My dad is a competitive guy. Or write about sports? Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder Bats: Left Throws: Right 6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg) . 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). He tied for seventh in the league with 65 hitsTied for sixth in the NL with seven HBPRanked 11th in the NL with 40 runs scoredLed Mets position players and ranked 13th in the NL with 2.0 fWARHad seven game-winning RBI, tied for second in the NLLed the National League with six outfield assists and did not commit a single error in 438.1 innings in right fieldBatted .326 (31-95) in August and .329 (26-79) in SeptemberWas one of seven major leaguers to hit .325 or better in both full months of the seasonBecame the fourth player in Mets history to qualify for the batting title and hit .300/.400/.500 or betterPlayed in each of the Mets' first 53 games before hamstring tightness sidelined him for six of the club's final seven games of the seasonRanked fifth in the majors with a .344 average (44- 128) vs. RHPsHad a .960 OPS against rightiesOwned a career-best .870 OPS against LHPHad four homers in 74 AB vs. LHP (had six homers in 174 AB vs. southpaws in 2019)Had a career-best 12-game hitting streak from Aug. 3-15 and a career-best 23-game on-base streak from the end of 2019-Aug. 15. "It was nice of him to wait for me," Michael Conforto, the father, said. In the last two seasons, is tied for seventh among NL outfielders with 61 home runs, seventh with 174 RBI and fourth with 168 walks. Collided with Robinson Can in the outfield on May 16 at Washington and left the gameWas placed on the 7-Day IL the following day with a concussion. Do you have a sports website? It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. us. You can't pitch him a certain way. Your Rookie Season. He's got it," Mets manager Terry Collins said. 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. When the Mets popped him with the 10th pick last year, I was shocked he didnt go before that, Casey said. "Doesn't take long to be yesterday's news," he said. Scooter, Forto are nicknames for Michael Conforto. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. I was doing baseball, football, basketball.. In fact, the institution that Joe helped build is much larger than a single coach or team. The umpires reviewed the play, but allowed it to stand. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10 day injured list. 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. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. Nombre Completo: Michael Thomas Conforto. We've received your submission. 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. 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. It overlooks his personal history which, if anything, makes the Mets prospects rise even more impressive. He could have taken another path. The 23-year-old outfielder's dad also provides guidance. Michael Conforto has a prestigious pedigree and already a multitude of accomplishments. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. New York Mets signed OF Michael Conforto. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. pic.twitter.com/wUXncHd4t1, USA Synchro (@USASynchro) September 30, 2014, I was a football guy first because of my dad, Michael Conforto said. A series of debilitating knee injuries limited his potential and kept him in the trainers' room for much of his senior season in '78. His father was his football coach. Fast track. A guy that doesnt get himself out on pitches Just be a middle of the order guy that helps the team win. 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. "And he's a little bit nervous because he's having trouble remembering things.". Michael the father has had four knee surgeries, and No. And with that impression comes the curiosity over his arrival date. R. R. The Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. So Ive taken that with me. In this case, we did not know, but we certainly were hopeful.. I think thats whats made him successful to this point.. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. In Reference to That wont be necessary, but its going to be a while before we find out just how many millions and how many years Conforto gets and from whom hell get them. He admitted he didn't call it correctly: The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. Shes doing all kinds of stuff. Rise of Michael Conforto: More advanced than any hitter in minors Everything has been perfect since Ive come up. Penn State moves up two spots after Rose Bowl win in final AP top 25 rankings of 2022 season. 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. This guys a warrior.. 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 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. Ill put it that way, DePodesta said. Let him get his at-bats.. LF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. (Age 22-145d, 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. His father, Mike is an Italian American who played inside linebacker at Penn State. "Some people have it. His other knee will be replaced next month. What position 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. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. His WAR since 2017, his first full season in the majors, is 13.0, which ranks 61st in the majors among position players. 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. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. '", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Hes been a professional hitter, Binghamton manager Pedro Lopez 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. 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. 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 he has struggled in his small sampling against big league lefties, hitting .188. 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. 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. Conforto has collected 15.7 WAR per Baseball-Reference.com, which doesnt even rank among the top 24 in Mets history. Michael Conforto has never won a World Series. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. 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? New York Mets selected the contract of Michael Conforto from Binghamton Mets. 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. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Michael Conforto may have stuck his elbow out over the plate to win the game. 18. "I'm being protected by one of the best hitters in the game," Conforto said. She thought back to 2012, his freshman season with the Beavers. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. "This guy, there's no holes to him. Binghamton Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the temporarily inactive list. Did Michael Conforto lean into it? In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. The responsibility falls to Kulpa to make that call, making it hard for MLB to do anything to Conforto or the Mets. You've got a gift from God. 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 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. "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. 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. 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. Shortly thereafter, Smith appeared via Zoom and wept during an emotional press conference. Conforto, who hit .345 with seven home runs and 56 RBIs this year, is not considered major league-ready but could be closer to the big leagues than anyone else Just heArd on the radio that Mike Conforto Sr played linebacker at PSU. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. You may opt-out by. vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. Shes golfing. GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. Binghamton Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the temporarily inactive list. She always said she wasnt the most talented, but she worked the hardest. Shop for Mets Mother's Day gear "There was a Data Provided By WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. (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. 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. Congratulations to you and the NY Mets for clinching! 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. 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