NEW YORK — Matt Harvey announced Friday he's retiring from baseball after a nine-year pitching career highlighted by his time as the Mets' "Dark Knight."
Harvey, whose star faded amid injuries and a late-career suspension for drug distribution, thanked fans for making "a dream come true" in his Instagram post announcing his retirement.
Nicknamed the "Dark Knight of Gotham," Harvey was selected seventh overall by the Mets in the 2010 amateur draft and made a heralded major league debut in 2012.