Syndergaard: 'I want to be a Met for life'

One trade has been enough for Noah Syndergaard.

The New York Mets landed the hard-throwing right-hander from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2012, and coming off a strong rookie season, Syndergaard couldn't imagine pitching anywhere else.

"I want to be a Met for life," Syndergaard told Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. "I love it."

The bright lights and big city weren't too much of a distraction for the 23-year-old Texan, who excelled in his first season in the majors. Syndergaard went 9-7 with a 3.24 ERA across 24 starts, finishing fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting.

Following an unsuccessful World Series run, he has taken his time to decompress from a long season, though his growing celebrity has gotten him noticed around town.

"They showed a clip of me pitching and then showed me on the big screen," Syndergaard said of his trip to Madison Square Garden. "That was a moment that I couldn't hear anything, it was pretty cool how they cheered for me. It was a blast."