| Michael Conforto | |
|---|---|
 Conforto with the San Francisco Giants in 2023 | |
| San Francisco Giants – No. 8 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 1, 1993 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 24, 2015, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 167 |
| Runs batted in | 520 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Thomas Conforto (born March 1, 1993), nicknamed "Scooter",[1][2][3][4] is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.
After Conforto played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers, the Mets selected him in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft with the 10th overall pick. He made his MLB debut in 2015. He was an All-Star in 2017, and an All-MLB Second Team outfielder in 2020. He became a free agent after the 2021 season, but missed the 2022 season due to a shoulder injury.
- ^ "MLB Players Weekend: Nicknames of National League players". USA TODAY. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Conforto has no idea why his teammates call him "Scooter"". SNY. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Beaton, Andrew (June 2, 2016). "All the Mets Call Michael Conforto 'Scooter,' but No One Knows Why". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Mets' Michael Conforto to wear Scooter jersey". New York Mets. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.