Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. Nacido: 3/01/1993 en Seattle, WA. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The Giants' spring training win Sunday marked Michael Conforto's first appearance in a The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 2-1, but Jeff McNeil quickly evened the score with a leadoff home run. "It was nice of him to wait for me," Michael Conforto, the father, said. College: Oregon State. 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. Penn State president offers vision for the future on same day DEIB dashboard is released. He's a man. Apodo: Forto. 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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. Now it's more like I'll text him and say, 'You've got a gift. 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. 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. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. 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? OF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. Everything has been perfect since Ive come up. "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. 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: Oftentimes, we have pretty good feel for who would be there. 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? I looked at him as a guy who had a real good chance of being a high pick as a junior.. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. 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). The Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto, who turned it down to test free agency. 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). Consistency is huge. Michael Conforto is on Twitter at mconforto8. This from a team that had lost four of five and spent the first two games of this series swinging swizzle sticks. .824. Join our linker program. METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Mets captain David Wright thinks three months of big-league play last year have made the difference. 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).. 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. WebMichael Conforto. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. 20,963rd in major league history) 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. Leave us some feedback and we'll reply back. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Huge congratulations to Michael Conforto from two St. Lucie Mets season ticket holders. 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. Chose Oregon State because of "it's a great program with great coaches and a great school. 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. WebLettered two years in football as a quarterback and free safety Named second-team all-state in football. Hes probably more advanced than any hitter Ive seen in the minor leagues this year. Conforto breaks out for four hits with his father watching from the stands. But by his senior year, he decided his body now 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds was better suited to baseball. Your Rookie Season. Binghamton Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the temporarily inactive list. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). I love my teammates and theyve made me feel very welcome. She obsessed over it. in Seattle, WA He's always hit.". That was kind of the attitude I took every day when I was at Oregon State.. 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. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. He could have taken another path. "It really is a tough road regardless of how much talent you have," Mike Conforto said. 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. She always said she wasnt the most talented, but she worked the hardest. The raw power was just sitting there, said Pat Casey, still the head coach at Oregon State. But on Aug. 24, Conforto suffered a freak injury, dislocating and tearing the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on a swing. I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. More than 325 former Penn State football players have joined in support of a recent lawsuit filed against the NCAA. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. 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. RUPete. "And he's a little bit nervous because he's having trouble remembering things.". 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. 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 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. 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. You've got a gift from God. Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. What position He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. She thought back to 2012, his freshman season with the Beavers. 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. bac2therac; Mar 6, 2022; Men's Basketball; Replies 35 Views 1K. In order to take action, MLB would have to review the play and determine Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow to get hit. 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. Did Michael Conforto lean into it? He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. Ive covered the Mets for a variety of outlets since 1997. 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. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. You may opt-out by. High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA), School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), Debut: "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. "I can't wait to see him.". "I think he is prepared for this," the father said. I knew the criticisms, I had heard about them and the coaches here talked to me about it. He makes a lot of solid contact. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. 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. WebRated as the No. I think the Mets have really liked my ability to get on base. 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. But the 22-year-old leftfielder is, after all, the son of a Penn State linebacker. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. Strained right hamstring. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium. San Francisco Giants activated LF Michael Conforto. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 7-day injured list. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? A few months ago the 58-year-old underwent a total knee replacement. We were very pleased. Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. Michael Conforto has a prestigious pedigree and already a multitude of accomplishments. 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. 396. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. 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. He's hitting .304 in the third hole with four homers and 15 RBIs. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. July 24, 2015 Thats what she does now. He has undergone four ACL reconstructions. But Conforto did, as well, appearing in the prestigious tournament with Redmond North Little League in 2004. first round (No. 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. Nombre Completo: Michael Thomas Conforto. 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 18. He has been selected to play in the Futures Game on July 12 at Cincinnatis Great American Ballpark. All Rights Reserved. A guy that doesnt get himself out on pitches Just be a middle of the order guy that helps the team win. The umpire awarded Conforto with the base, and the Mets won on a walk-off hit-by-pitch. 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. 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. My dad is a competitive guy. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list. The responsibility falls to Kulpa to make that call, making it hard for MLB to do anything to Conforto or the Mets. Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder Bats: Left Throws: Right 6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg) . 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. In slow motion, it definitely looks like Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow so he would get hit by the pitch. 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. New York Mets recalled Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. Confortos father, Mike Conforto, grew up in Altoona, Pa., and played linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State. 5 is coming up in November. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. 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. When the Mets popped him with the 10th pick last year, I was shocked he didnt go before that, Casey said. "I always check up on them to see how they're doing in the fall.". You can't play him a certain way. 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. Michael Conforto has played for 1 team, the New York Mets. Rated as the No. "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. And just what is the value of a player whose advanced metrics do not match up to the eye test? The player ultimately dictates that to us. I was all sports. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. A letter from 382 former Penn State football players was released Wednesday showing support for Joe Paterno. Left hamstring tightness. "This kid can hit. His other knee will be replaced next month. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should Michael Conforto was born in Seattle, WA. Conforto, 22, the 10th overall pick in last years draft, quickly has become the face of Sandy Aldersons Phase 2. Im kind of speechless. The Mets are confident he will improve. Im extremely excited! He made a goal-line stop to force the opposition to settle for a field goal, swinging the game's momentum. Is one of three players to play in the Little League World Series, the College World Series and the World Series (also, Jason Varitek and Ed Vosberg)Comes from an athletic familyHis father, Mike, played football as a linebacker at Penn State University from 1976-1978His mother, Tracie, won two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal in 1988 in SeoulShe was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of FameSwung both right- and left-handed as a kidWas more comfortable hitting leftyHis father encouraged him to work more on his left-handed swingConforto throws right-handed, but writes left-handedHas two dogs, Griffey and KaliEach pup had a cardboard cutout in the stands at Citi Field in 2020Got engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Cabernet, during the 2020-21 offseasonThe two are set to get married after the 2021 seasonPlays PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) on Xbox to unwind and forget about baseballPlays with Los Angeles-NL's Max MuncyAlso enjoys "Call of Duty: Warzone.". Conforto's father says his son tends to play better when he's in the stands. (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. Paul DePodesta, the Mets vice president of player development and amateur scouting, doesnt quite buy into this narrative. On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. Conforto grew up as a Mariners fan, idolized Ken Griffey Jr. and attended the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. That kind of combination I think is pretty valuable, so Im going to continue to try to be the guy that gets on base, and be a guy that can drive in runs. All I can control is what I do on the field and the way I show up every day. Ill put it that way, DePodesta said. GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. In If the play looked bizarre in real time, well, that's because something else may have been going on. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. The Mississippi State freshman is a rare ambidextrous pitcher, the most notable since Pat Venditte appeared in 61 major league games from 2015-20. 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. Still, as mom points out, her son's injuries occurred while playing baseball. Having watched you it seems like you have worked on your defense and throwing while improving both. Relaxed aggression, smart intensity. The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. His father was his football coach. 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. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. If the umpires were limited to reviewing if Conforto was hit by the pitch and not whether he attempted to avoid the ball it wasn't something they could reverse. How would you describe your hitting style? San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Michael Conforto. All rights reserved. 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. 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. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images). Nobody was happier than the man who gave Michael Conforto his name, and half of his excellent genes. One coach for a regular Mets opponent said he asked his front office what they were watching when they continually presented him with advance scouting reports that identified Conforto as a minus-defender. WebPenn States new president recently said that he wants the university to be known as a great research institution. You can't pitch him a certain way. Penn State moves up two spots after Rose Bowl win in final AP top 25 rankings of 2022 season. She always told me you need to obsess about the sport that youre playing and what you want to do. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season, 2023 Contract Status: 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. Left shoulder dislocation. 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 widely held industry view of Michael Conforto transcends where he plays and for whom he works. After his college graduation he and teammate Craig Coder moved to the Seattle area to try out for the Seahawks. If not soonest, then soon enough. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. 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