Regarding his educational background, Michael Conforto attended Redmond High School in Redmond, Washington where he was on both the football and baseball When the Mets popped him with the 10th pick last year, I was shocked he didnt go before that, Casey said. 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. 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. Having watched you it seems like you have worked on your defense and throwing while improving both. 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 That was kind of the attitude I took every day when I was at Oregon State.. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Ronda: 1, Seleccin Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. 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. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. 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. Mike, who walked on at Penn State, hails from Altoona, where many of his relatives still live. He drove home 71 runs as a freshman, and the next two seasons, Conforto won Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Michael Conforto was born on March 1, 1993. 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. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. bac2therac; Mar 6, 2022; Men's Basketball; Replies 35 Views 1K. Nevertheless, he added, The front office is going to do what they deem is best for the team. The Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. New York Mets recalled Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. "I'm being protected by one of the best hitters in the game," Conforto said. "This kid can hit. WebMichael 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 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. 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). WebMichael Conforto. "Some people have it. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 6 player in Washington and 211th Named to the 2015 Topps Rookie All-Star teamHad his contract selected on July 24 from Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern LeagueMade his major league debut on July 24 vs. Los Angeles-NLBecame the 1,000th Met in franchise history when he debutedWas 0-for-3 in his debut with an RBIHad nine home runs from August 3 through the end of the season, tied for the seventh-most among major league rookies over that spanBatted .291 (39-134) with 20 runs scored, 11 doubles, eight home runs and 18 RBI over his last 42 games dating to August 13Had six outfield assists, tied for the most in the NL by a rookie with Washington's Michael ATaylor, despite playing in 82 fewer gamesWent 4-for-4 with four runs scored in his second career game on July 25 vs. Los Angeles-NLCollected his first major league hit off Zach LeeBecame the first Met in franchise history to record a four-hit game within his first two career gamesWas the fifth player in the last 100 years to score four or more runs in one of his first two major league gamesDrove in a run in each of his first three career major league gamesDelivered an RBI double in the ninth inning on August 7 at Tampa Bay that tied the game and later scored the winning run in a 4-3 winHit his first ML home run on August 3 at Miami (off Tom Koehler)It was a three-run home run that gave the Mets the leadReached base safely in 15 straight games with an at-bat from August 15-September 2Batted .391 (18-46) with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBI during the on-base streakBatted a combined .297 (106-357) with 24 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 54 RBI between St. Lucie (A) and Binghamton (AA)Was a three time Player of the Week in the minor leagues (two with St. Lucie and one with Binghamton)Named a Florida State League mid-season All-Star but did not participate in game due to promotion to Double-AParticipated in the SiriusXM Futures Game in CincinnatiStarted the game in leftfield and went 2-for-2 at the plateAlso threw out a runner at home plate. Michael Conforto had 132 home runs over his career. 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. On the 1-2 pitch from Anthony Bass, this happened: Here's that final play, a walk-off HBP. And with the Mets run-production crisis, that curiosity is quite intense. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. But he has struggled in his small sampling against big league lefties, hitting .188. After a groundout by James McCann, the Mets hit two straight singles. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto, who turned it down to test free agency. Nobody was happier than the man who gave Michael Conforto his name, and half of his excellent genes. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. 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. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. More than 325 former Penn State football players have joined in support of a recent lawsuit filed against the NCAA. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. In order to take action, MLB would have to review the play and determine Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow to get hit. His other knee will be replaced next month. Apodo: Forto. 26 years ago today, Tracie Ruiz Conforto brought home the silver medal in the solo competition from the @Olympics ! 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. He didn't just pick up his second RBI in two games. Im kind of speechless. 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. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 7-day injured list. 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. Penn State president offers vision for the future on same day DEIB dashboard is released. It's unclear whether MLB will do anything to punish Conforto or the Mets for the play. 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). And just what is the value of a player whose advanced metrics do not match up to the eye test? He became the 1,000th player in Mets history and finished the season with a .270 average, nine homers and 26 RBIs. He's a man. 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. Are you upset that it took the Mets so long to bring you up to the majors? Now, I don't do that now. He could have taken another path. If not soonest, then soon enough. Lopez credited Conforto with the sort of toughness that allows him to shake off in-game failure and still put together good at-bats. 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. "I can't describe the feeling," he said. IRON MIKE: METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE. OF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. 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. Fast track. "It was really painful for the next five weeks, but there was no way I was coming out, because we were trying to make the playoffs," he said. 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 father, Mike is an Italian American who played inside linebacker at Penn State. Tell us all about your experience so far since making it up to the big team. I was raw, Conforto said. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should She always told me you need to obsess about the sport that youre playing and what you want to do. But by his senior year, he decided his body now 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds was better suited to baseball. 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. "LIKE" US HERE. 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).. Born: 3/01/1993 in Seattle, WA. 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.. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. RUPete. "Doesn't take long to be yesterday's news," he said. ---Question/CommentAdvertisingMarketing. pic.twitter.com/Y9pjj1S3VC, Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 8, 2021. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. In Shes obsessing over all kinds of things. 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. Paul DePodesta, the Mets vice president of player development and amateur scouting, doesnt quite buy into this narrative. He played in the Little League World Series (2004), College World Series (2013) and major league World Series (2015), a feat accomplished by just two others, Ed Vosberg and Jason Varitek. She obsessed over it. All I can control is what I do on the field and the way I show up every day. 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. "And he's a little bit nervous because he's having trouble remembering things.". In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. It's like in a football game, when you have jitters until your first hit.". Michael Conforto has never won a World Series. I was all sports. WebView Mike Confortos profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. 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. Still, as mom points out, her son's injuries occurred while playing baseball. Conforto's father says his son tends to play better when he's in the stands. vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: After beginning this year as the Mets' No. You can't play him a certain way. New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. Did Michael Conforto lean into it? In fact, the institution that Joe helped build is much larger than a single coach or team. Heres what you need to know about Conforto: FAST FACTSBirthdate: March 1, 1993 (Age 30 in 2023)Primary position: OFHeight/weight: 6-foot-1, 215 lbs.Bats/throws: Left/rightPlace of birth: SeattleSchool(s): Redmond (Wash.) HS; Oregon StateDrafted: 1st round (10th), 2014, by MetsMLB debut: July 24, 2015Qualifying offer: Received one in '21; declined, THE NUMBERS2021: .232/.344/.384 (101 OPS+), 14 HR, 0.9 WAR* in 125 GCareer: .255/.356/.468 (124 OPS+), 132 HR, 15.7 WAR in 757 G*Per Baseball-Reference; did not play in 2022. 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. 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. The pitch a slider appeared to drop into the zone and into Chad Wallach's mitt for strike three. Rated as the No. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. 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). And that left-handed swingConforto might not quite be Will Clark, but when hes rolling and spraying the ball to all fields, its hard not to envision him as a franchise player capable of anchoring the middle of a lineup well into the back half of this decade. The 23-year-old outfielder's dad also provides guidance. 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. He had a streak of doubles in six straight games, tying the club record. July 24, 2015 ", No, the Phillies are not terrible, tank you very much. New York Mets selected the contract of Michael Conforto from Binghamton Mets. The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2018. Congrats for letting it fly. A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. I should have called him out., Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) April 8, 2021. Do you have a blog? As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. 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. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. 2023 Oregon State Athletics. You've got a gift from God. 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. Left shoulder dislocation. 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. He makes a lot of solid contact. But he missed five weeks with a hamstring injury this year, when he was batting under .200 as late as Aug. 5 and didnt lift his average above .230 for good until the penultimate day of the season. I might ask him to move out here or something.". 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. Data Provided By Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. Or write about sports? What was the most important thing you learned in the minors? Oftentimes, we have pretty good feel for who would be there. Confortos father, Mike Conforto, grew up in Altoona, Pa., and played linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State. A few months ago the 58-year-old underwent a total knee replacement. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. But Conforto did, as well, appearing in the prestigious tournament with Redmond North Little League in 2004. We present them here for purely educational purposes. WebFullname: Michael Thomas Conforto. You try to find that balance between challenging the player and having them in a spot where he can be successful, DePodesta said. 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. He was my football coach. 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. Kulpa admitted as much following the contest. He's doing it himself. As a freshman at Oregon State, he fouled a pitch off his right shin during batting practice before a game against Stanford. Conforto grew up as a Mariners fan, idolized Ken Griffey Jr. and attended the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field. The Mets' booth was disappointed the game ended on that play. 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. Huge congratulations to Michael Conforto from two St. Lucie Mets season ticket holders. 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. 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. You could argue both points in this instance. Scooter, Forto are nicknames for Michael Conforto. He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. Maybe he was raw in comparison to the high school kids getting drafted, the Mets executive said. "I can't wait to see him.". Though the younger Coder never made the NFL, he and Conforto opened a successful chain of gyms in the Pacific Northwest. LF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. 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. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. 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. 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. 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. 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. I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. "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.". Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. 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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 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. Reports on his defense are mixed, but most observers believe he can hit plenty enough to justify his corner outfield position. As a kid, Michael had designs on playing for the Nittany Lions. He'll just kind of fall back into it. 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 sincerely route for each other. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. Ive covered the Mets for a variety of outlets since 1997. Let him get his at-bats.. That's against MLB rules, which state a player must attempt to move out of the way of a pitch if possible. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. Mets captain David Wright thinks three months of big-league play last year have made the difference. Born: So far, he's played one game, he played football at Penn State and helped his mother train for the Olympics. "It really is a tough road regardless of how much talent you have," Mike Conforto said. Michael Conforto, the Mets' top prospect who's been tearing up Double-A and looks on the verge of making his big league debut, was then standing on first base. He's got it," Mets manager Terry Collins said. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto. "I always check up on them to see how they're doing in the fall.". New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. 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