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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. Perfect Game USA rates him as the No. Penn State president offers vision for the future on same day DEIB dashboard is released. Its not my call, all I can do is prepare myself and show up in New York and wherever Im at and show up with the right attitude and the right work ethic and my play on the field will speak for itself. Father: Mike Conforto, played linebacker at Penn State under Joe Paterno. 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. Now, I don't do that now. 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). Mike Conforto met Tracie after he and Penn State teammate Craig Coder moved to the Puget Sound area following graduation. But on Aug. 24, Conforto suffered a freak injury, dislocating and tearing the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on a swing. New York Mets selected the contract of Michael Conforto from Binghamton Mets. He'll just kind of fall back into it. 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. I was all sports. 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. Name: Michael Conforto Age: 22 (March 1, 1993) Birthplace: Woodlinville, WA Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6 1 Wt: 211. He's made Little League World Series historyFormer teammate Todd Frazier is perhaps the big leaguer best known for competing in the Little League World Series. All rights reserved. 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. He's hitting .304 in the third hole with four homers and 15 RBIs. 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. 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. Your Rookie Season. Another significant shoulder injury may have cost himThe trajectory of Conforto's career might have been changed by a dislocated shoulder. And with that impression comes the curiosity over his arrival date. Michael Conforto is on Instagram at mconforto8. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He was my football coach. 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 a groundout by James McCann, the Mets hit two straight singles. Michael Conforto may have stuck his elbow out over the plate to win the game. 396. We were very pleased. But by his senior year, he decided his body now 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds was better suited to baseball. Im the guy thats going to drive in runs. QUESTION MARKBetween a strained hamstring and some uncharacteristic struggles at the plate in 2021, Conforto did not exactly soar into free agency on a high note. I was doing baseball, football, basketball.. Hes able to go out there and lay off some tough pitches, and then whenever he gets a good pitch to hit, he puts a good swing on it. More than 325 former Penn State football players have joined in support of a recent lawsuit filed against the NCAA. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. "It's a little bit of a surreal feeling," the father said. Reports on his defense are mixed, but most observers believe he can hit plenty enough to justify his corner outfield position. 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. 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. LF Michael Conforto assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats. 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. 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. 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. "I think he is prepared for this," 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. His rapid climb through the system has sparked the question of just how soon Conforto can help the big league club. New York Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list. 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. Join our linker program. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Signed with the Mets: on July 11, 2014, receiving Scooter, Forto are nicknames for Michael Conforto. 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. He broke an ankle sliding hard into a base during a Little League game. The raw power was just sitting there, said Pat Casey, still the head coach 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. Michael Conforto has a sister, Jacqueline, who played soccer at Azusa Pacific University. 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. So Ive taken that with me. 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. And with the Mets run-production crisis, that curiosity is quite intense. Somebody asked me the other day if Ive seen anybody thats impressed me, a scout said, on the condition of anonymity. Draft: 2014, New York Mets, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 10. 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. Michael Conforto had a .255 average over his career. His .216 first-half average seemed so out of character that the Mets even considered sending him back to Triple-A. He has undergone four ACL reconstructions. bac2therac; Mar 6, 2022; Men's Basketball; Replies 35 Views 1K. Hes been a professional hitter, Binghamton manager Pedro Lopez said. "I don't know what it is. Consistency is huge. '", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Its not like he didnt know what he was doing. The fact that people are looking for lefty bats makes him even more appealing.. The uncertainty surrounding him only increased when he failed to sign last winter, owing to offseason shoulder surgery. STAT TO KNOWFrom 2017 to 2021, Conforto's 308 walks ranked ninth among outfielders (minimum 200 games). The word conforto in Italian means comfort or support. Though the younger Coder never made the NFL, he and Conforto opened a successful chain of gyms in the Pacific Northwest. WebMichael Conforto. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images), FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. Kulpa admitted as much following the contest. His current We faces its own long run of empty Octobers and fields an offense amidst a terrible outage. BINGHAMTON Haggard town, run-down ballpark. 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. High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA), School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), Debut: Michael Conforto has played for 1 team, the New York Mets. "Most guys that get called up, they get sent down within the first month," Mets hitting coach Kevin Long said. 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. 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. GAME 30 Penn State: Hanging on a Heart Attack. Shes doing all kinds of stuff. Michael Conforto had 132 home runs 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. 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). 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. 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. Maybe it's just that it calms me a little bit. The Mets are confident he will improve. That doesn't mean Conforto will get off scot-free. It was a refreshing change of pace considering most booths would have blindly backed their team. Ill put it that way, DePodesta said. Michael, his supreme athletic genes never in question, grew up playing football and baseball. 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). Do you have a blog? 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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. ", The elder Conforto was never a starter but played on two teams that finished among the top five in the nation, in 1977 and 1978. Im so excited about this team. We liked the makeup and the athleticism. Podcast: Early hitting leaders facts or flukes? Manager Don Mattingly was furious about the call, and argued with the umpires over the ruling. San Francisco Giants activated LF Michael Conforto. 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. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. His other knee will be replaced next month. Two years after that, in 2015, Conforto was with the Mets when they won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. RUPete. I actually got to see him early on his sophomore year. His father was his football coach. Its been a dream. The elder Michael Conforto misses his son's big-league debut but gets to see his breakout game. New York Mets sent OF Michael Conforto on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. New York Mets activated RF Michael Conforto from the 7-day injured list. He was a good fit for Michael.. The Marlins are likely furious about the loss. LF Michael Conforto assigned to Binghamton Mets from St. Lucie Mets. 6 hitter, Conforto was moved up to third ahead of slugger Yoenis Cespedes in mid-April when the Mets started their second trip. .824. Confortos most impressive act of maturity and leadership occurred Aug. 26-27, 2020. 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. 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. She always told me you need to obsess about the sport that youre playing and what you want to do. Left hamstring tightness. He was good enough to go to Oregon State and start as a freshman. "This guy, there's no holes to him. So far, he's played one game, he played football at Penn State and helped his mother train for the Olympics. Fast track. After his college graduation he and teammate Craig Coder moved to the Seattle area to try out for the Seahawks. Posted by Mark Wogenrich at 12:21:39 PM on June 17, 2013. Conforto the elder isn't predicting four hits on a nightly basis, but he knows his son's competitive wiring as well as anyone. 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. 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. I might ask him to move out here or something.". The innings passed, the hits kept piling up, and the old linebacker watched it all unfold, and his quiet pride was palpable. Free Agent: 2025, More Michael Conforto Pages at Baseball Reference. Mike Conforto's crowning football moment came in 1977. The Mets optimism about the player only has increased since they procured Conforto for a $2,970,800 signing bonus. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Even the team's broadcasters thought Conforto should have been ruled out on the play. 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. He drove home 71 runs as a freshman, and the next two seasons, Conforto won Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. The Mississippi State freshman is a rare ambidextrous pitcher, the most notable since Pat Venditte appeared in 61 major league games from 2015-20. Craig's older brother, Ron, played on their offensive line. NEW YORK (AP) Two years ago, before he was a budding star for the New York Mets and among the big league batting leaders, Michael Conforto returned home after his first summer of professional baseball and listened to some advice from his mom. 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). On the 1-2 pitch from Anthony Bass, this happened: Here's that final play, a walk-off HBP. Binghamton Mets placed LF Michael Conforto on the temporarily inactive list. In just his second game with the Mets, Michael Conforto is already making an impact. He made a goal-line stop to force the opposition to settle for a field goal, swinging the game's momentum. Some people don't. Even then, the decision to award Conforto with a hit-by-pitch came down to home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. Michael Conforto has never won a World Series. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Left shoulder dislocation. 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. This guys a warrior.. You could argue both points in this instance. The responsibility falls to Kulpa to make that call, making it hard for MLB to do anything to Conforto or the Mets. New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will do whatever it takes to win games even if it requires some slight rule breaking. Mets captain David Wright thinks three months of big-league play last year have made the difference. 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. 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). New York Mets placed RF Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list. He made his first and only All-Star team in 2017. New York Mets activated LF Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list. Michael Conforto had 650 hits over his career. The field last night was Citi, and his son had just gone 4-for-4 in his second big-league game. "When you experience success, you go up there are you expect to perform at a certain level, and he's got that swagger.". The game was not even three innings old and the Mets had five runs and seven hits, and never let up. Thats what she does now. Rise of Michael Conforto: More advanced than any hitter in minors The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 2-1, but Jeff McNeil quickly evened the score with a leadoff home run. He didn't just pick up his second RBI in two games. Fastballs or flutter kicks, Tracie Conforto knows about high-pressure performances. In Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 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. A series of debilitating knee injuries limited his potential and kept him in the trainers' room for much of his senior season in '78. "All the games he's been to this year, I've played really well," Michael the Met said of his father. METS PROPSECT CONFORTO HAS TOUGHNESS TO SPARE, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. It's like in a football game, when you have jitters until your first hit.". "Michael was a pretty emotional football player, and is a very composed baseball player, with little sparks of football intensity you will see from time to time," his father said. ", No, the Phillies are not terrible, tank you very much. Conforto knows the advantages his background presented. Given Conforto's success, mom has even lightened up on the motivational messages. The pitch a slider appeared to drop into the zone and into Chad Wallach's mitt for strike three. "I was always sending him a text and trying to work on the psychological part of it," she said. OF Michael Conforto assigned to New York Mets. The umpires reviewed the play, but allowed it to stand. After beginning this year as the Mets' No. That was kind of the attitude I took every day when I was at Oregon State.. He went to the College World Series in 2013, in his sophomore year at Oregon State. in Seattle, WA The player ultimately dictates that to us. A three-sport athlete at Redmond High School outside Seattle, he played quarterback for the Mustangs. New York Mets optioned LF Michael Conforto to Las Vegas 51s. Nickname: Forto. Hes lit a fire under me a few times when I needed it. "I can't describe the feeling," he said. 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 really is a tough road regardless of how much talent you have," Mike Conforto said. MLB rules also state if a player gets hit by a ball in the strike zone, that pitch should be ruled a strike. 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 just seems more comfortable, more confident," Wright said. I knew the criticisms, I had heard about them and the coaches here talked to me about it. I think the Mets have really liked my ability to get on base. 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. 2023 Oregon State Athletics. 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. "You remember all those times on all those fields when he was five and six years old," the father said. The other was Wright in 2006It's the 10th time a Mets player has posted a 20 homer season at age 24 or youngerIs the first Mets outfielder since Darryl Strawberry to have multiple 10 or more home run seasons through age 24Had four multi-homer games (all from the leadoff spot) with his last multi-homer game coming July 28 at SeattleIs the first Met in team history to record four multi-homer games from the leadoff spot in a single seasonHas five career multi-homer games overall (also Game 4 of the 2015 World Series)His six leadoff homers were tied for most in the NL and tied for third-most in the majorsHis six leadoff homers were tied for third-most for a single-season in Mets history with Jos Reyes (2006)Had nine first-inning homers, tied for the sixth-most in the major leaguesHit his first career leadoff homer on April 21 vs. Washington (off Tanner Roark)Went 3-4 with two homers and a career-high four RBI on May 23 vs. San DiegoDrove in three of his four runs in the first inningAccording to Elias, was the first Met to have three RBI from the leadoff spot in the first inning in team historyWas also the first player in Mets history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and get an RBI hit later that inningOnly four other players in the last 30 seasons have hit a home run to lead off the first inning and had an RBI hit later in the inningEric Young did so for Colorado in 1996, Ryan Christenson for Oakland in 2000, Curtis Granderson for Detroit in 2006 and Ian Kinsler for Detroit in 2016Research courtesy of EliasRanked among the NL league leaders in May in the following categories (min. 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