Noah Syndergaard throws so hard he may really be the God of Thunder
The New York Mets reached the 2015 World Series on the strength of their outstanding pitching staff. The MLB’s most promising rotation includes Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, the lovable Bartolo Colon, and Zack Wheeler, who will join the team midseason after recovering from Tommy John surgery.
While Matt Harvey continues to receive all the publicity in the New York tabloids as the Dark Knight and Jacob deGrom earned the honor of starting Game 1 of the World Series, Syndergaard may very well be the most talented.
BrooksBaseball.net clocked Thor’s fastball on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies at an average of 99.9 mph, topping out at an absolutely absurd 102.2mph.
Even more terrifying than the fireball is the completely unhittable slider. The pitch that Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost claimed “No man alive” could hit, measured at an average of 100.3 and topped out at the same speed of his fastball.
On Monday, one of those deadly sinkers bounced off the dirt and almost blew a hole in the chest of catcher Kevin Plawecki. SNY’s Steve Gelbs posted an image of the damaged of a so-called off-speed pitch.
How hard does Syndergaard throw? Plawecki blocked a pitch w/ his chest. Theres now an imprint where his necklace was pic.twitter.com/Sd52ije5PZ
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) April 19, 2016
Syndergaard who is only 23-years-old is 2-0 with a sparkling 0.90 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and has 29 strikeouts to just four walks. The 6’6″ God of Thunder is next scheduled to pitch at Citi Field against the Cincinnati Reds on 4/25 when the Mets return from their current nine-game road trip.