Nevertheless, he added, The front office is going to do what they deem is best for the team. 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. 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. He makes a lot of solid contact. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. Shes doing all kinds of stuff. Penn State president offers vision for the future on same day DEIB dashboard is released. Strained right hamstring. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. RUPete. I think thats whats made him successful to this point.. 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. 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. 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. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 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 wait, before the umpire could signal for the strikeout, Conforto turned back to argue he got hit with the pitch. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. "I was always sending him a text and trying to work on the psychological part of it," she said. 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. 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. 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Conforto has collected 15.7 WAR per Baseball-Reference.com, which doesnt even rank among the top 24 in Mets history. "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. I was doing baseball, football, basketball.. us. Mike Conforto met Tracie after he and Penn State teammate Craig Coder moved to the Puget Sound area following graduation. pic.twitter.com/Y9pjj1S3VC, Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 8, 2021. WebPenn States new president recently said that he wants the university to be known as a great research institution. San Francisco Giants activated LF Michael Conforto. The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. 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. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. 5 is coming up in November. 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. "It was nice of him to wait for me," Michael Conforto, the father, said. Left shoulder dislocation. Michael Conforto's rise helped by gold medal mom and bowl Favorite Ball Player Growing Up: King Griffey Jr. Hes been my idol ever since I was growing up. We sincerely route for each other. "This guy, there's no holes to him. I was all sports. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images), FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. IRON MIKE: METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE. 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. 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. But Conforto did, as well, appearing in the prestigious tournament with Redmond North Little League in 2004. Favorite Food: Anything Italian I love. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. "Offensively, he's scary," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. You can't pitch him a certain way. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. A few months ago the 58-year-old underwent a total knee replacement. 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. Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. Conforto grew up as a Mariners fan, idolized Ken Griffey Jr. and attended the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field. The raw power was just sitting there, said Pat Casey, still the head coach at Oregon State. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. He, as much as anyone, knows the difficulty of making it in elite athletics. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. Im from Seattle, so he was always who I tried to look like when I was swinging the bat. 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. 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. How would you describe your hitting style? WebFullname: Michael Thomas Conforto. Shes obsessing over all kinds of things. He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. Nickname: Forto. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. Regarding his educational background, Michael Conforto attended Redmond High School in Redmond, Washington where he was on both the football and baseball His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$36M (23-24). "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. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). "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. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images). Oftentimes, we have pretty good feel for who would be there. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. 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. Through 30 games at Binghamton (from where the Mets could move their affiliate to Wilmington, Del., next season), Conforto owns a stellar .327/.411/.522 slash line. The fact that people are looking for lefty bats makes him even more appealing.. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 7-day injured list. Join our linker program. His other knee will be replaced next month. New York Mets recalled LF Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. 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). What position Rated as the No. He wasnt afraid to get in my face, but he always built me back up in the best way. His father was his football coach. Conforto's father says his son tends to play better when he's in the stands. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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? 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. New York Mets selected the contract of Michael Conforto from Binghamton Mets. Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 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. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. He had a streak of doubles in six straight games, tying the club record. The father knows about such hits, having been a short-yardage inside linebacker at Penn State, all 5-11, 220 pounds of him, his teammates including Matt Millen, Jimmy Cefalo, Chuck Fusina, Matt Suhey and ex-Jet Lance Mehl. On the 1-2 pitch from Anthony Bass, this happened: Here's that final play, a walk-off HBP. They were five rows behind home plate Saturday night, in David Wright's seats, taking in a thoroughly remarkable Game 2 of Michael the Met's big-league career one in which the most anemic offense on earth morphed into the '27 Yankees, spanking out 21 hits, including home runs from one of the newest Mets, Kelly Johnson, and Daniel Murphy and two from Lucas Duda. Let him get his at-bats.. You may opt-out by. 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. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. 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. in Seattle, WA 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. New York Mets sent LF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA), School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), Debut: 90 plate appearances): extra-base hits (17, tied for first), runs scored (25, tied for second), on-base percentage (.426, fifth), slugging percentage (.627, fourth), RBI (21, tied for seventh) and home runs (7, tied for eighth)Hit safely in a career-best nine games from July 27-August 5Batted .350 (14-40) with three homers, five RBI and eight runs scored during the streakHad five straight hits go for home runs from August 5-13The five straight hits for homers were tied for the longest such streak for any major leaguer in 2017 according to EliasThe two others to do so were Yonder Alonso (May 6-9) and Ian Happ (June 4-14)He was the fifth Mets player in team history to have a streak of five straight hits (or more) going for home runs Bobby Bonilla had a streak of five in 1992, Ike Davis a streak of five in 2012, Lucas Duda a streak of eight in 2015 and Neil Walker a streak of five in 2016Research courtesy of EliasPosted six doubles, 13 home runs and 27 RBI in 39 games after the All-Star breakAt the time of his injury, his 13 homers following the break were tied for fifth-most in the majorsHe was tied for 13th in the NL in RBI (27) after the All-Star break and tied for 10th in runs scored (25) at the time of his injury. New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. Now, I don't do that now. I looked at him as a guy who had a real good chance of being a high pick as a junior.. Offense-deprived organization. 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. I was an athlete.. Are you upset that it took the Mets so long to bring you up to the majors? New York Mets optioned LF Michael Conforto to Las Vegas 51s. "It really is a tough road regardless of how much talent you have," Mike Conforto said. Still, as mom points out, her son's injuries occurred while playing baseball. 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. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. He became the 1,000th player in Mets history and finished the season with a .270 average, nine homers and 26 RBIs. Michael Conforto had a .255 average over his career. I might ask him to move out here or something.". On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. Father: Mike Conforto, played linebacker at Penn State under Joe Paterno. The Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. She thought back to 2012, his freshman season with the Beavers. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. LF Michael Conforto assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. 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. That's precisely what the Marlins tried to do. Left hamstring tightness. This is a BETA experience. LF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. The Mets' booth was disappointed the game ended on that play. As a kid, Michael had designs on playing for the Nittany Lions. 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. 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). It overlooks his personal history which, if anything, makes the Mets prospects rise even more impressive. GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. Ive covered the Mets for a variety of outlets since 1997. BINGHAMTON Haggard town, run-down ballpark. In Reference to Given Conforto's success, mom has even lightened up on the motivational messages. Its not like he didnt know what he was doing. 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. Conforto grew up on tales of the late 1970s Nittany Lions and their trips to the Gator, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. Boras noted that everybodys understanding the COVID issue and what he had the first few months of the season. Conforto acknowledged early this season he battled the coronavirus just before spring training, which would certainly explain his subpar season. Shortly thereafter, Smith appeared via Zoom and wept during an emotional press conference. New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will do whatever it takes to win games even if it requires some slight rule breaking. He didn't just pick up his second RBI in two games. Signed with the Mets: on July 11, 2014, receiving ---Question/CommentAdvertisingMarketing. Consistency is huge. Two innings later, Conforto drilled a double to the center-field wall, and followed with a single to left in the sixth. So far, he's played one game, he played football at Penn State and helped his mother train for the Olympics. After his own football career ended He's hitting .304 in the third hole with four homers and 15 RBIs. 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. 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. 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. New York Mets recalled Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. "Michael was able to stay, which is a testament to how strong he is mentally and how talented he is physically.". The umpires reviewed the play, but allowed it to stand. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. I was raw, Conforto said. 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. "I've always had like kind of a special place [in my heart] for Penn State," said Michael, whose Mets open the NL division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at Dodger Stadium. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. 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 New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. Under MLB rules, Kulpa should have called the pitch a strike. ", 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. He admitted he didn't call it correctly: The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. My dad is a competitive guy. Leave us some feedback and we'll reply back. 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. "I always check up on them to see how they're doing in the fall.". 6 player in Washington and 211th Relaxed aggression, smart intensity. STAT TO KNOWFrom 2017 to 2021, Conforto's 308 walks ranked ninth among outfielders (minimum 200 games). 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? "I'm being protected by one of the best hitters in the game," Conforto said. 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