Reid Detmers’ teammate Noah Syndergaard takes to social media after historical performance.
In just the 11th start of his young major league career, Los Angeles Angels southpaw Reid Detmers made history, throwing the twelfth no-hitter in franchise history, this time against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 22-year-old Detmers struck out just two batters in the epic performance, but he kept his defense busy – recording 11 ground-ball outs and 14 fly-ball outs along the way.
While the Angels and the baseball world as a whole celebrated the accomplishment, one of Detmers’ teammates took to social media to throw what some perceived as a jab at his former team.
But was it actually a shot? Uh…not so fast.
Hate to break to you, but this song ain’t about you. This was about Reid, a great teammate, throwing a 1 pitcher No-Hitter, which is a rarity by today’s game standards. Mets have a good team, enjoy that instead of stirring shit. As do the Angels, so drop the drama and move on. https://t.co/o296FZPbT9
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) May 11, 2022
Noah Syndergaard didn’t throw shade at Mets after all
Noah Syndergaard, the longtime face of the New York Mets pitching staff, had a falling out with his former team since they opted against tendering him a contract in this past offseason.
The 29-year-old righty went on the record to say that it was “radio silence” from his former employer over the offseason before the Angels swooped in and signed him to a deal worth just $3 million more than the Mets were willing to offer.
The Mets threw a combined no-hitter themselves back on April 29th on the backs of pitchers Tylor Megill, Drew Smith, Joely Rodriguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz. The second no-hitter in Mets history isn’t what Syndergaard is referring to, despite what some fans may think
Currently playing on a one-year ‘prove it’ type of deal with the Angels, Syndergaard, commonly known as ‘Thor’, is off to an exceptional start with his new team, putting up a 3-1 record through five starts with a 2.45 ERA and 21 strikeouts against six walks in 29+ innings.
