White Sox give minors deal to former ace Noah Syndergaard

CHICAGO — Former All-Star pitcher Noah Syndergaard has signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox, the team confirmed Tuesday.

Syndergaard, 32, hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2023, when he appeared in 18 games split between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians. He has a career 3.71 ERA over the course of eight seasons, mostly with the New York Mets, having spent his first six years in the big leagues with them.

The latter half of his career has been plagued by injuries, including a right elbow ailment that required Tommy John surgery in 2020 as well as lat and finger issues more recently.

Syndergaard finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting for the Mets in 2015, helping them reach the World Series. He followed that up with an All-Star appearance in 2016, when he compiled a 2.60 ERA.

After the Tommy John surgery, he bounced around his final couple of seasons in the big leagues, playing for the Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Dodgers and Guardians before missing all of last year.

Syndergaard will report to Chicago’s spring facility in Glendale, Arizona, before taking next steps.

After setting the loss record last season, the team has the second-worst record this year. Only the Rockies are worse. The White Sox are in the midst of a major rebuild, with three of their starters 25 or younger.