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Matt Harvey angry at New York tabloids making light of health scare

Mets opening day starter Matt Harvey is angry that his medical issue was mocked by New York tabloids.

“I don’t blame him,” manager Terry Collins told the New York Daily News on Wednesday. “Nobody in here blames him. We were scared Monday. You know how scary it is when they are talking about having to decide in 24 hours what kind of procedure they would have to do to remove the clot if it didn’t pass? They were talking about the fact he wouldn’t be able to fly to New York.

“He was scared. We were all scared for him.