:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72252539/959679060.0.jpg "Matt Harvey retirement: Former Mets pitcher announces he's leaving baseball at age 34")
Kids these days will never believe it, but once upon a time, Matt Harvey looked destined to be the next big thing, the face of his pitching generation. Now, after his latest attempt to get back to the Majors stalled out, the former New York Mets ace has retired from baseball at the age of 34.
Harvey made the announcement in an Instagram post on Friday morning, along with a heartfelt note and a look back at the many ups and downs of his Major League career.