Reports: White Sox sign Noah Syndergaard to minors deal
June 24 - The Chicago White Sox signed former All-Star pitcher Noah Syndergaard to a minor league deal, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
The 32-year-old right-hander last pitched in the majors with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Syndergaard is at Chicago's spring training complex in Arizona.
Syndergaard was a combined 2-6 with a 6.50 ERA in 18 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Guardians in 2023.
An All-Star with the New York Mets in 2016, he is 59-47 with a 3.71 ERA in 164 games (162 starts) for five teams.
He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020 and did not return to the mound for the Mets until September 2021.
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