PHOENIX — Michael Conforto has returned to the laboratory in an attempt to find his missing swing.
And the Mets outfielder is confident that he, hitting coach Pat Roessler and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater discovered a glitch that can be rectified.
In simplest terms, the group noticed Conforto has been swinging too early — often extending to make contact with pitches — instead of waiting for the ball and hitting it in the natural course of his swing.
“We just sat down and said ‘What’s causing you to chase pitches? What’s causing you to not go the other way with power like you usually do?