
Person in history
Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey, American baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1989 · March 27
- Age this year
- 37No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- baseball player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 37th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Harvey is a New York Rangers fan and frequently attends their games at Madison Square Garden . [ 1 ] During his time with the New York Mets, Harvey was known to live a flashy lifestyle, drive an expensive Maserati sports car, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] had been described as a "lothario" due to his record of dating fashion models, and was frequently mentioned in celebrity gossip columns in New York media. [ 4 ] In May 2013,
Matthew Edward Harvey, nicknamed "the Dark Knight", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Baltimore Orioles.
Early life
Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Fitch Senior High School.
Early life Harvey was born in New London, Connecticut . He is the only son and youngest of three children of Ed and Jackie Harvey, both teachers. [ 1 ] He is of Irish and Italian descent. [ 2 ] Harvey was raised in Mystic, Connecticut , with his two older sisters, Jessica and Jocelyn. His father was a standout athlete at Groton, Connecticut 's Fitch Senior High School and attended the University of Connecticut where he played both baseball (as a centerfielder) [ 3 ] and football ,
Path and career
Professional career Harvey was selected as the seventh overall pick by the New York Mets in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft . [ 1 ] Harvey was listed at 6' 4" and 210 lbs, batting and throwing right-handed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Minor leagues In 2011, Harvey's first professional season in the Mets minor-league system, he split time between the single-A St. Lucie Mets and the Double-A Binghamton Mets . With St. Lucie in the Florida State League (FSL),
Why this date
Matt Harvey appears on our March 27 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1989.
- January 4Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- November 17Walt Disney Pictures
- October 22TAN-SAHSA Flight 414
- May 12San Bernardino train disaster
- December 17Fernando Collor de Mello
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1989Andrew LuckSeptember 12
- 1989Elysée (footballer)September 13
- 1989Nastia LiukinOctober 30
- 1989Ryan McGowanAugust 15
- 1989Kelsey AdrianOctober 5
- 1989Agnes KnochenhauerMay 5
- 1989Matthew Lewis (actor)June 27
- 1989Jesús MonteroNovember 28
Sources
Cite this page
“Matt Harvey”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/matt-harvey, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Matt Harvey
When was Matt Harvey born?
March 27 1989.
How old would Matt Harvey be today?
37 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 27?
Marc Muniesa, London on da Track, Daria Snigur and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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