BALTIMORE – Matt Harvey will try to revive his career with the Baltimore Orioles.
The 31-year-old left-hander agreed on Saturday to a minor league contract with the Orioles. He would receive a $ 1 million contract a year if he were added to the 40-man list and had a chance to win performance bonuses.
Harvey was 0-3, with an ERA of 11.57 in four starts and three appearances for the Kansas City Royals in 2020. His fastball averaged 94.5 mph, down from 97 mph in 2013.
An All-Star with the New York Mets in 2013, Harvey’s career was derailed by Tommy John surgery in October 2013 and a thoracic evacuation syndrome correction operation in 2016.
Harvey went 34-37 with 3.66 ERA for the 2012 Mets until he was traded to Cincinnati in May 2018. He went to the Los Angeles Angels in 2019 and the Royals in 2020 and is 44-52 with 4.14 ERA in 144 starts and eight relief appearances for his career.
He will try to win a job in a rotation led by All-Star John Means. Former All-Star Felix Hernandez and Wade LeBlanc will also be at the Orioles’ spring training sessions with minor league contracts, and debutants Dean Kremer and Keegan Akin appear to be competing.