Mets' Matt Harvey: Placed on 15-day DL

Harvey was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday with right shoulder discomfort, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

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It appears that this caught many surrounding the Mets' organization by surprise, but Harvey will head to the DL to recover from shoulder discomfort. The Mets have announced that Harvey will be examined by a specialist in St. Louis on Thursday, so more information should be released following his evaluation. Harvey has been roughed up all season long, posting a career-high 4.86 ERA and 1.47 WHIP through 17 starts. To put it in perspective, his previous season-highs for ERA and WHIP were 2.73 and 1.15, respectively.