Matt Harvey

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Matt Harvey was born in New London, Connecticut, United States on March 27th, 1989 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 35, Matt Harvey biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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March 27, 1989
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Matt Harvey Life

Matthew Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1989), also known as The Dark Knight, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball (MLB). Harvey attended Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Harvey was selected by the Mets as the seventh overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft.

Harvey set a new club record with 11 strikeouts against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 26, 2012, his first season with the team.

Harvey then missed the entire 2014 season due to Tommy John surgery, but the Mets returned to form in 2015, leading the Mets to the pennant.

He started promising during his first two seasons but his career has been marred by inefficiency, including Tommy John surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, and a stress fracture in the scapula.

Harvey was cut by the Cincinnati Reds after a rough start to the 2018 season.

He signed with the Los Angeles Angels in 2019, but was fired midway through the season after posting a 3-5 record with a 7.09 earned run average.

Early life

Harvey was born in New London, Connecticut. Ed and Jackie Harvey, both teachers, are Ed's youngest son and youngest of three children. He is of Irish and Italian descent. Harvey and his two older sisters, Jessica and Jocelyn, were raised in Mystic, Connecticut, respectively. His father was a standout at Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut, and he played both baseball (as a centerfielder) and football, even competing in the 1972 College World Series. He returned to Groton to coach his former high school baseball team after UConn.

Harvey grew up as a New York Yankees fan, particularly Paul O'Neill and Derek Jeter, whom he adored as a childhood favorite of his. When asked to write about his personal goals, Harvey would say that he wanted to play professional baseball at the start of every elementary school year.

Harvey played both baseball (where he was coached by his dad) and basketball at Fitch Senior High School. On both teams, he was teammates with current Major League pitcher Jesse Hahn. He was able to throw as fast as 90 mph (140 km/h) on a few occasions as a high school freshman. As he recalled later, Harvey would often complete games in every outing. I would walk 5 or 6 times, but the Midland Redskins, the Midland Redskins, and the East Coast Grays all play summer baseball. Harvey also played summer baseball for many travel teams around the country, including the South Florida Bandits, the Midland Redskins, and the Midland Grays. He was selected as a member of Rawlings First Team All-American and named to the team's Northeast All-Region First Team as a high school senior. He was rated as one of the best pitchers in the 2007 MLB draft and a likely first round pick. In 2007, Baseball America ranked him as the best high school prospect in the United States. However, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round as the 118th overall pick, likely due to his lack of control. Harvey took the advice of his advisors, Bill Caudill and Scott Boras, and signed with the UNC Tar Heels instead, when the Angels only gave him a $1 million signing bonus.

Personal life

Harvey is a dieter who watches their games at Madison Square Garden. He is a fan of the New York Rangers and attends them often.

Harvey had a high profile in the media during his time with the New York Mets. He was known to have a flashy lifestyle and drive a Maserati sports car, and had been dubbed a "lothario" for his track of dating fashion actresses, and was often quoted in celebrity gossip columns in New York media. After observing Anne Vyalitsyna at a New York Rangers game in May 2013, Matt Harvey started dating her. In February 2014, the two bands were bangin' in February 2014. In 2015, he began dating Polish model Ania Cywinska. Harvey and Cywinska were both injured in October 2015 right around the time when Harvey skipped a New York Mets team workout. Harvey was caught kissing Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima at the River Yacht Club in Miami, Florida, in March 2017. Harvey and Lima's fling ended in short-livedness, though Lima was seen partying with her ex-boyfriend and NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman in May 2017. After seeing pictures of Lima and Edelman together, Harvey became a "emotional wreck" and consequently failed to turn up at Citi Field for a Mets game and received a three-day suspension from the team. In the Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine in 2013, he also appeared nude.

Harvey appeared on the front page of Sports Illustrated magazine, dubbed "The Dark Knight of Gotham" a play on Batman's hometown city, its connection with New York City, and the new Dark Knight film trilogy. Harvey, who had been a Batman fan since childhood, as well as teammates, fans, the Mets, and other media outlets, quickly accepted the comparison. Harvey had "Dark Knight" cut into his bats' knobs before replacing it with a personalised hybrid Harvey-Batman emblem, some of which had previously appeared on his locker and T-shirts. Fans, media, and teammates alike began referring to any day on which Harvey is scheduled to begin as "Harvey Day" early in the 2013 season. Jacob deGrom, Harvey's closest friend on the Mets, was his fellow starting pitcher.

Harvey testified on February 15, 2022, during his federal appeal into Tyler Skaggs, his teammate on the Angels' death, that he had sold Skaggs with Percocet pills. Harvey confessed to using cocaine while playing in New York and Los Angeles, as well as the fact that he took Percocet while in the dugout and clubhouse during his Angels tenure. Harvey was rumored to have been given the pills by Eric Kay, the Angels' director of communications. Kay is charged with drug manufacturing and drug trafficking. Harvey was suspended for 60 games in May 2022 for supplying oxycodone.

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Matt Harvey Career

College career

Harvey studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he concentrated on sports administration. Harvey was 22-07 with 3.73 earned run average (ERA) in 238+2/3 innings pitched during his collegiate career (ERA). He is his ninth all-time strikeouts (263) and 10th in victories (22).

Harvey spent the summers of 2008 and 2009 with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Harvey was a central piece of the Anglers' 2008 bullpen, ending the season with a 0.83 ERA, the lowest on the team, pitching 21+2/3 innings and striking out 29 of 92 batters faced. After a rough sophomore year on the mound, Harvey returned to Chatham in 2009. Harvey explains that he had a lot of the mechanics and flexibility that made him such a good pitcher through high school and the beginning of his college career. Although his 2009 summer was not as good as the previous one, his time on Cape Cod helped him return to basics and put him on the right track to be the sixth overall draft pick in the 2010 first year player draft. Harvey Harvey returned from the 2009 Cape Cod League season with "a more professional approach," according to his pitching coach at UNC. Scott Forbes.

Professional career

In the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, Harvey was selected as the seventh overall pick by the New York Mets. Harvey was listed as 6'4 inches and 210 pounds, batting and throwing right-handed.

Harvey's first season in the Mets minor-league system in 2011 split times between the single-A Binghamton Mets and the Double-A Binghamton Mets. He was 8–2 in 81 innings with St. Lucie in the Florida State League (FSL), with a 2.37 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 76 innings. His success earned him two FSL Pitcher of the Week awards, and he was selected as a FSL Mid-Season All-Star. Harvey did not pitch in the FSL All-Star game because he had been promoted to Double-A Binghamton, despite being selected to Double-A.

He batton's 5–3 record and 64 strikeouts in 59.2 innings in the Eastern League. Harvey was also pitching in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game, a save for the winning team over the World team.

Harvey was voted the Mets organization's second best prospect in 2012 and the 34th overall best prospect by MLB.com. He was invited to spring training by the Mets this year but didn't make the team. Rather, he was promoted to the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, the club's Triple-A affiliate (IL).

Harvey went 7–4 with a 3.39 ERA in 18 starts in the first half of his 2012 season at Triple-A. That effort earned him the IL Mid-Season All-Star award. Mike Pelfrey and Dillon Gee, who suffered with more injuries, put him in contention for his fifth spot in the Mets rotation. Despite spending more time at Triple-A than other top draft picks, including a 3.34 ERA and striking out over a batter per inning through mid-July, the Mets front office (headed by general manager Sandy Alderson) did not want to promote Harvey until his consistency and control were better.

After a staff ace Johan Santana and replacements to the Mets' major-league rotation's low-quality offseason, Mets manager Terry Collins returned to the bigs and promoted Harvey to the majors, ending his Bisons' tenure with a 7–5 record and a 3.68 ERA. Harvey stayed in the rotation for the remainder of the season as the fifth starter.

In Harvey's debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, he pitched 5-13 innings, giving up three hits and three walks while leaving 11 strikeouts. Harvey beat the first batter he encountered, Gerardo Parra of the Diamondbacks, in his first major league appearance. In the top of the following inning, he had his first major league hit, a two-out double off of Wade Miley. Harvey pitched out ten or more batters and get two hits in his first major-league debut (11) in a pitching debut (11). Terry Collins, the Mets' manager, said after the game: "Essir Terry Collins said, he's gone to the game."

Harvey pitched six innings against the San Francisco Giants in his second major league debut, giving up two earned runs, three walks, and struck out seven runs in his first defeat. His 18 total strikeouts were a Mets record for a rookie over his first two games of his career. Harvey was able to win his second straight over the Cincinnati Reds on August 16. Harvey got a no-decision and a win over the Rockies and Phillies, respectively, in his first two appearances. Both were quality starts, and he took out 15 combined in the games. He batted in eight out of seven starts, with a.462 average, two doubles, and three runs batted in (RBIs).

Harvey then went on to miss his next two starts and record a no-decision in his last outing of the season on September 19. Despite more opportunities to pitch, Mets head Joe Martin's season was ended due to an innings-pitched limit. He ended his rookie season with a 3–5 record over 10 starts, a 2.73 ERA over 10 starts, with 61 strikeouts in which he pitched 59+13 innings and 7 strikeouts. He took down 42 hits and 26 walks.

In 2013, Harvey continued to receive acclaim for his arm strength and control. Harvey has been likened to celebrities such as Justin Verlander, Andy Pettitte, and Curt Schilling, according to New York sports radio host Mike Francesa. Harvey's first two starts of the 2013 season, during which he shuts out 19 in 14 innings, has earned him the nickname "best Met pitcher to ever wear the uniform," according to Mets boss Bobby Valentine. Since he had a 1.56 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 40.1 innings, his April debut earned him Pitcher of the Month honors. Opposing batters struck.153 against him. After being caught on TV, Dwight Gooden gave him the nickname The Real Deal.

Harvey had a no-hit field against the Minnesota Twins for 6+2/3 innings until Justin Morneau struck a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. While pitching with a severe nosebleed Harvey retired the first 20 Chicago White Sox batters he faced until Alex Ros broke up the perfect game with an infield single on May 7. The Mets won in ten innings, with Harvey leaving the game after nine innings after surrendering only the one hit. He was then featured on the front page of Sports Illustrated magazine's May 20, 2013 issue, dubbed "The Dark Knight of Gotham." Harvey's seventh innings was off to a new no-hitter, but he was stymied by an infield single from the Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward. Harvey had a career-high 13 strikeouts in the game, giving up three hits in over seven innings.

As the mid-season All-Star break came, team leadership discussed banning Harvey's innings to ensure his pitching health. Harvey had played 117 innings in 17 starts at the time, putting him on a season-long drought for 240–250 innings. Harvey will not be allowed to pitch more than 215–220 innings, according to Mets boss Terry Collins.

Harvey was the starting pitcher for the 2013 MLB All-Star Game, which was held at Citi Field, where he pitched the first two innings. In a 5–0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on August 7, Harvey pitched his first complete game shutout, giving up four runs and striking out six. Harvey was diagnosed with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and was put on the disabled list on August 26. At that time, he had logged 178+1 3 innings.

Harvey said on September 17 that he would try rehab before deciding for surgery. Harvey will need Tommy John surgery to repair his right elbow, according to the Mets, who announced it on October 4th. Harvey was supposed to miss the entire 2014 season due to the operation. Harvey had a 2.27 ERA in 26 starts with 191 strikeouts in 178+1–3 innings during the 2009 season. Harvey had finished tied for fourth in the Cy Young Award, losing to Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

Harvey underwent successful Tommy John surgery on October 22, 2013 to repair the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Dr. James Andrews underwent the surgery in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Harvey was playing baseball for the first time since his Tommy John injury occurred just 4 months ago. At the Mets spring training facility Port St. Lucie, Florida, he threw 20 times, with the Mets' goal being that he would be ready for the 2015 season.

Harvey denied the suggestion that he would not pitch until the 2015 season by posting on Twitter that "2014 Harvey Day will occur." He also told reporters around the same time that he was hoping to return around September 2014. However, the Mets officially announced in June that Harvey will not be pitching until the 2015 season's start. Harvey had been rehabbing at such a fast pace that they thought it would be safer to take a more cautious approach. Sandy Alderson, the Mets' general manager, determined that slowing Harvey's path would be the best. Another reason was that the Mets were out of playoff contention at the time, and he was not batting in meaningless games was not worth the risk of being injured again.

Harvey was elected as the team's MLB Players Association representative in 2014.

The Mets finished with a record of 79–83 (second in the National League) without Harvey, in the second season, with the pitching staff displaying a total ERA of 3.49, which is good for sixth in the National League.

Harvey recovered from surgery and left no runs in six innings while knocking out nine against the Washington Nationals on April 9. Bryce Harper, the nationals' outfielder, announced after the game that he's going to be a Cy Young one day and everybody knows it." He's one of the hardest at-bats I've ever had." Pedro Martez, a Hall of Fame pitcher and former Mets ace, said on May 4 that he believes Harvey may have a longer career than his predecessor. "I think he has more talent than I do," he said.

On May 18, Harvey pitched 8 innings, giving up no runs against the St. Louis Cardinals while striking out 9. Harvey got off to a rocky start in his career on May 23, losing 7 runs to the Pittsburgh Pirates in four innings. Harvey's ERA soared from 1.98 to 2.91 years as a result of his poor outing. Harvey's first home run was against Patrick Corbin of the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 11. Harvey won his 8th game on the season after pitching out nine out 9.

Harvey's manager, Scott Boras, expressed dissatisfaction with the Mets' reported efforts to allow Harvey to pitch around 190 innings in the regular season and then pitch "a respectable amount" in the postseason. Boras suggested that better medical assistance, which had allegedly been provided by Dr. James Andrews, was to cap the innings at 180 runs and no postseason activity. Harvey initially seemed to comply with Boras, despite being aware of the Mets' timetable for his return (he had previously stated a desire to return from the injury early), and limit his innings with a six-man rotation in 2015. Harvey wrote in The Players' Tribune that the innings limit only existed for the regular season and that he would pitch in the playoffs after backlash against Harvey's initial remarks from Mets fans and the media.

In Game 3 of the NLDS, Harvey pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 12, 2015. Despite losing a little, he was still able to win, becoming the first pitcher to win a postseason game at Citi Field. In the Mets' 13-07 victory, he surrendered three runs (2 earned), 7 hits, and 2 walks; he also struck out 7 runs out of 7 runs.

In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs, Harvey pitched well, to 7-2/3 innings while still allowing two runs and four hits on nine strikeouts. In a no-decision game 1 of the 2015 World Series, he began Game 1 against the Kansas City Royals, giving up 3 earned runs through six innings. Kansas City took the series lead after winning the game 5–4 in 14 innings.

Harvey rolled over the field with a 2–0 lead in the ninth inning, per his own order, to try and finish the game despite having thrown over 100 pitches. Harvey was suspended after allowing a leadoff walk and a RBI double. The game-tying run eventually scored in the inning on a throwing error, resulting in a no-decision for Harvey in a match that the Mets would eventually lose in 12 innings. Kansas City has been named one of the 2015 World Series Champions after losing.

Harvey was unsuccessful in his first three starts of the 2016 season. He got off to a good start on Opening Day against the Kansas City Royals, who are reigning World Series champions, with three runs (3 earned) and did not appear like himself, striking out few batters and surrendering a large number of hits. Harvey's normal speed and command had diminished after watching him pitch. Harvey seemed to be struggling and inconsistent in the early part of the season. Harvey got off to a good start, including one against the Chicago White Sox where he went 7 complete innings, and another against the San Diego Padres, where he surrendered only 2 runs through 6 innings. However, he was not pitching as well as he had in the previous season. Harvey had been having a mechanical problem with his slider from the start of the season, according to Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen early in the season.

Harvey was said to be having mechanical difficulties throughout the 2016 season. However, on July 8, he revealed that he had scheduled surgery to treat a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome. Harvey wrote about his season-ending surgery, saying, "I'm dissatisfied with the way I pitched, and I hope this cures me, and we get back to normal." Harvey had a 4–10 record and a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts in the 2016 season.

Harvey started the season 2–0 with a 2.84 ERA in his first four starts, recovering from surgery to correct his thoracic outlet syndrome. His transition from 2016 to 2017 began in 2016, but he did not do well in the months of May and June. Harvey was banned for three games for breaching team rules on May 7, 2017. Harvey did not turn up to Citi Field the day before and was accused of being out late at night dancing, according to the reports. Mets officials were sent to Harvey's apartment to check on his wellbeing. Harvey was put on the 15-day disabled list with a stress fracture in his scapula that necered surgery as he was scheduled out for 6-8 weeks on June 15, 2017. He was 4–3 with a 5.25 ERA in 13 starts before the accident, and before that, he was 4–3 with a 5.6 ERA in 13 starts. Harvey was activated from the DL on September 2 to face the Houston Astros, giving up seven runs in two innings. He closed the season with a 5–7 record and a 6.70 ERA.

Harvey continued to fail in 2018 despite a 0–2 record and a 6.00 ERA after four starts. Harvey was thrown out of the Mets rotation and put in a bullpen role on April 21. Harvey's first bullpen appearance of the season allowed two hits and an earned run over two innings pitched. After the game, he was obviously ill, refusing to engage with news outlets.

Following Harvey's refusal to be voted for assignment to the minor leagues, the Mets announced on May 4, 2018. Harvey was 0–2 and amassed a 7.00 ERA in eight appearances, with four starts and four relief appearances, with 20 strikeouts in 27 innings.

The Mets traded Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Devin Mesoraco and cash considerations on May 8, 2018. Harvey was brought into the Reds' starting rotation. Harvey made his Reds debut on May 11, 2018, when he pitched four scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was 7-7 with a 4.50 ERA in 24 starts and 111 strikeouts in 128 innings for the Reds in 2018.

Harvey agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on December 21, 2018. Another $3 million in incentives can be included in the agreement. He had an ERA of 7.50 in 48 innings before being placed on the disabled list with an upper back strain. On July 13, he was activated. Harvey was scheduled for service on July 19, and he was released on July 21. His final count with the Angels was a 3–5 record with a 7.09 ERA.

Harvey signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on August 14, 2019. Following the 2019 season, Harvey was elected free agency.

Harvey signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on July 28, 2020. He was promoted to MLB on August 19, 2020, and on the same day, he made his Royals debut. Harvey appeared in 7 games for the 2020 Kansas City Royals, bringing a 0–3 record of 11.57 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched.

Harvey signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on February 13, 2021. Harvey was selected to the Oriolos' 40-man roster on March 25, according to the Orioles.

Harvey played against the New York Mets for the first time at Citi Field on May 12. It was Harvey's first appearance at Citi Field since May 3, 2018. Harvey pitched 4.1 innings, 8 runs, 1 walk, and 1 walk, before losing in a 7-1 loss, giving Harvey his third game of the year. Mets fans applauded Harvey as he returned to the dugout after being pulled out in the fifth inning. Harvey remarked on the ovation: "I was holding back tears, but I wasn't going to lie about it." They were terribly reluctant to hold them back. It brought a lot of good memories back, and it reminded me of a lot of the good ones, as well as an ovation like that. It's something I'll never forget."

Harvey played against the Mets for the second time on June 9 at Camden Yards. In a 14-1 loss, Harvey pitched three innings, 8 runs, 1 walk, and 1 run out when striking out 2 for his seventh game of the year. "I play for the Orioles," Harvey said after the game. I'm not here for Mets fans or something like that. I love the Orioles fans that were present here. I must be more confident in front of my family's crowd, and I suspect I may have to work harder."

Harvey was admitted to the 60-day hospital on September 12, putting an end to his 2021 season with a 6–14 record and 6.27 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 28 starts. The Orioles decided not to keep him after the season, instead making him a free agent.

Harvey re-signed with the Orioles organization on a minor league contract on April 8, 2022. He was banned from selling a banned drug of abuse on May 17, 2022. Tyler Skaggs' suspension was based on his testimony in connection with his teammate's death.

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After leaving baseball behind, Matt Harvey's model girlfriend DUMPS the ex-Mets pitcher because 'he's too obsessed with his new job in REAL ESTATE.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2023
Matt Harvey, the Mets' former pitcher, has been reportedly kicked by his model girlfriend Monica Clark because he is'obsessed' with his new position in real estate. According to Page Six, Harvey quit baseball a little over a year ago, citing injuries, and the 34-year-old has since taken up a new role as an executive at a real estate company. Harvey and Clark came together in the spring, but the summer romance is much deeper than that was expected due to his dedication to his new career, according to the journal.

After a nine-year MLB career, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has announced his retirement

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
Matt Harvey, the Mets' most well-known player, announced his retirement on Friday, thanking the New York fans who cheered him on at Citi Field. Harvey made the team's debut in 2013 and led them to a World Series trip two years later. And although he'd continue to play for the Reds, Angels, Princes, and Orioles before naming it a profession, his best days of his career came in New York.
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