New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard finished the 2019 season with a 4.28 ERA. The total is nearly a full run higher than his career total of 3.31 and even larger than his previous season-high of 3.24 he posted as a rookie back in 2015.
While the ERA wasn’t blasphemous, the 94 earned runs he gave up did lead the National League. Because Thor did manage to log nearly 200 innings, the ERA was a little more forgivable.
It’s pretty clear why Syndergaard struggled so much this past season. Home runs obliterated his year.