page_title: Matt Harvey
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Harvey / Professional career / New York Mets / 2016
caption_attribution_description: English: w:Matt Harvey of the New York Mets, June 17, 2016.
context_page_description: Matthew Edward Harvey, often nicknamed The Dark Knight, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Angels.
  Harvey played at Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Mets selected Harvey in the 2010 MLB draft as the seventh overall pick. In his major league debut on July 26, 2012, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Harvey set a new club record with 11 strikeouts while earning his first career victory.
  Harvey had a breakout season in 2013, being selected to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Harvey then missed the entire 2014 season due to Tommy John surgery but returned to top form in 2015, helping lead the Mets to the pennant. His career, once promising during his first two seasons, has since been derailed by ineffectiveness after injuries, including Tommy John surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, and a stress fracture in the scapula. After a disappointing start to the 2018 season, Harvey was traded to the Cincinnati Reds.
context_section_description: Harvey lost his first two starts of the 2016 season. During his first start on Opening Day against the reigning World Series champions, the Kansas City Royals, he allowed 4 runs (3 earned) and did not seem his typical self, striking out few batters and surrendering a large number of hits. After observing Harvey pitch, it seemed that his typical velocity and command had disappeared. Throughout the early part of the season, Harvey seemed to be struggling and inconsistent. However, Harvey had a few quality starts, including one where he went 7 complete innings while striking out 7 against the Chicago White Sox, and one against the San Diego Padres where he struck out a season high 10 and surrendered only 2 runs through 6 innings. However, he was not pitching as successfully as he was his previous season. Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said early in the season that Harvey had been struggling with a mechanical problem with his slider during his first two starts.
  Throughout the 2016 season, it was believed Harvey was struggling mechanically. However, on June 15, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder pain. Harvey later opted to have season-ending surgery to resolve a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome. Harvey commented on his season-ending surgery, "I'm disappointed in the way I pitched, and hope this cures me, and we get back on track." Harvey ended the 2016 season with a 4–10 record and a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts.
caption: Harvey with the Mets in 2016
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