Matt Harvey, the 24-year-old New York Mets fireballing right-hander who owns Queens these days, will be posing nude in ESPN's newest "Body" issue which hits newsstands July 12th.
Harvey has been perhaps the biggest story of the 2013 Major League Baseball season, posting a sparkling 7-1 record, 2.05 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 110 innings. He has been nicknamed The Dark Knight of Gotham, and along with another young starter by the name of Zack Wheeler, is giving Mets fans hope for the future in these bleak times.
The MLB All-Star Game is being hosted by the Mets in Citi Field this year, and that could lend Harvey a hand in being named the starter if he maintains his torrid pace. He will surely garner a significantly greater female vote after they get a shot to gawk at his physique in July.
Harvey isn't the first Met to bare all in ESPN's annual "Body" issue. In 2011, then-Mets shortstop Jose Reyes appeared in the magazine. Harvey's division-mate, Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton will join him in this risqué edition.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will headline the NFL entrants in the issue along with his teammate, tight end Vernon Davis. Expect a heavy focus on Kaepernick's extensive body art, which has been previously featured elsewhere in both a positive and negative light.
When asked about being in this special issue Kaepernick said, "Being selected by ESPN The Magazine for the Body Issue is an incredible honor. Thank you for believing in me, my 49ers family and my INK!"
Perhaps the most surprising model for the "Body" issue is Gary Player, a 77-year-old golfer. The rest of the featured athletes are Kenneth Faried, John Wall, Courtney Force, Swin Cash, Carly Booth, John Isner, Sidney Leroux, Joffrey Lupul, Elena Hight, Agnieszka Radwanska, Chris Sharma and Daila Ojeda.
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