting recent clubhouse changes as part of a broader shift in New York.
Syndergaard also criticized the team itself, saying a huge payroll has produced poor returns and voicing disappointment over "who they're inviting into their clubhouse" as the Mets sit at the bottom of the NL East.
The remarks came in a politically charged media appearance with Tomi Lahren, where criticism of Mamdani's Democratic Socialist politics was linked directly to the franchise's on-field dysfunction.
Does a city’s leadership truly affect a team's performance, or are the Mets' problems simply on-field failures?
With a record payroll, are the Mets' struggles due to clubhouse culture or a poor return on investment?