PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard tried to put his second straight Opening Day start in perspective but let his emotion show.
"I'm super jacked for it," he said Thursday. "It's just a great feeling, second year, starting opening day and coming out of the gates hot."
Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Tuesday that Syndergaard will start against St. Louis on March 29. The 25-year-old right-hander has a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings over four spring training appearances, striking out 18 and holding hitters to a .152 average.