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New York Mets Legend Mike Piazza Congratulates Matt Harvey on Retirement

Matt Harvey retired on Friday morning at the age of 34. Harvey, who is best known for his career with the Mets, received some praise on social media from Mets legend and Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, who managed Harvey on Team Italy at the World Baseball Classic.
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New York Mets Legend Mike Piazza Congratulates Matt Harvey on Retirement
New York Mets Legend Mike Piazza Congratulates Matt Harvey on Retirement

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Former New York Mets star and Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza congratulated former Mets star Matt Harvey on his retirement from baseball on Friday.

Harvey announced his retirement on Instagram. You can read our story on his retirement here.

Piazza put out his comments on social media after Harvey's announcement.

"Want to wish Matt Harvey the best in his retirement..Look forward to teeing it up with you man..I want to Thank You for your awesome effort in the @WBCBaseball, You’re a warrior on the bump..All the best.#Mets #WBC2023 #Italia"

Harvey played for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic this year, helping the Italians advance out of pool play. They were beaten by Team Japan (the eventual champions) in the quarterfinal round.

He started both games in Pool A that Italy won. Piazza was his manager.

He made his major league debut in 2012, going 3-5 for the Mets with a 2.73 ERA. He made the all-star team in 2013, finishing fourth in the NL Cy Young race. He had a 2.27 ERA. All in all, he spent parts of seven years in the Mets organization, helping New York reach the World Series in 2015.

He then moved onto play for the Reds (2018), Angels (2019), Royals (2020) and Orioles (2021).

As for Piazza, he's one of the best players in baseball history, so any praise from him is high praise. He spent 16 years in the majors with the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Padres and A's. He hit 427 home runs and drove in 1335 runs.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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