Former starting pitcher Matt Harvey has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball at 34 years old, he announced on Instagram. The veteran first debuted with the Mets in 2012 and pitched for nine seasons in the league.
Harvey opened his goodbye message by describing one of his favorite games as a Met, on April 19, 2013, when he outdueled the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in New York and Mets fans cheered “Harvey’s Better.” Harvey allowed just one run over seven innings as the Mets beat the Nationals 7–1 and he lowered his ERA to below 1.00 on the season.
“Even with aspirations to be great, or even the best, a moment like that hits your soul,” he said. “It was a moment of success, I never wanted it to end.”
