Matt Harvey was spectacular in his 2018 debut for the New York Mets. Harvey went out and threw five stellar innings, allowing just three baserunners on a lone hit, a lone walk and an error in a clean 86-pitch effort.
Also making his season debut for the Texas Rangers at the age of 44, in his 21st season as a Major League pitcher was former Mets hurler Bartolo Colon, who pitched six solid innings, giving up one run.
Harvey took a play right from Colon’s playbook. He hit his spots, was efficient and got batters out by staying ahead of them all night with his fastball.