Orioles Pitcher Matt Harvey Suspended 60 Games For Drug Distribution – CBS Baltimore

NEW YORK (AP) – Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey was suspended for 60 games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for distributing a banned drug of abuse, a punishment stemming from his admission of providing opioids to a teammate. overdosed causing death.

In February, the former New York Mets star also admitted in a federal court in Texas stemming from the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs that he used cocaine while in New York and California.

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Harvey, a 33-year-old right-hand man, agreed last month to a minor league contract with the Orioles for $150,000 in the minor leagues, $1 million in the majors and $500,000 transfer bonus if trading while under a major league contract. He’s training at Baltimore’s open spring training camp and hasn’t featured in any games.

During the trial of former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay, Harvey, pitchers Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian and first-timer CJ Cron testified and described drug use. entertainment is said to be going on in and around the Angels as they play for the team.

After saying he was subpoenaed and only testified because he had immunity from prosecution, Harvey admitted to being a cocaine user before and during his season with the Angels in 2019. know he tried oxycodone provided by pitcher Tyler Skaggs during his season with the Angels and also supplied Skaggs with drugs.

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Skaggs was found dead in a hotel room in suburban Dallas on July 1, 2019, a day the Angels were supposed to open to the four-game series against the Texas Rangers. Kay was found guilty of each drug distribution leading to death and drug conspiracy. He faces at least 20 years and up to life in prison when he is sentenced on June 28.

Nicknamed Gotham’s Dark Knight, Harvey was picked seventh by the Mets in the 2010 amateur draft and made his big-league debut in 2012. He started the All Game. -Star 2013 at Citi Field but just over a month later was eliminated. ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his pitching elbow and required surgery by Tommy John.

Harvey returned in 2015 and won 13-8, helping the Mets reach the World Series, where he spoke to manager Terry Collins for him to take control with a ninth-half lead over Kansas City in game 5. Harvey led Lorenzo Cain and gave Eric Hosmer an RBI double, Salvador Perez beat Jeurys Familia and the Royals secured a 12th inning win giving them the title.

Harvey was traded to Cincinnati in May 2018 and was introduced to the Angels in 2019, Kansas City in 2020 and Baltimore last year, when he was 6-14 years old with an ERA of 6.27. He has a career 50-66 record with a 4.42 ERA in nine major league seasons.

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