LAKE BUNEA VISTA, Fla. — Matt Harvey had a good day of spring training Tuesday. It was not the kind of good day he is hoping for in the regular season, during which the goal is to dominate the opposition into submission.
It was a day with challenges, when he had to summon a wide array of pitches to escape minor difficulties. He dealt with base runners, pitched out of jams, sweated under a bright sun and jogged in the outfield on a routine day of preparation.
In a spring training that has been dominated by Yoenis Cespedes and his various modes of transportation, Harvey had slipped quietly into the background until he stood on the mound to face an opponent.