Matt Harvey is receiving interest from Korean teams

Matt Harvey is open to showcasing what's left of his Dark Knight prowess ... in Korea.

The free-agent right-hander has received interest from at least one club in the Korea Baseball Organization, according to multiple reports. Harvey and his reps at the Boras Corporation reached out to a number of KBO teams to find a landing spot for the pitcher.

Many obstacles still stand in the way of Harvey making a comeback in Korea. KBO teams are capped at the number of foreign players on their roster; only two out of three foreign players can be pitchers. Harvey, the ex-Fitch High great, would also need to enter a mandatory self-quarantine for at least 14 days upon arriving in Korea, in addition to a period of ramp-up time to increase his pitch count to game-level.

The KBO, South Korea's most popular sports league, opened its season on May 5 after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Harvey, 31, has been throwing regular bullpen sessions, demonstrated in a video he posted on his Instagram page that received praise from Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez.

The righty was not picked up by any MLB team this past offseason, which has left Harvey scrambling for opportunities as club owners and the players' union continue to negotiate a way to begin the 2020 season. With the minor-league season almost certainly cancelled this year, Harvey's best shot at joining an MLB team in 2020 could be through expanded rosters or a taxi squad in a shortened season.

If Harvey agrees to an opportunity to pitch for the KBO, it could serve as an audition for MLB teams to consider signing him in 2021. However, he would have a ton of work to do to reach that point, because his latest numbers with the Angels did little to inspire pitching evaluators of a potential comeback.

Harvey turned in a disappointing year for the Angels in 2019. After signing a one-year, $11 million deal with Anaheim, he recorded a 7.09 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over 12 starts and 59.2 innings. Harvey coughed up 13 home runs in that span in California, which certainly does not bode well for the hitter-friendly KBO. The Angels released him in July and he signed with the Oakland A's in August, but he didn't crack the big-league roster.

It's been five years since Dark Knight fans saw Harvey at his peak with the Mets. He debuted with the Mets in 2012, received his first AllStar nod the following year, then missed a season due to Tommy John surgery before guiding the Mets to the World Series in 2015.