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. The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. After his college graduation he and teammate Craig Coder moved to the Seattle area to try out for the Seahawks. He still deals with the ramifications from his football injuries but says he "would do it again in a heartbeat.". In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. July 24, 2015 Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. "And he's a little bit nervous because he's having trouble remembering things.". "Doesn't take long to be yesterday's news," he said. 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. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. "After we lost in the first round, that's when we had it X-rayed and bone-scanned and all that stuff and found it was fractured the whole time.". "He just seems more comfortable, more confident," Wright said. 396. Im from Seattle, so he was always who I tried to look like when I was swinging the bat. 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. My dad is a competitive guy. Conforto, 29, spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. Conforto the elder isn't predicting four hits on a nightly basis, but he knows his son's competitive wiring as well as anyone. Shes obsessing over all kinds of things. If the play looked bizarre in real time, well, that's because something else may have been going on. Conforto was selected by the Mets in the first-round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University. Tell us all about your experience so far since making it up to the big team. The Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. Given Conforto's success, mom has even lightened up on the motivational messages. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. The pitch a slider appeared to drop into the zone and into Chad Wallach's mitt for strike three. She thought back to 2012, his freshman season with the Beavers. He didn't just pick up his second RBI in two games. "It was nice of him to wait for me," Michael Conforto, the father, said. The Miami Marlins walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases for Conforto. New York Mets recalled LF Michael Conforto from Las Vegas 51s. 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. He became the 1,000th player in Mets history and finished the season with a .270 average, nine homers and 26 RBIs. The Mets drafted him 10th overall in 2014, three picks after the Phillies selected Aaron Nola. 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. Name: Michael Conforto Age: 22 (March 1, 1993) Birthplace: Woodlinville, WA Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6 1 Wt: 211. I could swing the bat hard, and I could throw pretty well. New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. The Mets want Conforto to be a major piece of a team that starts a new trend the other way. Michael Conforto had a .255 average over his career. "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. Podcast: Early hitting leaders facts or flukes? 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. Rise of Michael Conforto: More advanced than any hitter in minors Conforto's pedigree is much more unusual in baseball. Fastballs or flutter kicks, Tracie Conforto knows about high-pressure performances. The Marlins are likely furious about the loss. 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. 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. The Jewish Vues | Brooklyn/Five Towns Edition | P.O. 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. He didn't just pick up his second New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list. LF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. Chose Oregon State because of "it's a great program with great coaches and a great school. "I think he is prepared for this," the father said. But wait, before the umpire could signal for the strikeout, Conforto turned back to argue he got hit with the pitch. 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. 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. (Howard Simmons/New York Daily News). He also saw up close what football did to his dad, who has had seven knee surgeries, including a pair of knee replacements. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. "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. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Leave us some feedback and we'll reply back. 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 player ultimately dictates that to us. Hes been a professional hitter, Binghamton manager Pedro Lopez said. Thats what she does now. We were very pleased. Michael Conforto made last year. Find out more. 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The widely held industry view of Michael Conforto transcends where he plays and for whom he works. 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. 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. He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. Michael Conforto was born in Seattle, WA. Michael Conforto has a sister, Jacqueline, who played soccer at Azusa Pacific University. 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. 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. 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. So far, he's played one game, he played football at Penn State and helped his mother train for the Olympics. Im extremely excited! Manager Don Mattingly was furious about the call, and argued with the umpires over the ruling. "Michael was able to stay, which is a testament to how strong he is mentally and how talented he is physically.". The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. Favorite Food: Anything Italian I love. Do you have a sports website? Trade him! Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 11:03PM. Confortos father, Mike Conforto, grew up in Altoona, Pa., and played linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State. Mike, who walked on at Penn State, hails from Altoona, where many of his relatives still live. 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 Signed with the Mets: on July 11, 2014, receiving I was raw, Conforto said. Regarding his educational background, Michael Conforto attended Redmond High School in Redmond, Washington where he was on both the football and baseball Now it's more like I'll text him and say, 'You've got a gift. The raw power was just sitting there, said Pat Casey, still the head coach at Oregon State. Maybe it's just that it calms me a little bit. 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. 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. Apodo: Forto. Father: Mike Conforto, played linebacker at Penn State under Joe Paterno. She always preached that to me. Having watched you it seems like you have worked on your defense and throwing while improving both. Sure, he hails from Pac-12 country. San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Michael Conforto. I think thats whats made him successful to this point.. It overlooks his personal history which, if anything, makes the Mets prospects rise even more impressive. 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. 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. WebView Mike Confortos profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. Now, I don't do that now. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto, who turned it down to test free agency. Some people don't. 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 a groundout by James McCann, the Mets hit two straight singles. 20,963rd in major league history) Its been a dream. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. But he has struggled in his small sampling against big league lefties, hitting .188. Michael the father joked about how the acquisition of Juan Uribe and Johnson makes his son only the third-newest Met position player. "I told him that when I would walk out to compete, sometimes I would get so nervous that my hands would go numb," she recalled. 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. "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. 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. Mike Conforto, a Nittany Lions linebacker in the mid-1970s, set up the visit through former assistant coach Fran Ganter, now a Penn State associate athletic director. in Seattle, WA RUPete. Shop for Mets Mother's Day gear "There was a New York Mets signed OF Michael Conforto. Left shoulder dislocation. He wasnt afraid to get in my face, but he always built me back up in the best way. Oftentimes, we have pretty good feel for who would be there. At one of his gyms, Conforto trained a swimmer named Tracie Ruiz, who proceeded to win two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics and a silver in the 1988 Games for synchronized swimming. Marlins during a game at Citi Field on September 2, 2021 in New York City. A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. Shortly thereafter, Smith appeared via Zoom and wept during an emotional press conference. So he had to get all his A material out of the way the general managers meetings three weeks ago. 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. 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. That was kind of the attitude I took every day when I was at Oregon State.. On Friday in Los Angeles, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged such a notion has been discussed internally. Join our linker program. Conforto, 29, played his first seven seasons in New York, where he was a .255 hitter with 132 home runs, 396 RBIs and an .824 OPS. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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 "All the games he's been to this year, I've played really well," Michael the Met said of his father. New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 7-day injured list. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. Third-ranked Mets prospect Michael Conforto was called up by the big club this week, making him the 1000th player in the team's history. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. 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. LF Michael Conforto assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. Nacido: 3/01/1993 en Seattle, WA. 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. 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. Michael Conforto is on Twitter at mconforto8. You try to find that balance between challenging the player and having them in a spot where he can be successful, DePodesta said. High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA), School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), Debut: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. 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? "My approach is the same everywhere I go," the son said. "I really do. New York Mets sent OF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. Though the younger Coder never made the NFL, he and Conforto opened a successful chain of gyms in the Pacific Northwest. Known then as Tracie Ruiz, she won gold medals in solo and duet synchronized swimming at the 1984 Olympics and a solo silver four years later. Its just something that I had to work on, I had to be out there everyday playing and its incredible what hard work can do for you. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. "This kid can hit. Men's Basketball Mar 8, 2022. LF Michael Conforto assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder Bats: Left Throws: Right 6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg) . LF Michael Conforto assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$36M (23-24). 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. The innings passed, the hits kept piling up, and the old linebacker watched it all unfold, and his quiet pride was palpable. 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. 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. We sincerely route for each other. He had a streak of doubles in six straight games, tying the club record. I just spoke to umpire Ron Kulpa as a pool reporter. METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Shes doing all kinds of stuff. I should have called him out., Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) April 8, 2021. Are you upset that it took the Mets so long to bring you up to the majors? Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. ", No, the Phillies are not terrible, tank you very much. In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. So Ive taken that with me. Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. 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. 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. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Binghamton Mets from St. Lucie Mets. As a professional, since his debut last July 19 for Class-A Brooklyn, hes at .311/.384/.472. He's got it," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$36M (23-24), Service Time (01/2023): 6.043 In order to take action, MLB would have to review the play and determine Conforto deliberately stuck out his elbow to get hit. I love my teammates and theyve made me feel very welcome. Conforto seemed poised to become a permanent fixture in the Mets' lineup in 2017, hitting .279/.384/.555, amassing 27 home runs by the end of August and making his first career All-Star team. Offense-deprived organization. So Im happy to still have him as a role model and as a coach today. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. He made a goal-line stop to force the opposition to settle for a field goal, swinging the game's momentum. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. As a freshman at Oregon State, he fouled a pitch off his right shin during batting practice before a game against Stanford. Still, as mom points out, her son's injuries occurred while playing baseball. New York Mets sent LF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. More than 325 former Penn State football players have joined in support of a recent lawsuit filed against the NCAA. His other knee will be replaced next month. 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