Former Met Matt Harvey testifies about drug use

Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY SportsA dark day in court for the Dark Knight.

There was a time when Matt Harvey was viewed as one of the up-and-coming stars in Major League Baseball. He burst onto the scene with the New York Mets and became the darling of the city, appearing in the 2013 All-Star Game and finishing in the top-five in Cy Young Award voting.

But injuries and off-field issues derailed his career. He has bounced around since being traded to Cincinnati in 2018.

Tuesday, he was in a courtroom instead of on a pitching mound. Harvey was called as a witness in the Eric Kay trial surrounding the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Harvey’s testimony was powerful, to the point and didn’t…