Dodgers' Noah Syndergaard resorting to hypnosis as way to find his old self: report

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The Los Angeles Dodgers skipped Noah Syndergaard’s start after a brutal start to the season, so he can have the opportunity to find what is holding him back on the mound. 

In trying to unlock his old self that was seen with the New York Mets, Syndergaard is exhausting the latest option put in front of him: Hypnosis. 

The Dodgers’ mental skills coach Brent Walker has been reportedly helping Syndergaard on the mental side of the game, working with him in the team’s "nap room" by talking softly while he has an eye mask on and relaxes. 

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Noah Syndergaard #43 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch during the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on April 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

The hypnosis therapy is something Syndergaard was willing to try, as he believes his weakness right now is mental. 

"I’ll try just about any resource I have," Syndergaard told The Los Angeles Times. "Just to snap out of it."

Syndergaard simply hasn’t been the phenom we saw with the Mets since he felt his elbow give out in 2020 during a spring training start. He would need Tommy John surgery and the road to recovery wasn’t a simple one, with setbacks happening including a scare where a doctor thought he tore his UCL again. 

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While that wasn’t the case, Syndergaard has been searching for that triple-digits fastball and wicked slider combo that devastated hitters from 2015-2019 when he flourished with the Mets. And at just 30 years old, he isn’t ready to