The Mets expect Michael Conforto to return around May 1, according to remarks that Sandy Alderson made after the Mets’ Jay Bruce press conference. Although previous reports had indicated that Conforto might not be ready for Opening Day, this is the first time the Mets have given any concrete date for his possible return to the lineup.
Conforto’s All-Star season in 2017 was quickly derailed in late August, when he dislocated his shoulder swinging the bat, tearing his capsule. He underwent season-ending surgery soon afterward.
In the meantime, new Mets acquisition Jay Bruce should be seeing a lot of time in right field for the Mets, and there is no doubt that Conforto’s injury was a motivating factor in the Mets’ reunion with the lefty slugger.