Matt Harvey

American baseball player

Matt Harvey (born March 27, 1989)[1] is an American professional baseball player. He is a pitcher for the New York Mets. He joined the Mets in 2010 after he finished school.

Matt Harvey
Free Agent – No. 33
Starting pitcher
Born: (1989-03-27) March 27, 1989 (age 35)
New London, Connecticut
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
July 26, 2012, for the New York Mets
Career statistics
(through August 24, 2013)
Win–loss record12–10
Earned run average2.39
Strikeouts261
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Harvey spent two years pitching in the minor leagues before going to the Mets in July 2012. In his first year, he had 3 wins and 5 losses with a 2.75 ERA. In the 2013 season, his pitching improved. He was the starting pitcher in the all star game at Citi Field, his home stadium.

In August of 2013, Harvey's arm was injured. The injury caused him to miss all of 2014. He returned to play in 2015. Due to a planned surgery he will not play the 2017 season.[2]

References change

  1. "Matt Harvey". MLB. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. Rubin, Adam (8 July 2016). "Matt Harvey to have surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2016.