Overview
- Syndergaard, in a Tuesday interview on OutKick’s Tomi Lahren Is Fearless, dismissed the 2023 jab as a “cheap shot” and said he has not spoken to Cooper in about eight years.
- Cooper did not name him on her 2023 Call Her Daddy episode but described an MLB ex who “can’t get a f—ing contract” and treated her like a therapist, comments many listeners tied to Syndergaard from their 2017 relationship.
- The former Mets pitcher said he is in a relationship now and keeps it under wraps, describing himself as a homebody who values quiet weekends over nightlife.
- He declined to escalate the topic on air, saying he did not want to “kick the hornets’ nest,” and framed the remarks as comical rather than hurtful.
- Syndergaard last played in MLB with the Cleveland Guardians before an August 2023 release, a career note that gave context to why fans linked Cooper’s contract comment to him.