A major league baseball pitcher for the New York Mets. Drafted 7th overall in the 2010 MLB Draft. Made his major league debut on July 26, 2012 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Prior to professional baseball he played high school baseball at Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut and college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Harvey emerged as one of the best pitchers in 2013. In his first 2 starts of the season he struck out 19 batters in 14 innings. He earned Pitcher of the Month honors in April, posting a 1.56 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 40.1 innings. In July he was named the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game.