Former 51s player gets first MLB home run — VIDEO
May 27, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) hits a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning at Citi Field. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
May 17, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) pitches during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field. (Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports)
May 17, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) pitches during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field. (Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports)
Las Vegas 51s starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard is seen heading to the dugout after retiring the Fresno Grizzlies in the second inning of their minor league baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas Saturday April 18, 2015. (Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review Journal)
May 27, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) hits a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning at Citi Field. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
May 27, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning at Citi Field. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
May 27, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) hits a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning at Citi Field. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
May 27, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) waits on deck during the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. The Mets defeated the Phillies 7-0. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
New York Mets rookie pitcher Noah Syndergaard — aka “Thor” for his stature (6-foot-6-inches, 240 pounds), blonde hair and last name that sounds like the superhero’s home planet of Asgard — hammered his first big-league home run in Wednesday’s 7-0 win over the Phillies.
The 22-year-old Syndergaard, who hit his first professional homer May 7 while playing for the 51s, went 3-for-3 and scattered six hits in 7 1/3 innings to improve to 2-2 with a 2.55 ERA.
The hard-throwing right-hander’s blast to left-center field was estimated at 430 feet, the longest homer by a pitcher since Carlos Zambrano hit a 431-footer for Miami on June 30, 2012.
Check out the video, because it appears Syndergaard won’t be back in Las Vegas anytime soon.
