So Im happy to still have him as a role model and as a coach today. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. New York Mets recalled LF Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. You've got a gift from God. He drives the ball., Said a second scout who also has seen Conforto in 2015: The early signs are that he can be a nice-looking bat. Kulpa admitted as much following the contest. In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Michael Conforto is on Twitter at mconforto8. Or write about sports? Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He'll just kind of fall back into it. Congratulations to you and the NY Mets for clinching! Michael Conforto spent the first seven years of his career under the bright lights of Citi Field, dealing with all of the scrutiny that comes with playing for the Mets. Conforto, 29, played his first seven seasons in New York, where he was a .255 hitter with 132 home runs, 396 RBIs and an .824 OPS. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. The Giants' spring training win Sunday marked Michael Conforto's first appearance in a He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. But on Aug. 24, Conforto suffered a freak injury, dislocating and tearing the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on a swing. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. He wasnt afraid to get in my face, but he always built me back up in the best way. I think youll all know what I mean when I say: this is the most Mets way for the Marlins to ever lose pic.twitter.com/BWJKjZhInW. "I always check up on them to see how they're doing in the fall.". Consistency is huge. Hes been a professional hitter, Binghamton manager Pedro Lopez said. When you were drafted there were a lot of draft experts that said you were below average defensively in left and you might not stick there. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). The 23-year-old outfielder's dad also provides guidance. Conforto's father says his son tends to play better when he's in the stands. (Age 22-145d, We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Lopez credited Conforto with the sort of toughness that allows him to shake off in-game failure and still put together good at-bats. Now, I don't do that now. Is one of three players to play in the Little League World Series, the College World Series and the World Series (also, Jason Varitek and Ed Vosberg)Comes from an athletic familyHis father, Mike, played football as a linebacker at Penn State University from 1976-1978His mother, Tracie, won two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal in 1988 in SeoulShe was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of FameSwung both right- and left-handed as a kidWas more comfortable hitting leftyHis father encouraged him to work more on his left-handed swingConforto throws right-handed, but writes left-handedHas two dogs, Griffey and KaliEach pup had a cardboard cutout in the stands at Citi Field in 2020Got engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Cabernet, during the 2020-21 offseasonThe two are set to get married after the 2021 seasonPlays PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) on Xbox to unwind and forget about baseballPlays with Los Angeles-NL's Max MuncyAlso enjoys "Call of Duty: Warzone.". Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 Strained right hamstring. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. Name: Michael Conforto Age: 22 (March 1, 1993) Birthplace: Woodlinville, WA Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6 1 Wt: 211. The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. If not soonest, then soon enough. Box 330 | Midwood Station | Brooklyn NY 11230 | Tel : 718-377-8016 | Fax: 718-258-2149 | jewishvues@gmail.com. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. While it didn't come to that, and he rebounded to hit .273 in the second half, it's hard not to consider where Conforto would have been without that setback. And with the Mets run-production crisis, that curiosity is quite intense. "When you experience success, you go up there are you expect to perform at a certain level, and he's got that swagger.". R. R. I don't do that now because now he's an adult. The player ultimately dictates that to us. With the teams set to play two more games in the series, it wouldn't be a huge shock to see Conforto get hit again before the weekend is over. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should While his father, Mike, was a linebacker at Penn State, his mother, Tracie, was an Olympic synchronized swimmer who took home two gold medals at the Los Angeles games in 1984 and a silver medal in Seoul in 1988. California residents do not sell my data request. Michael Conforto didn't just get the first, second, third and fourth hits of his big-league career in a 15-2 victory over the Dodgers. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. Even then, the decision to award Conforto with a hit-by-pitch came down to home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. Michael Conforto, the Mets' top prospect who's been tearing up Double-A and looks on the verge of making his big league debut, was then standing on first base. The Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. I think it would be fair to say he was a football player who played baseball, until he got to Oregon State, the elder Mike Conforto said. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Savannah Sand Gnats from Brooklyn Cyclones. The pair of athletes married in 1985, and Michael was born in 1993. He talked about one of his favorite moments in his son's career, when he was a star for Oregon State and hit a grand slam against archrival Oregon, the ball landing on a building far over the right center-field fence. Mother: Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in synchronized swimming, then a silver four years later in Seoul, South Korea. My dad is a competitive guy. I actually got to see him early on his sophomore year. Its been a dream. But Confortos words and actions in September especially a red-eyed press conference following the Mets home finale Sept. 30 made it clear he was ready to test free agency and prepared to leave New York. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. Conforto knows the advantages his background presented. In slow motion, it definitely looks like Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow so he would get hit by the pitch. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). That wont be necessary, but its going to be a while before we find out just how many millions and how many years Conforto gets and from whom hell get them. "Doesn't take long to be yesterday's news," he said. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). Binghamton Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the temporarily inactive list. He's a man. The Mets' booth was disappointed the game ended on that play. His father, Mike, more role player than big man on campus, was an undersize inside 'backer who lined up behind star defensive linemen Matt Millen and Bruce Clark in short-yardage situations. 396. There was some confusion over whether the play could be reviewed. The interest was much greater for baseball, though, and he ended up at Oregon State, where he was the two-time Pac 12 player of the year. Here was Conforto, rapping an RBI single off poor Zach Lee, the Dodgers' luckless starter making his own big-league debut, in the first, and then ripping a double to the right-field corner in the third. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Binghamton Mets from St. Lucie Mets. Michael Conforto page at the Bullpen Wiki, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Michael Conforto has a sister, Jacqueline, who played soccer at Azusa Pacific University. This is how Michael Conforto, the 10th pick in last year's MLB draft, hits, his swing sweet and compact, the line drives spraying from foul line to foul line. She always preached that to me. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. His WAR since 2017, his first full season in the majors, is 13.0, which ranks 61st in the majors among position players. "I really do. Confortos college stop, to him and his inner circle, marked the most important chapter in his journey. I knew the criticisms, I had heard about them and the coaches here talked to me about it. The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. 10 overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Oregon State University signed with the Mets on June 19, 2014 NY Mets Uniform #30ranked the No. "Michael was a pretty emotional football player, and is a very composed baseball player, with little sparks of football intensity you will see from time to time," his father said. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Heres what you need to know about Conforto: FAST FACTSBirthdate: March 1, 1993 (Age 30 in 2023)Primary position: OFHeight/weight: 6-foot-1, 215 lbs.Bats/throws: Left/rightPlace of birth: SeattleSchool(s): Redmond (Wash.) HS; Oregon StateDrafted: 1st round (10th), 2014, by MetsMLB debut: July 24, 2015Qualifying offer: Received one in '21; declined, THE NUMBERS2021: .232/.344/.384 (101 OPS+), 14 HR, 0.9 WAR* in 125 GCareer: .255/.356/.468 (124 OPS+), 132 HR, 15.7 WAR in 757 G*Per Baseball-Reference; did not play in 2022. The trip was memorable for Conforto, now the sweet-swinging rookie whose July promotion helped rejuvenate an anemic Mets offense. We knew he was never going to be a middle infielder., Casey, Mike Conforto said, is kind of like a football coach whos a baseball manager. He's got it," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Michael Conforto had a .255 average over his career. From the day we saw you run out to left from the dugout, we just knew we were seeing a major leaguer in you! The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. "It was really painful for the next five weeks, but there was no way I was coming out, because we were trying to make the playoffs," he said. He, as much as anyone, knows the difficulty of making it in elite athletics. Hes probably more advanced than any hitter Ive seen in the minor leagues this year. Fast track. While Boras predictably laid it on thick about Conforto calling him the king of diamonds as well as the king of Queens (someone alert Kevin James and Jacob deGrom) before declaring Conforto is the ace of many general managers hearts, his less boisterous statements spoke to how layered and fascinating the free agent case is for Conforto. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. Conforto made it back for the second week of the 2018 season and hit .250 with 61 homers, 174 RBIs and an OPS+ of 125 tied for 29th in the bigs with, among others, future Mets teammate Francisco Lindor and fellow future 2021-22 free agent Nick Castellanos while playing in 304 of the Mets 324 games from 2018-19. After beginning this year as the Mets' No. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. He was good enough to go to Oregon State and start as a freshman. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 11:03PM. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. At one of his gyms, Conforto trained a swimmer named Tracie Ruiz, who proceeded to win two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics and a silver in the 1988 Games for synchronized swimming. WebView Mike Confortos profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. Craig's older brother, Ron, played on their offensive line. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. Just heArd on the radio that Mike Conforto Sr played linebacker at PSU. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. Mike Conforto met Tracie after he and Penn State teammate Craig Coder moved to the Puget Sound area following graduation. Nickname: Forto. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. So he had to get all his A material out of the way the general managers meetings three weeks ago. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. But he missed five weeks with a hamstring injury this year, when he was batting under .200 as late as Aug. 5 and didnt lift his average above .230 for good until the penultimate day of the season. She always told me you need to obsess about the sport that youre playing and what you want to do. All Rights Reserved. And his B material, and his C material, and whatever letter much deeper into the alphabet you want to use to describe material such as delivering Homer Simpson-esque puns to describe Max Scherzers free agency (A material would have been Boras singing quite accurately as it would have turned out Teams that dont want to pay $100 million musnt tooooouch) and offering a malapropism mashup of Bob Seger and rock analogies to describe Corey Seager. We sincerely route for each other. Michael Conforto didn't just get the first, second, third and fourth hits of his big-league career in a 15-2 victory over the Dodgers. Two days ago, Michael Conforto the left fielder was in Trenton with the Binghamton Mets, his call-up so hastily arranged that his father could not get to Citi Field from his home in Redmond, Wash. for Michael the son's major-league debut Friday night. Conforto, 29, spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. "They don't want to pitch around me and kind of just give me a free pass, so I think I'm getting more pitches in the zone, getting maybe a few more fastballs here and there.". The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. Its just something that I had to work on, I had to be out there everyday playing and its incredible what hard work can do for you. Having watched you it seems like you have worked on your defense and throwing while improving both. The Mets are confident he will improve. "Some people have it. He tied for seventh in the league with 65 hitsTied for sixth in the NL with seven HBPRanked 11th in the NL with 40 runs scoredLed Mets position players and ranked 13th in the NL with 2.0 fWARHad seven game-winning RBI, tied for second in the NLLed the National League with six outfield assists and did not commit a single error in 438.1 innings in right fieldBatted .326 (31-95) in August and .329 (26-79) in SeptemberWas one of seven major leaguers to hit .325 or better in both full months of the seasonBecame the fourth player in Mets history to qualify for the batting title and hit .300/.400/.500 or betterPlayed in each of the Mets' first 53 games before hamstring tightness sidelined him for six of the club's final seven games of the seasonRanked fifth in the majors with a .344 average (44- 128) vs. RHPsHad a .960 OPS against rightiesOwned a career-best .870 OPS against LHPHad four homers in 74 AB vs. LHP (had six homers in 174 AB vs. southpaws in 2019)Had a career-best 12-game hitting streak from Aug. 3-15 and a career-best 23-game on-base streak from the end of 2019-Aug. 15. Mets captain David Wright thinks three months of big-league play last year have made the difference. OF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. pic.twitter.com/Y9pjj1S3VC, Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 8, 2021. Despite initially becoming a free agent last winter, offseason shoulder surgery threw a wrench in the works, keeping him unsigned for the entirety of the 2022 season. Getting myself into the right position to throw was a big thing for me that helped me start throwing guys out and be more accurate. The responsibility falls to Kulpa to make that call, making it hard for MLB to do anything to Conforto or the Mets. Michael Conforto spent the first seven years of his career under the bright lights of Citi Field, dealing with all of the scrutiny that comes with playing for the Mets. After Dominic Smith took a knee during the National Anthem in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake prior to the game against the Marlins Aug. 26, Conforto said he supported Smith but wouldnt kneel. "I don't know what it is. Conforto, whose Dad played college football at Penn State and whose Mom was an Olympic swimmer, has always carried himself with a maturity and self-awareness In the last two seasons, is tied for seventh among NL outfielders with 61 home runs, seventh with 174 RBI and fourth with 168 walks. Collided with Robinson Can in the outfield on May 16 at Washington and left the gameWas placed on the 7-Day IL the following day with a concussion. If the play looked bizarre in real time, well, that's because something else may have been going on. 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