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Matthew Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is considered one of the most dominant young pitchers in the major leagues. Every time Harvey pitches, Mets fans refer to it as "Harvey Day".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/108219/morning-briefing-happy-harvey-day-3 )〕 Harvey previously played at Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut. After being drafted in the third round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, he decided not to sign with the Angels and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was drafted again in the 2010 MLB Draft by the Mets as the seventh overall pick. In his major league debut on July 26, 2012, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Harvey set a new club record with 11 strikeouts while earning his first career victory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_07_26_nynmlb_arimlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=nym )〕 Harvey had a breakout season in 2013, being selected to play in his first Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Harvey then missed the entire 2014 season due to Tommy John surgery but returned to top form in 2015, leading the Mets to the pennant. After a 2013 magazine cover compared him to Batman, Harvey and his fans have embraced "The Dark Knight" as his nickname. ==Early life== Harvey was born in New London, Connecticut; he is the only son and youngest of three children of Ed and Jackie Harvey, both teachers. He was raised in Mystic, Connecticut with his two older sisters, Jessica and Jocelyn. His father was a standout athlete at Groton, Connecticut's Fitch Senior High School and attended the University of Connecticut where he played both baseball (as a centerfielder) and football, even appearing in the 1972 College World Series.〔 After UConn, he eventually returned to Groton to coach his former high school baseball team. Harvey grew up as a New York Yankees fan, especially admiring Paul O'Neill and Derek Jeter, whom he has described as a childhood idol of his. At the beginning of every elementary school year, when asked to write about his life goals, Harvey would write that he wanted to play professional baseball.〔 At Fitch Senior High School, Harvey played both baseball (where he was coached by his dad) and basketball. He was teammates with future Major League pitcher Jesse Hahn on both teams. As a high school freshman, he was able on a few occasions to throw as fast as . Harvey also played summer baseball for numerous travel teams across the country, including the South Florida Bandits, the Midland Redskins, and the East Coast Grays.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=21890 )〕 As a high school senior, he was selected as a Rawlings First Team All-American and named to their Northeast All-Region First Team.〔 He was grouped with Madison Bumgarner and Rick Porcello as one of the best pitchers in the 2007 MLB Draft and a likely first round pick.〔〔 However, he fell to the Los Angeles Angels in the third round with the 118th overall pick. As the Angels offered only a $1 million signing bonus, Harvey took the advice of his advisors, Bill Caudill and Scott Boras, and opted to sign with the UNC Tar Heels instead.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Harvey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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