After years-and-years of struggling back in the early part of this decade, it seemed the New York Mets had no hope and no future heading into the 2012 season.
From 2009-2011, they finished with 70, 79, and 77 wins respectively, but a glimmer of hope came through in the 2012 season — a Dark Knight.
Looking for a savior, the Mets put out the Bat Signal and Matt Harvey burst onto the scene in July 2012. In his major league debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field, he pitched five innings of shutout ball, amassing 11 strikeouts.