But the 2016 All-Star who was once the face of the New York Mets' World Series starting rotation told GQ in a new interview that he hasn't given up hopes of a comeback. "In The Rookie," Syndergaard told Leo Sepkowitz, "I mean that guy was teaching school and then all of a sudden started throwing 98." AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMORE: Mets release former top-100 prospectSyndergaard, 33, said he visited pitching "laboratories" like Driveline in Seattle and Maven in Atlanta to rediscover some version of the blistering velocity that once defined his repertoire. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMORE: Mets nixed trade with Diamondbacks before deal with Cubs: reportThat two pitching-savvy organizations were unable to fix what ailed Syndergaard likely scared off other teams. From 2015-19, Syndergaard went 47-30 with a 3.31 ERA in 119 games, all but one as a starting pitcher, with the Mets.