Mets to designate Matt Harvey for assignment

The New York Mets will designate Matt Harvey for assignment after the one-time phenom declined an assignment to the minor leagues, general manager Sandy Alderson said Friday.

The right-hander has struggled recently and was moved to the bullpen in an attempt to get him back on track.

However, the 29-year-old has posted a 7.00 ERA over 27 innings pitched this season, including four starts. He gave up five runs on three hits, including a home run, while also walking three in the seventh inning of the Mets’ 11-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

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Harvey, who has pitched for the Mets since breaking into the majors in 2012, will now go through the waivers before being traded or released.

Harvey’s once-promising career has been derailed by multiple injuries, including Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss the entire 2014 season and a season-ending procedure to treat thoracic outlet syndrome in June 2016. He also missed more than two months of the 2017 season with a stress fracture in his scapula.

His career record currently sits at 34-37 with an ERA of 3.66 over 639.1 innings pitched.