Former Mets star Matt Harvey announces retirement: ‘Goodbye, baseball’

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After nine MLB seasons, former New York Mets star pitcher Matt Harvey is calling it a career. 

Harvey announced his retirement on Friday, posting a photo of himself to Instagram from a 2013 game with the Mets. He captioned the post, "Goodbye, baseball. And thank you." 

New York starting pitcher Matt Harvey (33) looks on from the dugout during a game between Atlanta and New York on April 19, 2018, at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, GA.    (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"To my family and friends: you kept me going and fighting, and gave me so much love along the way," Harvey wrote. "I may not have shown my appreciation at the time, but I appreciate each and every one of you, so incredibly much.

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"To all of my teammates and organizations who welcomed me: I fought to win and to fight with you more than you will ever know.

"To the fans, most importantly the NY Mets fans: you made a dream come true for me. A dream I never could have thought to be true. Who could have thought a kid from Mystic, CT would be able to play in the greatest city in the world, his hometown. You are forever embedded in my heart." 

Harvey was drafted by the Mets with the seventh overall pick of the 2010 MLB Draft and made his debut in 2012. 

Matt Harvey, #33 of the New York Mets, in action against the Philadelphia Phillies during a game at Citi Field on April 3, 2018, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.  (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

He was selected as an All-Star in 2013 and helped the Mets to a World Series appearance in 2015.