Lawsuit: Syndergaard balks on rent

NEW YORK — Mets flamethrower Noah Syndergaard is pitching a rent strike — balking on a $27,000 payment for a posh Tribeca penthouse, the landlord charges in a new lawsuit.

The owner of 116 Hudson St. writes that the hurler nicknamed “Thor” signed a lease covering March through November for a total of $225,000, plus a $17,000 broker’s commission. Syndergaard signed the lease in February, before the coronavirus pandemic shut New York City down in mid-March. The 2,700-square-foot duplex boasts three bedrooms, floor to ceiling windows and three large terraces.

But Syndergaard never showed up to the furnished penthouse, the suit filed Thursday states.

James Paxton will be ready to go if there is a 2020 season. The New York Yankees lefty told YES Network that he has recovered from February back surgery and progressed in his rehab to the point that he can pitch.