Matt Harvey Announces Retirement After 9 Seasons with Mets, More: 'Goodbye, Baseball'

Former All-Star pitcher Matt Harvey is officially retiring after nine seasons in Major League Baseball.

Harvey announced his decision on Friday in an Instagram post, writing "Goodbye, baseball. And thank you."

"With all the amazing memories came a lot of injuries and tough times," he wrote. "The realization that those amazingly powerful moments that make me thrive as a pitcher and help my teammates and city win are no longer possible. Believe me I wish I could have done more and brought more of those amazing moments back to life. I have to say this is my time to say thank you, and goodbye."

Harvey is best known for his time with the New York Mets, who selected him No. 7 overall in the 2010 MLB draft. He made his big league debut midway through the 2012 season.

In his first full season, Harvey posted a 2.27 ERA and 191 strikeouts over 178.1 innings. He finished fourth in NL Cy Young voting during the 2013 campaign.

After Tommy John surgery kept him out for all of 2014, Harvey came back better than ever the following year. The right-hander set career-highs in starts (29) and innings (189.1) and was part of a dominant group of young starters with Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard.

That trio led the Mets to an NL East title and a trip to the World Series in 2015. Harvey had a 3.04 ERA in 26.2 innings over four postseason starts.

Things went south for him after that season. He struggled with injuries and poor performance over the next two years before finally being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in May 2018.

Harvey bounced around the league over his final three seasons. The North Carolina alum had stints with the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles signed Harvey to a minor league contract prior to the start of the 2022 season, and he started 13 games in the minors before hitting free agency after the year.

Harvey most recently pitched for Italy during the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He allowed one run in seven innings over two starts.