Former New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey announced his retirement from baseball on Friday after nine seasons in Major League Baseball.
He spent last season in Baltimore's minor league system and wasat the start of the 2022 season for"participating in the distribution of a prohibited Drug of Abuse," which violated MLB’s drug program.
His suspension was related to his testimony during the trial of Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay. Starting pitcher Matt Harvey #32 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to a Kansas City Royals batter at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 8, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kay was convicted in February 2022 of providing pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused him to overdose and die. He was convicted of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy after the government alleged that he gave Skaggs counterfeit oxycodone pills, which also contained fentanyl.
Matt Harvey, #43 of Team Italy, reacts after pitching at the bottom of the 3rd inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool A game between Italy and Cuba at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium on March 9, 2023, in Taichung, Taiwan.
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