Noah Syndergaard Blasts Zohran Mamdani as Mets Stumble
Noah Syndergaard used a radio appearance to attack Zohran Mamdani and link the Mets’ troubles to New York politics. The former Mets pitcher called the city “ran by a lunatic” while talking about a team sitting at the bottom of the NL East.
On OutKick’s “Tomi Lahren Is Fearless,” Syndergaard said, “It's kind of also ironic,” then pointed to Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso as proof that the club’s departures reflected something bigger than baseball. He added, “Those two guys are some of the biggest conservatives I've played for as well as with, with Jacob deGrom. The craziness that's going on in New York.”
Syndergaard links Mets exits to New York
Syndergaard said Nimmo and Alonso were fan favorites, and he framed their exits as part of a wider collapse around the franchise. He said that if he still played for the Mets or the Yankees, he would think playing in New York was awesome, because he could “block the crazy part out and still focus on, I get to play a kid's game in one of the greatest cities in the world.”
That thought came with a sharp turn. Syndergaard said, “Albeit, ran by a lunatic or, I don't know. He's 34 years old... like I'm 33 and I can't imagine being a mayor,” before adding, “Well, he's like 34 years old and never really held an actual job beforehand.” Mamdani is the city’s Democratic Socialist mayor, and the comment turned a baseball conversation into a direct swipe at City Hall.
Mets image under pressure
The setting matters because Syndergaard spent eight years with the Mets and became one of the most recognizable pitchers from that era. He was not talking about the club from a distance; he was talking about a franchise he helped define while now watching it struggle to hold its footing in the division.
The Mets were languishing at the bottom of the NL East, and the roster changes he referenced have only sharpened the scrutiny around the team. For fans, the message from a former ace was blunt: the Mets’ public mess is no longer just about losses on the field, but about the city image attached to them every time one of their former faces opens his mouth.
