Former MLB Star Noah Syndergaard Calls Out Ex Alex Cooper for ‘Cheap Shot'

Former MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard wasn't impressed when Alex Cooper seemingly referenced him publicly after their split.

"I mean, I haven't spoken to her in eight years or so. I guess I continue to live rent-free in her head. I don't really know," Syndergaard, 33, claimed on the Tuesday, May 12, episode of the "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless" podcast. "Cheap shot, but she's entitled to her own opinion and freedom of speech, so I can't really control what comes out of her mouth. It doesn't really bother me. It's kind of comical, but whatever."

In September 2023, Cooper, 31, addressed what it was like dating athletes before she fell in love and married Matt Kaplan.

"I used to sit in silence on the couch with him as he was like, ‘That was f***ing awful' and you're just, like, their f***ing therapist as they cry," Cooper reportedly said - without naming any names - on an episode of her "Call Her Daddy" podcast. "You're like ‘I have a life too, we had dinner plans.'"

At another point in the episode, Cooper reportedly mentioned that Syndergaard "can't get a f***ing contract" in the MLB. (The athlete last played in the majors with the Cleveland Guardians before his release in August 2023.)

While chatting with Syndergaard, podcast host Tomi Lahren brought up the idea that maybe Cooper has "changed a lot since you knew her."

"Not really. I don't want to get into that," he claimed. "I don't want to kick the hornets' nest any more than I have."

After their romance came to an end in 2017, both Cooper and Syndergaard moved on to other partners.

While Cooper is married and expanding her Unwell empire, Syndergaard is in a relationship that he tries to keep "low-key" and "under wraps."

"My dating choices have drastically changed. I had my fun in New York when I played there, but now my priorities have shifted," he explained. "You're not going to see me out at a club on the weekends. I value my not-hungover Saturday, Sunday mornings and going to a farmers market or golfing."

After finding success in sports at a young age, Syndergaard admitted he's learned to find people who like him for the right reasons.

"Back then, it doesn't matter if you're dating or being friends…it's hard to trust somebody and see their actual intentions," he explained. "You got to be able to have a skill to sift through the bulls*** and see who's genuine."

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This story was originally published May 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM.