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Former MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard, best known for his efforts as a young star with the New York Mets, spoke out in support of President Donald Trump while blasting the president’s critics on Tuesday.
Syndergaard said he has always been a fan of Trump and met him for the first time at the White House on Tuesday at an event celebrating the president’s fitness test.
“It’s a dream come true, I’m riding this bliss in this moment,” Syndergaard said of meeting Trump during an interview on Pakinomist 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 Oct. 3, 2021. (Ben Margot/AP)
“I really just don’t fully understand the negativity or pessimism that he gets from the media and some of the people in this nation because he’s just such a patriotic guy and he cares so much about everybody and the health of this nation and the health of this world.”
Syndergaard went on to say he was “envious” of Trump’s mental energy at age 79.
“II envy the mental energy that this guy has, the sharpness that he has, the comic nature of everything he says. He’s just a pleasure to be with,” 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 athlete guests at the White House on Tuesday for the event celebrating Trump’s plan to bring back annual fitness tests to school in the United States.
“Professional baseball pitcher, Noah Syndergaard, sometimes known as Thor, and he looks like Thor to me,” Trump told Syndergaard during the ceremony. “That’s a man I wouldn’t want to fight.”
Syndergaard said he is a staunch supporter of the fitness test, and talks about his own experience with the tests as a child.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on May 15, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
“It kind of hits me because I just remember doing all these tests through elementary school, middle school. And from a kid that if you would have told me I’d be sitting here talking to you talking about the president’s fitness advice when I was, I don’t know, 10 years old, I would have called you, you’re crazy. bloomer or a husky kid” Syndergaard said.
“It’s important to be healthy and be active and get out there and compete and just expose yourself to as many sports and activities as you possibly can. I mean just the interaction I had with all the kids today, being able to throw a few balls, do some pull ups, just get out in the sunshine and the white long was just an amazing experience.”
