In what has been a year of dashed expectations, a season that included an epic collapse in August in which the team squandered a sizable division lead, the Mets got a sliver of joy on Tuesday when Noah Syndergaard, once an ace for the team, was able to make his return to the mound after two years lost to injury.
Syndergaard flashed some of his previous brilliance. He started the second game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, fired 9 of his 10 pitches for strikes, struck out two batters and hit 96 miles and hour on the radar gun.