Noah Syndergaard and Trevor Bauer are certainly no strangers to the use of social media to stir the pot.
And on Friday, the New York Mets pitcher and his Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart traded barbs on Twitter, going at each other pretty nastily, it seemed.
All the background you need to know: Bauer nearly signed with the Mets before choosing the Dodgers, and was thought to have trolled New York fans along the way. Bauer apologized, explaining that some links had mistakenly gone live on his website that shouldn’t have. He added he would donate $10,000 each to charities based in New York.
Got it? That leads right in to Syndergaard’s not-so-thinly-veiled tweet:
And then he said……”I’m sorry I chose another team but I’ll donate to your charities!” https://t.co/Kxkje5Uqn2
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) February 20, 2021
Oh boy. Over to Bauer:
When mistakes are made, you try to make them right. I know you wouldn’t know anything about making mistakes though. Hope rehab is treating you well. Was good to see you back throwing. https://t.co/MI0Clq567u
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) February 20, 2021
Also, @Noahsyndergaard, try to treat the fans better. They’re what makes our game go. No place for personal insults, especially about someone else’s wife. pic.twitter.com/I3FaZbR224
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) February 20, 2021
Back to Syndergaard:
Keep digging https://t.co/OR0tYEiDCA pic.twitter.com/OqnSuuLSgG
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) February 20, 2021
And more back and forth:
See you at the bottom https://t.co/AdzcBodu5h
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) February 20, 2021
You bring a drone and your mixtape and it’s a deal. #takeajokebro https://t.co/iAPPv3Kj0e
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) February 20, 2021
You’ve got yourself a date 🤝 https://t.co/B6xAOmEu8j
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) February 20, 2021
OK then! That escalated quickly!
