How Mets’ strategy of pitching Harvey in 2nd home game is paying off

WASHINGTON — Matt Harvey's Citi Field return isn't scheduled until Tuesday, but the Mets already consider it a success.

According to Lou DePaoli, the team's executive vice president and chief revenue officer, the Mets have already sold upward of 30,000 tickets for Harvey's first home start since August 2013.

Generally the second home game of the season is the toughest to sell.

"Once people heard what the rotation would be, it started bringing up sales a little bit," DePaoli said.

Overall, Mets ticket sales are up 22 percent from this time last year, according to DePaoli.

The Mets expect another bounce in ticket sales for Harvey's scheduled start the following Sunday against the Marlins at Citi Field.

DePaoli said it's too early to determine if Harvey's performance Thursday, when he fired six shutout innings against the Nationals, will lead to an uptick in ticket sales.

DePaoli said the Mets didn't begin marketing Harvey's first start until Thursday because they wanted to ensure a rainout wouldn't push back his first appearance of the season. But if the Mets are postponed in their next four games, Harvey's next start would still be affected.

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