Harvey regrets mistakes with Mets

NEW YORK — The glory days with the Mets, those are still fresh for Matt Harvey: Pitching in the World Series, hearing the chants at Citi Field, becoming the Dark Knight.

So are the bad times: Suspended for failing to show up at the park, getting hit hard, being banished to the bullpen.

“I remember a lot of cheers,” the former ace said. “I do remember some boos.”

Traded to the Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco on May 8, Harvey returned Monday to the stadium he once ruled. He’s not scheduled to pitch in the threegame series.

“That was interesting, not pulling into the players’ lot,” he said in the Reds dugout, a few hours before the opener.

“I want people to know I do regret a lot of mistakes I made,” he said, later adding, “Obviously, I never wished it ended like that.”

Harvey’s zenith came in 2015, when his two playoff wins helped put the Mets in the World Series. The ballpark never sounded louder when he took the mound in the ninth inning of Game 5 with a 2-0 lead over the Royals, game that the Mets lost in the 12th.

After that, Harvey was never quite the same.

Having missed the entire 2014 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, he became beset by injuries. Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder trouble and other ailments added up, and took their toll.

“I definitely gave it my all, and my body definitely couldn’t handle it,” he said.

Harvey mentioned the mistakes he made a couple times, without detailing them. But after starting out 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in four starts and four relief appearances this year, the Mets had seen enough.