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Former MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard, best known for his time as a young star with the New York Mets, spoke out in support of President Donald Trump while criticizing the president’s critics on Tuesday.
Syndergaard said he has always been a Trump fan and met him for the first time at the White House on Tuesday for an event celebrating the presidential fitness test.
“It’s a dream come true, I’m enjoying this joy right now,” Syndergaard said of his meeting with Trump during an interview on Pak Gazette Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle.”
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New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard pitches against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game in Atlanta on October 3, 2021. (Ben Margot/AP)
“I really don’t understand the negativity or the pessimism that he receives from the media and from some of the population of this nation because he is a very patriotic guy and he cares a lot about everyone and the health of this nation and the health of this world.”
Syndergaard went on to say that he was “envious” of Trump’s mental energy at 79 years old.
“YOI’m envious of the mental energy this guy has, the wit he has, the comedic nature of everything he says. “He’s just a pleasure to be around,” Syndergaard said.
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Noah Syndergaard of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch during the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on April 30, 2023. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Syndergaard was one of Trump’s invited athletes at the White House on Tuesday for the event celebrating Trump’s plan to bring back annual physical testing to schools in the United States.
“Professional baseball pitcher Noah Syndergaard, sometimes known as Thor, and to me he looks like Thor,” Trump told Syndergaard during the ceremony. “That’s a man I wouldn’t want to fight.”
Syndergaard said he is a strong supporter of physical fitness testing and recounted his own experience with testing as a child.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starter Noah Syndergaard pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
“It just shocks me because I remember doing all these tests throughout elementary school and middle school. And as a kid, if you had told me, I would be sitting here talking to you, talking about the Presidential Fitness Council when I was, I don’t know, 10 years old, I would have called you, you’re crazy. And as a kid, I grew up as what we would call a late bloomer or a strapping kid.“,” Syndergaard said.
“It’s important to be healthy and active and go out and compete and expose yourself to as many sports and activities as possible. I mean the interaction I had with all the kids today, being able to throw a couple groundballs, do some pull-ups, just get out in the sun and the White Long was just an amazing experience.“.
