Matt Harvey has deleted his Twitter account entirely after causing a stir with a controversial photo this afternoon.
Harvey tweeted "I can't believe it's been 6 months already.#tommyjohn" and attached a photo of himself from his hospital bed in October, with his middle finger raised. Tuesday was the six-month anniversary of his surgery.
The tweet disappeared soon after. Then Harvey's entire Twitter account was deleted.
The New York Mets confirmed requesting that the tweet be deleted because it contained a photo with a potentially offensive gesture, but added that the decision to delete the account belonged to Harvey.
Via Adam Rubin/ESPN