Mets sign 1st-round draft pick RHP Matt Harvey

Posted Aug 17, 2010
The Mets have agreed to a contract with first-round draft pick Matt Harvey that includes a $2,525,000 signing bonus. The deal was completed shortly before Monday's midnight EDT deadline. Harvey was selected No. 7 overall out of North Carolina, where the 21-year-old right-hander went 8-3 with a 3.09 ERA in 14 games this season. He struck out 102 and walked 35 in 96 innings. (Blue Ridge Now)

Related: Baseball Alumni

Out of the park
Lauren Shuping clearly remembers her mom coming home from a UNC Chapel Hill football game in 2008 raving about a guy she met. He was...
Fri Jan 13, 2012

BaseBald Program Grows Under Cancer Survivor Chase Jones
In 2010, Jones organized BaseBald for the Cure at UNC. Before a game, players and coaches shaved their heads to raise awareness and money for...
Thu Jan 12, 2012

Eight Major Leaguers To Be In Attendance At First Pitch Dinner
In addition to the five Tar Heels that made their Major League debut in 2011 Carolina's annual First Pitch Diner will feature eight Tar Heels...
Wed Jan 4, 2012

Who's got next? The Mariners' Dustin Ackley
Dustin Ackley was coming to a new city to play on a new team at a new level of professional baseball. And on top of...
Tue Jan 3, 2012