Matt Harvey was set to be the New York Mets’ Opening Day starter until news of a mysterious ailment broke Monday afternoon. Manager Terry Collins was light on the details, and ruled out the rest of spring training for the team’s ace.
Matt Harvey scratched, Terry Collins said. "Hard to say about Opening Day."
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) March 28, 2016
Really nice job by the Mets to not give any details on Matt Harvey's injury. It's not like we're in time when speculation runs rampant.
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) March 28, 2016
With little real information to go on, speculation was obviously rampant. Rumors about a serious injury flooded Twitter and gave the already tortured Mets fanbase a new potential disaster to fret over.
However, reports on Tuesday morning provided some much-needed clarity to the situation, and things went from serious to odd to funny pretty quickly.
WFAN's Ed Coleman reports #Mets starter Matt Harvey had a blood clot in his bladder and had a procedure performed on Monday. Story to come.
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) March 29, 2016
Oh man, that sounds pretty serious. Let’s see what else comes out, but that is definitely not something to take lightly.
Everyone can walk back from the ledge: Heard Matt Harvey issue is not serious at all. #mets
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) March 29, 2016
Well, that is a relief. No word on opening day yet, but Mets fans can breathe easier now.
Harvey will make opening day start.
— Kristie Ackert (@ByKristieAckert) March 29, 2016
Phew! So it sounds like Harvey is completely fine, and all that worry was over nothing. Still, no word on what caused it.
Cause of bladder issue per Harvey: holding it too much when he's gotta go.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) March 29, 2016
There it is. Matt Harvey almost missed his regular season debut because he does not pee frequently enough. Let’s see if Harvey has any comment.
"Any time there's discoloration in your urine, it's not a great feeling." Matt Harvey
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) March 29, 2016
Huh. Well there you have it, folks. Discolored urine is bad, according to Matt Harvey. Now that we know the full story and it is not serious at all, let us laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation courtesy of Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ry_hudson/status/714804047438417920
P Matt Harvey
It's a lineup slot, and a directive.
— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) March 29, 2016
If I'm Matt Harvey, I'm pissed off that everyone knows about this issue.
— Evan Altman (@DEvanAltman) March 29, 2016
Harvey may have dodged a serious medical concern, but he will have no such luck avoiding an endless stream of pee-related jokes for the next few months.
Harvey and the Mets will kick off their season at Kauffman Stadium against the Kansas City Royals in a World Series rematch on Sunday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
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