Matt Harvey shows up late to mandatory workout, was stuck in traffic
Matt Harvey has put the innings cap drama behind him and is scheduled to pitch in the first round of the playoffs, but that does not mean the drama between him and the New York Mets has disappeared completely.
On Tuesday, Harvey showed up late to a mandatory team workout after he supposedly got caught in traffic. Mets manager Terry Collins did not seem pleased.
Harvey told TC he got caught in tunnel traffic. TC said turn around. Not neccesarily an unexcused absence.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 6, 2015
Let me rephrase: TC asked if that was an excused absence. TC said not neccesarily.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 6, 2015
Essentially, Harvey was going to be so late TC said not to bother.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 6, 2015
Despite Collins telling Harvey not to bother showing up late, the 26-year-old came anyway and admitted he made a mistake.
“Obviously today was not the greatest,” Harvey said. “The last thing I ever want to do is not be with my team. There’s no excuse. I screwed up.”
David Wright, who is the captain of the Mets, did not exactly stick up for his teammate.
“I’m concerned about the guys who are here,” Wright told reporters, via MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. “The guys who are here had a great workout.”
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Harvey was the only player to not show up on time, so the righthander must have taken a different route than everyone else. Either that, or he got a late start, which seems like the more likely scenario.
Harvey seemingly felt bad about the way the whole innings limit controversy went down, which inspired him to have this exchange with Collins a couple weeks ago. He is scheduled to pitch Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This isn’t the way the Mets wanted their first postseason in nine years to begin.
H/T The Big Lead
