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Noah Syndergaard Might Actually Be Thor

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Standing 6’6″ tall with flowing locks, it’s easy to confuse Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard with Marvel hero Thor. The truth is, they might actually be the same person! After tearing a muscle in his pitching arm in 2017, he miraculously returned at the end of the season to pitch in the final game.

Asked why it was important to return, Syndergaard answered, “I feel like I needed it just because I’ve put in so much work the past five months. I felt like I needed to get something out of it.” He needed to prove Odin wrong! To top off his amazing recovery, Thor started for the Mets on opening day the next season and struck out ten batters!