Did you catch Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard’s cameo in “The Spoils of War”?
By Corey Smith
This past spring, it was reported that New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, known as Thor, would appear on Game of Thrones season 7. Like all of the show’s celebrity cameos, the details were sketchy. As it turns out, Syndergaard’s appearance was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it type of cameo in “The Spoils of War,” which aired this past Sunday.
That’s the 6’6” Syndergaard in the middle, tossing his spear at an oncoming Dothraki horse. Syndergaard was most likely burnt to a cinder after the shot, but called the cameo “a dream come true” when speaking to Sports Illustrated in April. News of the cameo hit right around the time HBO announced a promotional partnership between Major League Baseball and Game of Thrones, although the two do not appear to be connected.
So far as season 7 celebrity cameos go, Syndergaard’s appearance was briefer than singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who appeared back in the season 7 premiere, also playing a Lannister soldier. Sheeran’s cameo was widely panned, so maybe brevity was working in Syndergaard’s favor.
Syndergaard, who has been sidelined since April with a partially torn lat muscle (not related to that spear throw), tweeted about the cameo Sunday night.
Take that you mean Dothraki #shottotheheart #andyouretoblamehttps://t.co/3ZERpVDwvm
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) August 7, 2017
To my sides defense....they had a FRICKEN DRAGON!!! 🔥🔥🔥
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) August 7, 2017
At least I didn't throw behind him.
The Mets were also excited to see their pitcher on the show:
High and tight. @NoahSyndergaard hurled a spear in his #GameOfThrones debut last night. pic.twitter.com/Shw01dyguU
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 7, 2017
According to the New York Post, Syndergaard warms up to the Game of Thrones theme and named his gloves Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister, so clearly he’s a fan. “I couldn’t pass it up,” he said of when his agents got in contact with him about the opportunity. “I would love to do it again.”
Next: Game of Thrones stars on that sparring session
Season 7 continues next Sunday with the ominously titled “Eastwatch.” Let’s see what other celebrities are hiding among the Lannister forces.
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