NEW YORK (AP) Two years ago, before he was a budding star for the New York Mets and among the big league batting leaders, Michael Conforto returned home after his first summer of professional baseball and listened to some advice from his mom. The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 2-1, but Jeff McNeil quickly evened the score with a leadoff home run. '", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. Apodo: Forto. He was hit by a pitch above an eye during a youth game, sending him to an emergency room and leaving a small hairless area in his right eyebrow that remains visible. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Lopez credited Conforto with the sort of toughness that allows him to shake off in-game failure and still put together good at-bats. In his time in New York, Conforto made an All-Star team (2017), smacked 132 home runs and hit .333 with two homers in his only World Series appearance as a 22-year-old in 2015. When the Mets popped him with the 10th pick last year, I was shocked he didnt go before that, Casey said. The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. In order to take action, MLB would have to review the play and determine Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow to get hit. In fact, the institution that Joe helped build is much larger than a single coach or team. .824. Shortly thereafter, Smith appeared via Zoom and wept during an emotional press conference. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Im the guy thats going to drive in runs. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should Fast track. Combine his own competitive pedigree with that of Michael's mother, the former Tracie Ruiz, an Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming (she is divorced from Michael's father), and you would have an insight into how Michael the Met got here ahead of his time. 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. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets in action against the Miami [+] Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. "It really is a tough road regardless of how much talent you have," Mike Conforto said. The Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. Trade him! And with that impression comes the curiosity over his arrival date. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. The mindset his parents imbued: Work hard, have a competitive edge on the field, and don't let anyone have a mental edge over you. Ive covered the Mets for a variety of outlets since 1997. The Mets' booth was disappointed the game ended on that play. Though the younger Coder never made the NFL, he and Conforto opened a successful chain of gyms in the Pacific Northwest. "Some people have it. WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. The raw power was just sitting there, said Pat Casey, still the head coach at Oregon State. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto, who turned it down to test free agency. Hes not nearly as rambunctious as Pete Alonso, but Conforto knew enough to go with it when Alonso raced towards him and ripped off his shirt to begin a 2019 stretch drive tradition following Confortos walk-off hit on Aug. 9. "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. QUESTION MARKBetween a strained hamstring and some uncharacteristic struggles at the plate in 2021, Conforto did not exactly soar into free agency on a high note. So what is the price for a player who checks all the boxes, albeit in a matter nuanced enough to make it difficult for a blusterous agent to deliver the hard sell? The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$36M (23-24). Kulpa admitted as much following the contest. Michael Conforto had a .255 average over his career. 18. OF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. WebFullname: Michael Thomas Conforto. Huge congratulations to Michael Conforto from two St. Lucie Mets season ticket holders. On January 6, 2023, Conforto signed a two-year contract worth $36 million with the San Francisco Giants, containing an opt-out clause after the first season. [59] Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. In 2017, Conforto made the All-Star team and hit .279 with 27 homers, 68 RBIs and an OPS+ of 148 before suffering what was initially feared to be a career-altering dislocated left shoulder. To appreciate how he wound up at Jacoby Ellsburys alma mater (Conforto met the Yankees outfielder a couple of times on campus), you first must know about Confortos family tree. Having made the jump from Double-A directly to the major leagues last July 24, he is the starting left fielder for the defending National League champions and is hitting .301. As a kid, Michael had designs on playing for the Nittany Lions. WebView Mike Confortos profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. He's always hit.". Congrats for letting it fly. The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. Boras also pointed out Confortos rare Triple Crown hes played in the Little League World Series, the College World Series and the actual World Series and said I think everybody understands who, really, Michael is and what he means both in leadership to teams (and performance).. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets loses his bat against the Baltimore Orioles at Citi Field on May 12, 2021 in New York City. Ill put it that way, DePodesta said. Left shoulder dislocation. I was raw, Conforto said. Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. The younger Conforto credited Casey and his deputies, Pat Bailey (associate head coach) and Nate Yeskie (assistant coach), for improving his swing mechanics, his understanding of the strike zone and his mental approach to the game. Hes probably more advanced than any hitter Ive seen in the minor leagues this year. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. We liked the makeup and the athleticism. 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. BINGHAMTON Haggard town, run-down ballpark. pic.twitter.com/Y9pjj1S3VC, Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 8, 2021. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. 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. His .216 first-half average seemed so out of character that the Mets even considered sending him back to Triple-A. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. As a professional, since his debut last July 19 for Class-A Brooklyn, hes at .311/.384/.472. I don't do that now because now he's an adult. The father did the next best thing, getting an early flight Saturday, flying across the country with his girlfriend, Heather, his sister Carleen and brother-in-law Scott. New York Mets signed OF Michael Conforto. (Age 22-145d, 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. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. But by his senior year, he decided his body now 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds was better suited to baseball. Nickname: Forto. Under MLB rules, Kulpa should have called the pitch a strike. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. Still, Long almost immediately noticed a hitting flaw Conforto was striding toward third base, making it almost impossible to get solid contact on inside pitches. 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. He has a unique athletic pedigreePlenty of big leaguers were raised by athletes themselves -- just ask the Blue Jays, who field lineups with three second-generation players, the sons of incredibly successful Major Leaguers. "I told him that when I would walk out to compete, sometimes I would get so nervous that my hands would go numb," she recalled. Its a decision, and a dilemma and a player the Mets are thrilled to have. 2023 Oregon State Athletics. Nombre Completo: Michael Thomas Conforto. Conforto, who hit .345 with seven home runs and 56 RBIs this year, is not considered major league-ready but could be closer to the big leagues than anyone else His other knee will be replaced next month. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. Now that the Mets have remade their starting rotation with young guns, as Long Island native Steven Matz became the last of the heralded bunch to arrive in his spectacular big league debut last Sunday at Citi Field, they hope to infuse their terrible offense with fresh blood in the coming seasons. San Francisco Giants activated LF Michael Conforto. Mike Conforto, a Nittany Lions linebacker in the mid-1970s, set up the visit through former assistant coach Fran Ganter, now a Penn State associate athletic director. I was doing baseball, football, basketball.. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. They quickly came to their senses and instead opened a gym, where Mike met his now ex-wife and Michael's mother, Tracie Ruiz, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Olympics. It's overwhelming as far as the big stage and everything that's going on, but once the game starts, it's the same game he's always played. College: Oregon State. Reports on his defense are mixed, but most observers believe he can hit plenty enough to justify his corner outfield position. New York Mets optioned LF Michael Conforto to Las Vegas 51s. Data Provided By 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. "My approach is the same everywhere I go," the son said. Im from Seattle, so he was always who I tried to look like when I was swinging the bat. The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. Did Michael Conforto lean into it? Confortos most impressive act of maturity and leadership occurred Aug. 26-27, 2020. High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA), School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), Debut: 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. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. Congratulations to you and the NY Mets for clinching! Team: San Francisco Giants (majors) Born: March 1, 1993 in Seattle, WA us Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (10th) of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR). Nobody was happier than the man who gave Michael Conforto his name, and half of his excellent genes. Concussion. "I can't describe the feeling," he said. His WAR since 2017, his first full season in the majors, is 13.0, which ranks 61st in the majors among position players. New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. 17 overall prospect in the Draft named Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2012 & Player of the Year in 2013 hit .345 with 7 HR, 16 2B, 2 3B, 56 RBIs and a .504 OBP. A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. Hes lit a fire under me a few times when I needed it. The recovery took up the majority of his offseason, and he has since admitted he may not have been patient enough with his rehab process -- perhaps evidenced by how poorly his 2018 season started. Michael Conforto has played for 1 team, the New York Mets. Relaxed aggression, smart intensity. Sometimes youll have a rough patch and youll start to think you need to change a lot of things, but, like I said before, sticking with that routine and being consistent, I think that goes a long way in not freaking out or panicking when things arent going so well How do you view your role on the big league team? What position I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. It's like in a football game, when you have jitters until your first hit.". However, Alderson added, At this point hes still in Binghamton, and I would expect him to be over the near term., That sounds exciting, definitely, Conforto said, in an interview last week at NYSEG Stadium, of a surge to the top. I was all sports. Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. 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 St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. But wait, before the umpire could signal for the strikeout, Conforto turned back to argue he got hit with the pitch. Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 His current We faces its own long run of empty Octobers and fields an offense amidst a terrible outage. Im so excited about this team. The Marlins are likely furious about the loss. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. He had a streak of doubles in six straight games, tying the club record. "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. Michael Conforto was born on March 1, 1993. Now it's more like I'll text him and say, 'You've got a gift. Many thanks to him. 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. Michael Conforto was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (10th) of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR). "I don't know what it is. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. Just heArd on the radio that Mike Conforto Sr played linebacker at PSU. "This kid can hit. His father, Mike is an Italian American who played inside linebacker at Penn State. Yet while Conforto isnt prime Dave Parker or Ichiro Suzuki in right field, he has a knack for positioning himself to make terrific plays (like this one against the Orioles in September 2020), throws (like this one to cut down the Braves Abraham Almonte at the plate to preserve a 2-1 Mets win on July 28) and catches (like this one, potentially his last at Citi Field as a member of the Mets). The Paterno family, members of Penn State's board of trustees and faculty and former players and coaches filed their suit last month alleging unlawful conduct by the Favorite Food: Anything Italian I love. She always said she wasnt the most talented, but she worked the hardest. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. 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. Find out more. If the play looked bizarre in real time, well, that's because something else may have been going on. In slow motion, it definitely looks like Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow so he would get hit by the pitch. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Your Rookie Season. When his son ran across the diamond to left field to start the game, that's when it truly hit him: Conforto's father says his son tends to play better when he's in the stands. We sincerely route for each other. But hes certainly done very well in the short time weve had him., I could see it happening, but I wouldnt want to see it, the first scout said. 01 was a great year, and that was the last time we made the playoffs, Conforto said, before quickly self-editing with a smile: They made the playoffs.. The pair of athletes married in 1985, and Michael was born in 1993. March 1, 1993 Podcast: Early hitting leaders facts or flukes? 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. "Reality is somewhere in between, and I think it's kind of helped him to not get caught up too much in the highs or the lows. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). LF Michael Conforto assigned to Binghamton Mets from St. Lucie Mets. "Michael was able to stay, which is a testament to how strong he is mentally and how talented he is physically.". "When you experience success, you go up there are you expect to perform at a certain level, and he's got that swagger.". He, too, was a gifted football player, enough to get offers from a number of Pac-12 schools, but his father was in no rush for his son to put his body through the same body-bashing rigors. Confortos college stop, to him and his inner circle, marked the most important chapter in his journey. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. Binghamton Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the temporarily inactive list. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Conforto put together a superstar-caliber season during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, when he hit .322 with nine homers, 31 RBIs and an OPS+ of 154. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. Third-ranked Mets prospect Michael Conforto was called up by the big club this week, making him the 1000th player in the team's history. "LIKE" US HERE. 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. A decade before he began a promising professional baseball career with the New York Mets, Michael Conforto was afforded a lens into his father's athletic past. 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 had 132 home runs over his career. "There is so many things involved to get there and to be able to consistently perform and have the right mental makeup, too, to handle everything. It came during an off day from the 2004 Little League World Series, when the team from Redmond, Wash., made the hourlong drive southwest to State College. Upon graduating in 1979, he packed up his belongings and moved West with his roommate, Craig Coder, who wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Ron, an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. "I can't wait to see him.". The fact that people are looking for lefty bats makes him even more appealing.. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. He has been selected to play in the Futures Game on July 12 at Cincinnatis Great American Ballpark. Chosen 10th overall in the 2014 amateur draft, Conforto signed for a $2,970,800 bonus, spent the rest of the season at the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones, then started last year at St. Lucie before moving up to Double-A Binghamton on May 30. RUPete. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at 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. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. The Mets' game ended in controversy Thursday after Conforto appeared to lean into a pitch for a walk-off hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded. Join our linker program. Shop for Mets Mother's Day gear "There was a Let him get his at-bats.. We've received your submission. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. He could have taken another path. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2018. vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Made his first Opening Day rosterWas with New York from Opening Day-June 25, July 18-August 12 and from September 1-end of the seasonHit a career-high 12 homersSeven of his 12 home runs either gave the Mets the lead or tied the gameHad 17 home runs through his first 100 games as a Met, tied for the third-most in team history behind Darryl Strawberry (22) and David Wright (20)Batted .365 (27-74) with 11 doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI and 15 runs scored in 21 games during AprilHit .174 (40-230) with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 24 RBI and 23 runs scored in 88 games from May through the remainder of the seasonHad six consecutive games with a double from April 24-30, tying a franchise record by Joe Christopher from August 14-18, 1964..Had a career-best 17 game on base streak from April 10-30Batted .377 (23-61) with a .443 OBPHit a three-run homer on Sept. 23 vs. Philadelphia, his first since going deep on August 7 at DetroitFinished the game 2-3 with three RBI, matching a career-high (fifth time)Over his final 12 games dating to Sept. 18, Conforto went 7-23 (.304) with two doubles, one homer, eight RBI and six runs scoredHit .422 (54-128) with eight doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 28 RBI and 30 runs scored in 33 games with Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. 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