Report: Mets' Harvey partied until 4 a.m. on day of no-show
Neither the New York Mets or Matt Harvey have shed much light on the circumstances surrounding the right-hander's suspension, but according to a report in the New York Post, the 28-year-old was out partying until 4 a.m. on Saturday - celebrating Cinco de Mayo at 1 Oak - hours before he failed to show up to work.
Upon arriving at Citi Field the following day, ahead of his scheduled start against the Miami Marlins, Harvey - who, per an earlier report, didn't show up Saturday due to a migraine suffered after a round of golf - was handed a three-day suspension and sent home. Adam Wilk started in his stead.
(According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, sources said the Mets - perhaps skeptical of Harvey's story after he texted a coach to let him know he was sick and wouldn't be coming to the field Saturday - sent a couple security people over to Harvey's apartment in Manhattan to check on him around 10 p.m. Harvey is said to have answered the door in his pajamas.)
No matter what the circumstances were, though, Mets manager Terry Collins said he wants Harvey, who is reportedly likely to file a grievance over the suspension, to apologize to his teammates upon returning to the clubhouse.
"One thing he has to do - and he's done it in the past - he needs to address some guys," Collins said before the Mets' 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday. "He wants to do it in a group, which is the easiest, I always think. Or if he wants to do it individually, he can do that. I'm just going to leave it where he's most comfortable because we've got to get this behind us, so however he wants to go about it to do that, I'll sign on for that."
Harvey, a former All-Star who owns a 5.14 ERA through six starts this season, is expected to start Friday when the Mets open a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
"I think we'll get by, we'll get through it," Collins said. "He's just a big guy, a big figure on our club. He's a big figure in New York and that's a big city to be a big figure in. All together with the help of his teammates and the help of his coaching staff we'll move on and hopefully in two months we're back to where we were with him pitching well."