Matt Harvey announced his retirement from baseball, according to the former New York Met’s Instagram account.

Harvey elected free agency on November 10, 2022, and was not offered a contract by any other team before the 2023 season. The former all-star finished his career in Baltimore, pitching to a 6.27 ERA in 28 starts.

The Connecticut native will always be remembered for his time with the Mets, where he quickly rose to fame and was donned as the “Dark Knight.” He received his only all-star appearance in 2013, where he started the game at Citi Field in front of thousands of Mets fans.

Harvey missed the entire 2014 season, but came back and dominated in 2015. The right-hander pitched to a 2.71 ERA in 29 starts, earning comeback player of the year and leading a young Mets staff to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. Despite doctors warning him of the potential dangers of pitching in the playoffs, Harvey decided to chase a World Series in New York and made four starts in the postseason. The Dark Knight infamously started Game 5 — the last game — of the 2015 World Series, where he entered the ninth inning with a 2-0 lead, and could not finish the game as the Mets lost 7-2 to the Kansas City Royals.

The doctors were unfortunately right about the damage to Harvey’s health from pitching in the postseason, and his arm started deteriorating in 2016. He missed half of the season in 2016 due to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and then another half-season in 2017 due to a scapula injury.

The Mets eventually came to a hard decision, and traded the former UNC star to Cincinnati for Devin Mesoraco. From there, Harvey bounced around the league, pitching for the Angels, Royals, and Orioles before retiring.

In his retirement post, Harvey named his start against the Nationals on April 19, 2013, as a “game he will always remember.” In that game, Harvey out-dueled Stephen Strasburg, leading to Mets’ fans chanting, “Harveys better!”

Harvey had a tumultuous career with the Mets, and in MLB. While his negatives were outlined at the end, his debut in 2012 marked the turnaround for a franchise that suffered for five-year horrible years. Harvey should be remembered for his outstanding and dominant moment in Queens, and Mets’ fans should celebrate his career and the success that it was.