Rejuvenated Matt Harvey returns to Citi Field after ‘really tough times’

It’s not the Dark Knight anyone will remember. The big fastball is gone. So is the overwhelming hype.

But Matt Harvey will toe the Citi Field rubber Wednesday afternoon for the first time since he was designated for assignment in May 2018 and later traded to the Reds. He will do so as a somewhat rejuvenated pitcher, nearly three years to the day he was sent away, having begun to reinvent himself with the Orioles. He’s not the same guy who lit up radar guns or evoked premature Tom Seaver comparisons. He has become a valued member of Baltimore’s pitching staff, now a veteran described as a helpful mentor to young players remaking himself without the superior stuff.