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Mets Pitcher Noah Syndergaard Looks Equally At Home In Westeros And The MCU

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Though it may have been easy to miss with all the chaotic action during the battle that ended last night's episode of Game of Thrones, raven-eyed viewers know that chaos is a ladder. On the rungs of that ladder was Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who cameoed as a member of the Lannister army to pitch a spear at a Dothraki horseman:

Mets Pitcher Noah Syndergaard Looks Equally At Home In Westeros And The MCU

Syndergaard is known not only for his athletic skills, but also for happening to look a lot like Norse God and Marvel cinematic universe character Thor. The Mets even teamed up with Marvel earlier this year for some cross promotion based on that link.

Well, having their pitcher burned alive by a dragon isn't the worst thing that happened to the Mets on Sunday. They lost to the Dodgers in an 8-0 shutout.

With Thor: Ragnarok (starring Chris Hemsworth, not Noah Syndergaard) set to hit theaters in November, did Marvel and HBO miss the opportunity for some good old fashioned cross-promotional action? That may be the case, but we certainly weren't going to miss the chance to get those cross-promotional search engine keywords into our headline.

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