NEW YORK -- A child's curiosity can uncover much in life. Mets outfielder Michael Conforto's mother, Tracie Conforto, never crowed about her athletic accomplishments when her children were young. But there were a great many of them, and by the time Michael Conforto reached grade school, his friends were asking questions. Conforto searched for answers.
One day, Tracie -- a double gold medalist in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medalist four years later in Seoul -- brought some of her medals to a show-and-tell session at Conforto's school. As he grew older, Conforto recalls falling down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, watching his mother swim.