Matt Harvey SUSPENDED for 60 games after Baltimore Orioles pitcher admitted providing opioids to late Tyler Skaggs
BALTIMORE ORIOLES pitcher Matt Harvey has been hit with a 60-game ban for violating the MLB's drug policy.
Harvey, 33, was suspended for 'participating in the distribution of a prohibited drug of abuse' a statement confirmed.
He admitted in court that he supplied opioids to Tyler Skaggs, it was reported.
Angels pitcher Skaggs died of an overdose and was found dead in a hotel room in July 2019.
Harvey's admission that he provided oxycodone came in federal court during the trial of Eric Kay.
Kay was convicted on two felony counts of distributing the banned drug which led to Skaggs' death.
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Harvey admitted that he used cocaine as well as supplied and received oxycodone from Skaggs.
Harvey has been suspended 60 games without pay in a ban that was retroactively dated back to April 29 this year.
An MLB statement read: "The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey has received a 60-game suspension without pay for participating in the distribution of a prohibited Drug of Abuse in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
"The start date of Harvey’s 60-game suspension is retroactive to April 29, 2022."
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Harvey is currently with the Orioles' triple-A affiliate Norfolk Tides.
He spent six years with New York Mets from 2012 to 2018 and was an All Star in 2013.
He's also had spells at Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals.