NEW YORK -- Noah Syndergaard threw 16 pitches Thursday night in a rehab start for High-A Brooklyn, the first outing in months for the New York Mets' right-hander following a setback during his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Syndergaard gave up a leadoff homer, the only hit he allowed in one inning against the Aberdeen IronBirds. He struck out one.
"It's definitely a sigh of relief and a step in the right direction," he said.
Syndergaard was shut down in May with elbow discomfort as he was rehabbing from March 2020 Tommy John surgery.