Fastballs or flutter kicks, Tracie Conforto knows about high-pressure performances. Or write about sports? After his own football career ended He makes a lot of solid contact. Conforto grew up on tales of the late 1970s Nittany Lions and their trips to the Gator, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. 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. 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. But wait, before the umpire could signal for the strikeout, Conforto turned back to argue he got hit with the pitch. Your Rookie Season. A painting of the play hangs in Michael's childhood bedroom. Hes probably more advanced than any hitter Ive seen in the minor leagues this year. Biggest Influence in your young career: Both my parents.I think with my mom, she obviously was in a different type of sport, but she knew how hard you needed to work to become the best in the world at something that you wanted to do and something you enjoyed. July 24, 2015 In slow motion, it definitely looks like Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow so he would get hit by the pitch. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. I should have called him out., Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) April 8, 2021. 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. "Frankly, I was not the all-American linebacker at Penn State or anything," Mike Conforto said by telephone last week from Washington, "not the accomplished guy that some of my good friends were there. It's like in a football game, when you have jitters until your first hit.". His other knee will be replaced next month. He has been selected to play in the Futures Game on July 12 at Cincinnatis Great American Ballpark. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$36M (23-24). New York Mets sent LF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. He admitted he didn't call it correctly: The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. And I think he's going to be one of those guys who's going to keep getting better and better.". All rights reserved. Data Provided By Nevertheless, he added, The front office is going to do what they deem is best for the team. 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. New York Mets recalled Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. He'll just kind of fall back into it. BINGHAMTON Haggard town, run-down ballpark. 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? Name: Michael Conforto Age: 22 (March 1, 1993) Birthplace: Woodlinville, WA Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6 1 Wt: 211. "I'm being protected by one of the best hitters in the game," Conforto said. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. Consistency is huge. 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. If the play looked bizarre in real time, well, that's because something else may have been going on. He didn't just pick up his second RBI in two games. Its a decision, and a dilemma and a player the Mets are thrilled to have. Im kind of speechless. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. So he had to get all his A material out of the way the general managers meetings three weeks ago. 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. 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). The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. (Age 22-145d, A Washington Post story off the game described him as "immovable." LF Michael Conforto assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. Mike, who walked on at Penn State, hails from Altoona, where many of his relatives still live. 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. Trade him! His .216 first-half average seemed so out of character that the Mets even considered sending him back to Triple-A. 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. 20,963rd in major league history) We've received your submission. 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. But the 22-year-old leftfielder is, after all, the son of a Penn State linebacker. "Offensively, he's scary," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. That's precisely what the Marlins tried to do. On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. Lopez credited Conforto with the sort of toughness that allows him to shake off in-game failure and still put together good at-bats. He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. Confortos most impressive act of maturity and leadership occurred Aug. 26-27, 2020. A few months ago the 58-year-old underwent a total knee replacement. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. Sure, he hails from Pac-12 country. Im extremely excited! That procedure, performed in January 2022, kept him out for the entire season, and it remains to be seen how a year away will impact his ability to contribute in 2023. Some people don't. 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. 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. New York Mets sent OF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10 day injured list. STAT TO KNOWFrom 2017 to 2021, Conforto's 308 walks ranked ninth among outfielders (minimum 200 games). Born: When the Mets popped him with the 10th pick last year, I was shocked he didnt go before that, Casey said. 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. 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. Known then as Tracie Ruiz, she won gold medals in solo and duet synchronized swimming at the 1984 Olympics and a solo silver four years later. "Michael was able to stay, which is a testament to how strong he is mentally and how talented he is physically.". Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. Now it's more like I'll text him and say, 'You've got a gift. 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 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. 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. Podcast: Early hitting leaders facts or flukes? I had a feeling he was going to be a pretty good athlete, so we talked more about how to be a good teammate, Mike Conforto said, to help everyone around you be better and not get overly focused on yourself., Said Tracie Ruiz of her son: Hes the type of kid that will study a pitcher, and he will try to outthink and outsmart them while theyre trying to outsmart him., You could put him in a keg and drop down Niagara Falls, and hes coming out, Casey said of his former player. Im from Seattle, so he was always who I tried to look like when I was swinging the bat. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Michael Conforto has played for 1 team, the New York Mets. Shes doing all kinds of stuff. But on Aug. 24, Conforto suffered a freak injury, dislocating and tearing the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on a swing. I might ask him to move out here or something.". We present them here for purely educational purposes. 26 years ago today, Tracie Ruiz Conforto brought home the silver medal in the solo competition from the @Olympics ! Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. As a Boras client and the Mets player rep as well as a big-name free agent one tier below the Scherzers, Seagers and Marcus Semiens of the world Conforto is a prime candidate to wait out a potentially cold market until he gets what he and Boras believe to be fair market value. Decide for yourself. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at I love my teammates and theyve made me feel very welcome. Just over a month into his stay at Double-A Binghamton, less than a year since his professional debut, the lefty-hitting left fielder has made the sort of impression reserved for the games most touted prospects. Conforto seemed poised to become a permanent fixture in the Mets' lineup in 2017, hitting .279/.384/.555, amassing 27 home runs by the end of August and making his first career All-Star team. Conforto hit the open market when he declined the Mets qualifying offer, which would have guaranteed him $18.4 million and a chance to rebuild his value after a down 2021 in which he needed a strong September to finish with middling overall numbers (.232 with 14 homers, 55 RBIs and an OPS+ of 101, one percent above league average). He was a good fit for Michael.. The Mets drafted him 10th overall in 2014, three picks after the Phillies selected Aaron Nola. Michael the father joked about how the acquisition of Juan Uribe and Johnson makes his son only the third-newest Met position player. 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 placed LF Michael Conforto on the 7-day injured list. R. R. 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 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. Free Agent: 2025, More Michael Conforto Pages at Baseball Reference. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. Everything has been perfect since Ive come up. Its not like he didnt know what he was doing. He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. I think the Mets have really liked my ability to get on base. He has undergone four ACL reconstructions. We sincerely route for each other. Michael Conforto has a sister, Jacqueline, who played soccer at Azusa Pacific University. After being activated from the Disabled List on April 5, played in a career-high 153 of the Mets' 157 remaining gamesMade 141 starts, including 74 in left field, 56 in center field, 10 in right field and one as the DHSet career highs in hits (132), runs (78), home runs (28), RBI (82), doubles (25), walks (84) and stolen bases (3)Ranked among NL leaders in road homers (17, tied for fourth), walks (eighth) and go-ahead home runs (11, tied for 14th) and home runs (15th)Became the ninth player in franchise history with at least 27 home runs in consecutive seasonsThe last Met to do so was Lucas Duda (2014-2015)Reached base safely in his first 20 games of the season, the longest on-base streak of his careerThe 20-game on-base streak to begin a season was the ninth-longest in Mets historyAfter the All-Star break, ranked fourth in the majors with 52 RBI, was tied for seventh in the majors with 17 home runs and tied for ninth with 33 extra-base hitsWas second in the majors with 29 RBI and tied for fourth with nine homers in SeptemberThe last Mets hitter with at least nine homers and 29 RBI in a month was Carlos Beltrn (10 HR, 32 RBI in July 2006)Was one of five left-handed hitters with double-digit homers against lefty pitchersOnly Texas' Joey Gallo (15) had more than Conforto's 10 blasts against southpawsJust two other lefties in Mets history (Darryl Strawberry, 1985, 1987 and 1988 and Carlos Delgado, 2008) have hit at least 10 homers vs. lefthanded pitchers in a seasonHad 10 games with at least three RBI, tied for sixth-most in the NL and tied for 10th-most in the majors Ike Davis (11 in 2012) was the last Met with moreFrom June 16 through the end of the season, Conforto batted .287 (33-115) off left-handed pitching, thirdbest in the majors by a left-handed hitter in that span (min. He was good enough to go to Oregon State and start as a freshman. Binghamton Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the temporarily inactive list. He made a goal-line stop to force the opposition to settle for a field goal, swinging the game's momentum. "Some people have it. There was some confusion over whether the play could be reviewed. I don't do that now because now he's an adult. What was the most important thing you learned in the minors? Rise of Michael Conforto: More advanced than any hitter in minors We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Congratulations to you and the NY Mets for clinching! He still deals with the ramifications from his football injuries but says he "would do it again in a heartbeat.". 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. His current We faces its own long run of empty Octobers and fields an offense amidst a terrible outage. He's always hit.". Congrats for letting it fly. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto. All Rights Reserved. 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. But by his senior year, he decided his body now 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds was better suited to baseball. 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. 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. 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. 5 is coming up in November. Alongside his 4-for-4 and his five trips on base, he had two doubles, four runs, a nice running catch in left field, and oh yes, a batting average of .571. He was the name that popped up into my head. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. At his best, Conforto has often looked like a potential $200 million player, but through no fault of his own, hes yet to have a full season at that level. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should In Reference to Did a quick google search and found his signature on a statement supporting Paterno. Video shows Cowboys Prescott taking snaps, moving well, Thamel: Millers firing tells truth about coaching in NCAA, Former Florida State, Giants WR arrested on murder charges, Rapinoe blasts Warriors Green for takes on womens sports. New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. Reports on his defense are mixed, but most observers believe he can hit plenty enough to justify his corner outfield position. The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 2-1, but Jeff McNeil quickly evened the score with a leadoff home run. 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. The Mississippi State freshman is a rare ambidextrous pitcher, the most notable since Pat Venditte appeared in 61 major league games from 2015-20. Given Conforto's success, mom has even lightened up on the motivational messages. Under MLB rules, Kulpa should have called the pitch a strike. Its not my call, all I can do is prepare myself and show up in New York and wherever Im at and show up with the right attitude and the right work ethic and my play on the field will speak for itself. All I can control is what I do on the field and the way I show up every day. 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. The 23-year-old outfielder's dad also provides guidance. When Conforto joined the Mets, Curtis Granderson noticed an even-keel demeanor on the field the former All-Star attributes to high-level amateur experience. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. pic.twitter.com/wUXncHd4t1, USA Synchro (@USASynchro) September 30, 2014, I was a football guy first because of my dad, Michael Conforto said. He became the 1,000th player in Mets history and finished the season with a .270 average, nine homers and 26 RBIs. Penn State president offers vision for the future on same day DEIB dashboard is released. New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. She obsessed over it. (March 1, 1993) Birthplace: Woodlinville, WA Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6 1 Wt: 211, Signed with the Mets: on July 11, 2014, receiving a $2,970,800 signing bonus, Bio: Selected by the New York Mets in the. 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 All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Mike has 1 job listed on their profile. The responsibility falls to Kulpa to make that call, making it hard for MLB to do anything to Conforto or the Mets. College: Oregon State. You've got a gift from God. Michael Conforto has never won a World Series. "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. Hes lit a fire under me a few times when I needed it. He, as much as anyone, knows the difficulty of making it in elite athletics. Conforto, 29, spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. She thought back to 2012, his freshman season with the Beavers. 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 Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. After beginning this year as the Mets' No. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images). Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. 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 Giants' spring training win Sunday marked Michael Conforto's first appearance in a It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. You can't pitch him a certain way. 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. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. But Conforto did, as well, appearing in the prestigious tournament with Redmond North Little League in 2004. 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 could swing the bat hard, and I could throw pretty well. Michael Conforto is on Twitter at mconforto8. 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