On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. 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. 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. 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. Posted by Mark Wogenrich at 12:21:39 PM on June 17, 2013. If Conforto was hoping to get some help from the Mets' broadcasting booth, that wasn't going to happen. I should have called him out., Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) April 8, 2021. This is a BETA experience. A series of debilitating knee injuries limited his potential and kept him in the trainers' room for much of his senior season in '78. I could swing the bat hard, and I could throw pretty well. 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). You try to find that balance between challenging the player and having them in a spot where he can be successful, DePodesta said. As a kid, Michael had designs on playing for the Nittany Lions. LF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. 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. "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. 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). How would you describe your hitting style? I was doing baseball, football, basketball.. (Age 22-145d, I think the Mets have really liked my ability to get on base. Confortos father, Mike Conforto, grew up in Altoona, Pa., and played linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State. College: Oregon State. New York Mets optioned LF Michael Conforto to Las Vegas 51s. Confortos college stop, to him and his inner circle, marked the most important chapter in his journey. Mets captain David Wright thinks three months of big-league play last year have made the difference. His father was his football coach. You can't pitch him a certain way. The Mets are confident he will improve. 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 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? He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. 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. 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, 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. The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 2-1, but Jeff McNeil quickly evened the score with a leadoff home run. But on Aug. 24, Conforto suffered a freak injury, dislocating and tearing the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on a swing. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. 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. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. Offense-deprived organization. But hes certainly done very well in the short time weve had him., I could see it happening, but I wouldnt want to see it, the first scout said. "I talked about blocking everything else out completely blocking everything out, scouts, really focusing on beating the pitcher. "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. 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 a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. Ive covered the Mets for a variety of outlets since 1997. A painting of the play hangs in Michael's childhood bedroom. It was Week 3, just before halftime of a Penn State win against Maryland in a nationally televised game at She always told me you need to obsess about the sport that youre playing and what you want to do. 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 mindset his parents imbued: Work hard, have a competitive edge on the field, and don't let anyone have a mental edge over you. in Seattle, WA Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder Bats: Left Throws: Right 6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg) . 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. pic.twitter.com/wUXncHd4t1, USA Synchro (@USASynchro) September 30, 2014, I was a football guy first because of my dad, Michael Conforto said. That's precisely what the Marlins tried to do. You may opt-out by. 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 made last year. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 7-day injured list. "Most guys that get called up, they get sent down within the first month," Mets hitting coach Kevin Long said. The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 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. Sure, he hails from Pac-12 country. A Washington Post story off the game described him as "immovable." 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. 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. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. 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. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim. I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. 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. He was good enough to go to Oregon State and start as a freshman. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 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. New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will do whatever it takes to win games even if it requires some slight rule breaking. "This guy, there's no holes to him. 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. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images). 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. 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. Concussion. 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. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. 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. Mike Conforto met Tracie after he and Penn State teammate Craig Coder moved to the Puget Sound area following graduation. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets in action against the Miami [+] Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. Even then, the decision to award Conforto with a hit-by-pitch came down to home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. "Doesn't take long to be yesterday's news," he said. A letter from 382 former Penn State football players was released Wednesday showing support for Joe Paterno. This guys a warrior.. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. And just what is the value of a player whose advanced metrics do not match up to the eye test? I looked at him as a guy who had a real good chance of being a high pick as a junior.. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. He drove home 71 runs as a freshman, and the next two seasons, Conforto won Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 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. 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. 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. Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. 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. 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. What was the most important thing you learned in the minors? "LIKE" US HERE. Still, as mom points out, her son's injuries occurred while playing baseball. After a groundout by James McCann, the Mets hit two straight singles. The Mets drafted him 10th overall in 2014, three picks after the Phillies selected Aaron Nola. 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. In his time in New York, Conforto made an All-Star team (2017), smacked 132 home runs and hit .333 with two homers in his only World Series appearance as a 22-year-old in 2015. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Hes lit a fire under me a few times when I needed it. The fact that people are looking for lefty bats makes him even more appealing.. He was a good fit for Michael.. Mike, who walked on at Penn State, hails from Altoona, where many of his relatives still live. "I can't wait to see him.". 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. "This kid can hit. So he had to get all his A material out of the way the general managers meetings three weeks ago. "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. 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). The Marlins are likely furious about the loss. '", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He, as much as anyone, knows the difficulty of making it in elite athletics. "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. 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. Just over a month into his stay at Double-A Binghamton, less than a year since his professional debut, the lefty-hitting left fielder has made the sort of impression reserved for the games most touted prospects. Some people don't. Your Rookie Season. So Im happy to still have him as a role model and as a coach today. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. He wasnt afraid to get in my face, but he always built me back up in the best way. New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. 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 Shes obsessing over all kinds of things. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. "He's got friends who played in the NFL who are now kind of starting to feel the effects of all that, all the collisions," the younger Conforto said. Born: 3/01/1993 in Seattle, WA. Michael Conforto may have stuck his elbow out over the plate to win the game. "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. Now it's more like I'll text him and say, 'You've got a gift. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. Free Agent: 2025, More Michael Conforto Pages at Baseball Reference. This from a team that had lost four of five and spent the first two games of this series swinging swizzle sticks. 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).. 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 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. "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. His WAR since 2017, his first full season in the majors, is 13.0, which ranks 61st in the majors among position players. As a freshman at Oregon State, he fouled a pitch off his right shin during batting practice before a game against Stanford. Are you upset that it took the Mets so long to bring you up to the majors? Binghamton Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the temporarily inactive list. Left shoulder dislocation. From the day we saw you run out to left from the dugout, we just knew we were seeing a major leaguer in you! Im so excited about this team. 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). Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 11:03PM. Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. "Some people have it. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. 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. His other knee will be replaced next month. 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. 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