It didn’t seem to give him a noticeable advantage — other than not plunking any Phillies — but internet sleuths believe Noah Syndergaard may have been using pine tar or something sticky to get a grip on the baseball Monday night in Philadelphia.
A video is circulating of Syndergaard digging his index and middle fingers into the heel of his glove before touching the ball during the Mets’ 7-6 win over the Phillies.
It was 50 degrees with a 24-mph wind at first pitch and only got colder, the kind of night when it can be difficult to get a good grip on the ball.