Mets ace Noah Syndergaard has been getting in his work on the mound this spring, but he hasn’t been feeling 100 percent. In fact, he hasa mysterious illness that has baffled his doctor.
As for his illness, Syndergaard says he's been feeling under the weather for a month and a half. Seen a doctor multiple times, no diagnosis.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 13, 2017
Syndergaard is the Mets’ ace and finished eighth in Cy Young voting last season, despite pitching much of the year with a bone spur in his elbow. He was 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 218 strikeouts in 183 2/3 innings. The expectation is that he’d be able to work more than 200 innings now that he’s totally been stretched out at the big-league level. A lot of the Mets’ playoff hopes count on Syndergaard being full go.
Of course, this goes beyond the Mets. What could be making someone feel sick for six weeks that couldn’t be found by a doctor? It might be something small or minor, but it just sounds scary, doesn’t it?
Later, though, manager Terry Collins said the Mets do have a diagnosis:
Terry Collins says Noah Syndergaard's mystery illness is a lingering case of bronchitis. So at least he has a diagnosis. #Mets
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 13, 2017
I’m not sure why Syndergaard wouldn’t know the diagnosis or why bronchitis would linger for six weeks, but I’m not exactly a doctor.
At face value, this is a weird situation. Hopefully the illness doesn’t continue to linger.
