PORT ST. LUCIE — Matt Harvey is so relieved and so are the Mets.
With word Tuesday morning that Harvey’s bladder problems have passed and he will make the Opening Night start against the Royals on Sunday, the Mets can get down to serious business.
Just in time.
This has been a disjointed spring training, but the bottom line is the Mets will come out of it with their monster rotation intact and healthy and that is most important.
There was genuine concern for Harvey in the clubhouse.
“I’m so pumped,’’ catcher Travis d’Arnaud told The Post on Tuesday at Tradition Field. “To know Matt is pitching Sunday means so much. He’s such a great person and such a great teammate and such a great friend. There are so many things that he is on and off the field. He means so much to this team.
“I was very concerned. That situation had never come up with me before where someone came up with a non-baseball injury. I was pretty scared. Fortunately, it was just him having to take a couple of more pees.’’
Yes, there is a whole new meaning to being a No. 1 starter now and when d’Arnaud puts down one finger for the Harvey fastball.
“It started with a urine infection and it created a blood clot in the bladder,’’ Harvey explained to reporters in the third-base dugout. “I guess the main issue is I hold my urine in for too long instead of peeing regularly.’’
There you go.
“I’m expecting big things from Matt,’’ d’Arnaud said. “And now we don’t have to make any crazy adjustments in the rotation.’’
Harvey admitted he was scared.
“I didn’t really know what was going on,’’ Harvey said. “Just trying to figure out what was going on and obviously people didn’t know what was going on, so, reading some pretty nasty things about what might it might be, isn’t very nice, but I’m glad we figured it out.’’
Harvey celebrated his 27th birthday Sunday. It wasn’t a great celebration.
“I was having trouble using the restroom, and any time there is discoloration in your urine, it’s not a great feeling, so I didn’t know what was going on with my stomach,” Harvey said. “It was pretty painful. Everything feels great now, I feel relieved that everything is good to go. I’m just happy to be looking up on my 27th birthday.’’
Now, the Mets don’t have to figure out a new rotation plan. Pitching coach Dan Warthen does not have to go to Plan B.
“All our pitchers are leaving here healthy,’’ Warthen said. “Sometimes you have a little scare and you re-evaluate everything and say, ‘I’ve got a lot of living to do and I have to do it right.’ ’’
Harvey needs to be strong right from the start this season. One of manager Terry Collins’ greatest concerns is getting off to a good start like the Mets did in 2015. That created some breathing room. The Mets will go as far as this monster rotation takes them.
David Wright kept close tabs on Harvey the last few days.
“The most important thing on a friendship level is that you want to make sure the person is OK. If he’s OK, you move on to baseball,’’ Wright told The Post. “You can’t just treat this game as a business. People’s health is the No. 1 thing. What kept me going last year was when I was away from the team so long, guys were checking in on me, that kept me motivated. I think there is a lot to be said for the care and the relationships side of it.
“When you have the type of relationships that we have in here, you are a lot more willing to go out there and play unselfish baseball. If you are invested emotionally in the person to your left and to your right, you are going to play a little differently over the course of the season.’’
Harvey is ready. We will soon see if the Mets are ready to follow their pitching leader. All systems go.
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