Matt Harvey will take the mound for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at 6:35 tonight (8/21), pitching against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. This will be Harvey’s third rehabilitation appearance as he recovers from a shoulder stress injury diagnosed in June. It’s been six years since Harvey pitched in Binghamton as a 22-year-old prospect, one year after being the #7 pick in the 2010 amateur draft.
Harvey in action as a Binghamton Met in 2011.
In 2011 Harvey had a solid partial season in Binghamton, going 5-3 and posting a 4.53 E.R.A. after receiving a promotion from St. Lucie. Though he struck out 64 hitters in 59.2 innings, his Double-A performance really gave little indication of the major league dominance he would exhibit in 2013 and 2015 for the Mets. Harvey started the 2013 major league All-Star game and in 2015 was a mainstay of the Met rotation as the Mets won the National League Championship. As Mets fans know, Harvey’s career has been hampered with a series of injuries, including his 2013 Tommy John surgery and 2016 surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
harvey throws his fastball against the Detroit Tigers in spring Training in 2015.
The Fischer Cats come into Binghamton with a 50-75 record, 32 games behind Trenton. The Ponies, virtually guaranteed a playoff spot with a 12.5 game lead for second place, are six and one-half games behind first place Trenton.
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