ATLANTA — The day belonged to new dad Jacob deGrom, but don’t overlook the accomplishments of young Michael Conforto, who has come so far so fast in a quiet, professional manner.
Conforto is succeeding at something most veteran hitters cannot do in this day of the big swing and miss — situational hitting.
He’s doing it batting third. A year ago at this time, Conforto was at Class-A St. Lucie.
The Mets have a gold mine of young pitchers, but they also have a diamond in the lefty-hitting Conforto as they finished off a sweep of the pitiful Braves, 3-2 Sunday at Turner Field.