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The New York Mets made some sudden news on Monday, with manager Terry Collins suggesting Matt Harvey‘s status for his season-opening start against the Kansas City Royals was in doubt. General manager Sandy Alderson added that Harvey’s arm was “fine” and he had a non-baseball health issue.
On Tuesday, we got some clarity.
Harvey had blood clots in his bladder. He has passed them. #mets
— Kristie Ackert (@Ackert_NYDN) March 29, 2016
Harvey also added some further context to his situation when he spoke to the media Tuesday morning.
“It started with a bladder infection and it created a blood clot in the bladder,” Harvey said Tuesday morning after returning to camp. “I passed it yesterday. It wasn’t a great first day [after] my 27th birthday. But we cleared that. And then we had a little procedure done this morning just to go in and check the bladder and everything was clear.”
“I guess the main issue is I hold my urine in for too long instead of peeing regularly,” Harvey said with a laugh. “I guess I have to retrain my bladder to use the restroom a little bit more instead of holding it in. I guess that’s what caused the bladder infection.”
Harvey had been scheduled to pitch Tuesday in a Grapefruit League game, but he’ll instead pitch on Wednesday and will be on the mound against the Royals on Sunday night. Blood clots always sound severe, and most of the time they are, but Harvey appears to have avoided what could have been a serious issue. The lesson here, kids, is clear — go to the bathroom when you have to, and don’t hold it.
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