I think thats whats made him successful to this point.. Sure, he hails from Pac-12 country. 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. The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images). Tell us all about your experience so far since making it up to the big team. OF Michael Conforto assigned to USA National Team. Hes lit a fire under me a few times when I needed it. "I can't describe the feeling," he said. Maybe he was raw in comparison to the high school kids getting drafted, the Mets executive said. WebView Mike Confortos profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. You could argue both points in this instance. "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. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. "LIKE" US HERE. I knew the criticisms, I had heard about them and the coaches here talked to me about it. 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. New York Mets signed OF Michael Conforto. 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 pitch a slider appeared to drop into the zone and into Chad Wallach's mitt for strike three. Michael the father joked about how the acquisition of Juan Uribe and Johnson makes his son only the third-newest Met position player. Confortos most impressive act of maturity and leadership occurred Aug. 26-27, 2020. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. So far, he's played one game, he played football at Penn State and helped his mother train for the Olympics. In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. The Mets are confident he will improve. 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). Find out more. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. Fast track. 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. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. His other knee will be replaced next month. Chose Oregon State because of "it's a great program with great coaches and a great school. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. 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. Concussion. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. 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. That's against MLB rules, which state a player must attempt to move out of the way of a pitch if possible. Im kind of speechless. "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 umpires reviewed the play, but allowed it to stand. 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? Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. Just heArd on the radio that Mike Conforto Sr played linebacker at PSU. The fact that people are looking for lefty bats makes him even more appealing.. 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. Two innings later, Conforto drilled a double to the center-field wall, and followed with a single to left in the sixth. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). 100 AB)Drove in 19 runs in 17 games vs. the Phillies, the most by any player in 2018, including a careerhigh six RBI on September 17 at PhiladelphiaOnly Mike Piazza (22 RBI in 2002) and Darryl Strawberry (20 RBI in 1987) have had more RBI against Philadelphia in a season in Mets historyHomered in his third at-bat of the season in his return from the Disabled List on April 5 at WashingtonWas recovering from surgery, performed on September 6, 2017, to repair a tear in the posterior capsule in his left shoulder after suffering a dislocated left shoulder on August 25, 2017Clubbed a Statcast-estimated 472-foot homer on August 27 at Wrigley Field, the longest home run by a Mets hitter since Statcast began tracking data in 2015Homered in three-straight games for the first time in his career, September 8-11. It's unclear whether MLB will do anything to punish Conforto or the Mets for the play. Conforto adjusted in September, and he went 5 for 15 with four RBIs in the World Series against Kansas City, homering twice in Game 4. For Conforto's father, watching his son reach the highest level of his sport has been a treat. 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 Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. Michael Conforto is on Twitter at mconforto8. I was raw, Conforto said. 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). New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list. To be fair to Scott Boras, there almost certainly wont be a winter meetings next month because of the owners impending lockout (put a reminder into your phone for Thursday at 12:01 AM) where he can tweak the establishment by holding court at the biggest and most-attended press conference of the festivities. Manager Don Mattingly was furious about the call, and argued with the umpires over the ruling. His WAR since 2017, his first full season in the majors, is 13.0, which ranks 61st in the majors among position players. 2023 Oregon State Athletics. My dad is a competitive guy. MLB rules also state if a player gets hit by a ball in the strike zone, that pitch should be ruled a strike. "I don't know what it is. Thats what she does now. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at He was good enough to go to Oregon State and start as a freshman. In Reference to ---Question/CommentAdvertisingMarketing. As a professional, since his debut last July 19 for Class-A Brooklyn, hes at .311/.384/.472. WebFullname: Michael Thomas Conforto. Now, I don't do that now. Mike Conforto met Tracie after he and Penn State teammate Craig Coder moved to the Puget Sound area following graduation. 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. 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. ", The elder Conforto was never a starter but played on two teams that finished among the top five in the nation, in 1977 and 1978. Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. Michael Conforto was born on March 1, 1993. I was an athlete.. The Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. "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. 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. That's precisely what the Marlins tried to do. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. 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. Leave us some feedback and we'll reply back. He admitted he didn't call it correctly: The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season, 2023 Contract Status: New York Mets sent OF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. The 23-year-old outfielder's dad also provides guidance. "Michael was able to stay, which is a testament to how strong he is mentally and how talented he is physically.". The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Yankees' options for left field continue to dwindle, Ex-Mets star headed to Giants after missing 2022 season, Who will be the Yankees' left fielder? A few months ago the 58-year-old underwent a total knee replacement. Almost a year removed from that injury, Conforto will once again look to find a landing spot once the 2022-23 free agency season begins after the conclusion of the World Series. WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. The next day, Conforto worked with the Marlins Miguel Rojas and Lewis Brinson to coordinate a protest in which the reserves and bench staff from both teams stood alongside their respective baselines as the Mets starting lineup and Brinson, the Marlins leadoff batter, took the field for 42 seconds before walking off the field. Reports on his defense are mixed, but most observers believe he can hit plenty enough to justify his corner outfield position. "After we lost in the first round, that's when we had it X-rayed and bone-scanned and all that stuff and found it was fractured the whole time.". This from a team that had lost four of five and spent the first two games of this series swinging swizzle sticks. 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. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. Shes obsessing over all kinds of things. 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. METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Data Provided By We've received your submission. 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. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. I have put work in with them (coaches) and the best time to do it is in batting practice so you can get live reads off the bat. Michael played quarterback and safety up until his senior year of high school and was talented enough to garner interest from Washington, Idaho, and several Ivy League schools. 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. His current We faces its own long run of empty Octobers and fields an offense amidst a terrible outage. 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. Shop for Mets Mother's Day gear "There was a Many thanks to him. The Mississippi State freshman is a rare ambidextrous pitcher, the most notable since Pat Venditte appeared in 61 major league games from 2015-20. I might ask him to move out here or something.". GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. 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 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. Conforto grew up on tales of the late 1970s Nittany Lions and their trips to the Gator, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. Join our linker program. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. 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. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. It overlooks his personal history which, if anything, makes the Mets prospects rise even more impressive. "Joe would always tell us that you're never as good as you think you are when things are going well, and you're never as bad as you think you are when you're not performing very good," dad said. Fast track. 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. Do you have a sports website? The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. Left shoulder dislocation. 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. Maybe it's just that it calms me a little bit. IRON MIKE: METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE. "Offensively, he's scary," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Its a decision, and a dilemma and a player the Mets are thrilled to have. Hes been a professional hitter, Binghamton manager Pedro Lopez said. He could have taken another path. A letter from 382 former Penn State football players was released Wednesday showing support for Joe Paterno. If he wants to come here, bat third and make $1 million, let me know, one source from a second-division team said with a laugh. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. us. And just what is the value of a player whose advanced metrics do not match up to the eye test? New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10 day injured list. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He was a good fit for Michael.. Conforto, 29, spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. Mike Conforto was a linebacker on Penn State teams that went to the Gator, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls in the late 1970s, and he passed on many of coach Joe Paterno's favorite sayings. "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. 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 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. "Conforto's Career Single-Game HighsHits: 4, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 15, 2012 Doubles: 1, 14 timesTriples: 1, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012 Home runs: 2, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; at Utah, May 11, 2012 Total bases: 9, at Utah, May 11, 2012 RBI: 6, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; at California, Mar 18, 2012 Runs scored: 4, Portland, May 15, 2012 Walks: 2, 6 timesHit by pitch: 2, at Oregon, Apr 24, 2012 Struck out: 3, vs Saint Louis, Mar 03, 2012 At bats: 6, at Utah, May 12, 2012 Stolen bases: 1, Portland, Apr 03, 2012. She always said she wasnt the most talented, but she worked the hardest. Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. He was my football coach. In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. Trade him! He's hitting .304 in the third hole with four homers and 15 RBIs. And with that impression comes the curiosity over his arrival date. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. .824. His father was his football coach. Left hamstring tightness. "But I said the moment I dove into the pool, all of that went away and everything became automatic pilot and then I had the adrenaline to take it a step higher.". New York Mets selected the contract of Michael Conforto from Binghamton Mets. He played quarterback and safety for Redmond Senior High School, and only at the end of his junior year, he said, did he focus on baseball he played shortstop at Redmond. He drove home 71 runs as a freshman, and the next two seasons, Conforto won Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Rated as the No. The son agreed, and a little while after giving his team all manner of comfort and support, Michael Conforto the son talked about "really, really special" it was to have his first four big-league hits in front of his father. I think the Mets have really liked my ability to get on base. Conforto knows the advantages his background presented. July 24, 2015 He made a goal-line stop to force the opposition to settle for a field goal, swinging the game's momentum. 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. 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 beyond his years. "I really do. LF Michael Conforto assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. Michael Conforto has played for 1 team, the New York Mets. You've got a gift from God. Confortos college stop, to him and his inner circle, marked the most important chapter in his journey. 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. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto, who turned it down to test free agency. The worst-hitting team in the big leagues got a great deal of both on Saturday night, when a 22-year-old outfielder very much lived up to his dictionary definition, and the Mets, unaccountably, rained hits all over Flushing. Free Agent: 2025, More Michael Conforto Pages at Baseball Reference. 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. A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. Paul DePodesta, the Mets vice president of player development and amateur scouting, doesnt quite buy into this narrative. 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. Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 Oftentimes, we have pretty good feel for who would be there. 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). But deep beneath the schtick, Boras delivered one truth: Michael Conforto is going to have one of the most interesting and, it appears, protracted winters (and maybe springs and summers) of any free agent. 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. 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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. He'll just kind of fall back into it. '", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. While the end result wasn't what they'd hoped for -- New York fell to Kansas City in the World Series, 4-1 -- Conforto became just the third player (and first rookie) in baseball history to appear in all three tournaments, joining Ed Vosberg and Jason Varitek. Born: Left shoulder dislocation. On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. The other was Wright in 2006It's the 10th time a Mets player has posted a 20 homer season at age 24 or youngerIs the first Mets outfielder since Darryl Strawberry to have multiple 10 or more home run seasons through age 24Had four multi-homer games (all from the leadoff spot) with his last multi-homer game coming July 28 at SeattleIs the first Met in team history to record four multi-homer games from the leadoff spot in a single seasonHas five career multi-homer games overall (also Game 4 of the 2015 World Series)His six leadoff homers were tied for most in the NL and tied for third-most in the majorsHis six leadoff homers were tied for third-most for a single-season in Mets history with Jos Reyes (2006)Had nine first-inning homers, tied for the sixth-most in the major leaguesHit his first career leadoff homer on April 21 vs. Washington (off Tanner Roark)Went 3-4 with two homers and a career-high four RBI on May 23 vs. San DiegoDrove in three of his four runs in the first inningAccording to Elias, was the first Met to have three RBI from the leadoff spot in the first inning in team historyWas also the first player in Mets history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and get an RBI hit later that inningOnly four other players in the last 30 seasons have hit a home run to lead off the first inning and had an RBI hit later in the inningEric Young did so for Colorado in 1996, Ryan Christenson for Oakland in 2000, Curtis Granderson for Detroit in 2006 and Ian Kinsler for Detroit in 2016Research courtesy of EliasRanked among the NL league leaders in May in the following categories (min. Michael Conforto has a prestigious pedigree and already a multitude of accomplishments. 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. Or write about sports? Hes able to go out there and lay off some tough pitches, and then whenever he gets a good pitch to hit, he puts a good swing on it. More than 325 former Penn State football players have joined in support of a recent lawsuit filed against the NCAA. 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. 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. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. So he had to get all his A material out of the way the general managers meetings three weeks ago. R. R. 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. With his father leading the way, the star 11-year-old and his teammates hung out on the sidelines of a Penn State football practice and were granted an audience with coach Joe Paterno. He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. 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. "I was always sending him a text and trying to work on the psychological part of it," she said. 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