Former Dodgers Flameout Pitcher Open to Playing in Japan Before Returning to MLB
He is working on a comeback.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Noah Syndergaard shared over the summer that he is looking to pitch in MLB again next week. Syndergaard has not pitched since the 2023 season, when he was last with the Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians.
Syndergaard originally signed with the Dodgers on a one-year, $13 million deal prior to the 2023 season. He started 12 games for the Dodgers, and went 1-4 with a 7.16 ERA and 38 strikeouts. He was traded by the deadline to the Guardians, but was released at the end of August after six starts for Cleveland.
Since he was released from the Guardians, Syndergaard has yet to find a new home on an MLB team. Syndergaard opened up to Adam Weinrib on “The Baseball Insiders” that he is open to pitching in Japan or Korea for a season as he looks to make his MLB return.
“I’m not picky there at all,” Syndergaard told Weinrib. “I’ll go with whatever team wants to give me an opportunity, and if that means going to play in Japan or Korea for a year, I think the might actually benefit me a little bit more to get away, block out the noise, give me a mental reset.”
