Conforto Named FSL Player of the Week
April 20, 2015 - Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
St. Lucie Mets Left Fielder Michael Conforto
(St. Lucie Mets, Credit: Linwood Ferguson)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 20, 2015) - The Florida State League announced on Monday that St. Lucie Mets left fielder Michael Conforto has been named the Player of Week for the period of April 9-19.
Conforto has excelled through his first week-and-half with the Mets. In 11 games he has batted .366 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. He leads the FSL in homers, RBIs, total bases (29) and slugging percentage (.707).
He is fifth in batting average, second in OPS (1.167), third in walks (eight) and third in on-base percentage (.460).
Over the weekend Conforto hit home runs in back-to-back games against the Fort Myers Miracle. On Saturday and Sunday he had three-hit games.
In the Mets 9-3 win over Brevard County on Wednesday at Historic Dodgertown he clubbed a grand slam.
Conforto is in his first year of full season baseball. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round (10th overall) out of Oregon State last summer.
MLB.com ranks Conforto as the Mets' No. 5 prospect. He resides in Woodinville, Wash.
Conforto and the Mets begin a six-game homestand on Monday night. First pitch against Jupiter is set for 6:30 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets on www.stluciemets.com, over the phone by calling 772-871-2115 or in person at the Tradition Field box office..
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 St. Lucie Mets Left Fielder Michael Conforto (Linwood Ferguson) |
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