Syndergaard Links Mets Exits to NYC Mayor Mamdani

Former New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard suggested during a recent interview that the departures of two star players from the team were linked to dissatisfaction with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's leadership. Syndergaard made the comments on the "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless" show, tying the moves to what he described as "craziness" in the city following Mamdani's election victory in November 2025.

Three weeks after Mamdani's win, outfielder Brandon Nimmo was traded to the Texas Rangers. Shortly afterward, first baseman Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles. Syndergaard, who pitched for the Mets from 2015 to part of 2021 and helped the team reach the World Series in 2015, noted that Nimmo, Alonso and former teammate Jacob deGrom were among the more conservative players he knew. "Those two guys are some of the biggest conservatives I've played for as well as with, with Jacob deGrom," he said. "You see they went out of the craziness that's going on in New York."

The Mets have struggled this season, holding a 16-25 record and enduring a 12-game losing streak in April. The skid began after Mamdani visited the team's clubhouse early in the season and posed for photos...