Mets: Michael Conforto starts swinging off a tee

After suffering a dislocated shoulder at the end of August of last year, Michael Conforto is again swinging a bat.

And that’s a great sign of his progress so far. The Mets young stud told reporters in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday that he was anxious about trying his shoulder out with a swing.

‘I’ve been waiting forever to do that. It feels great,” Conforto said. “It really makes you understand how much you love it.”

Conforto was taking hacks off a tee, so he still has a little ways to go before we can really get excited, but his rehab is obviously going well.

According to the Mets, Conforto is a little bit ahead of schedule, but the target date for his return hasn’t changed and is still May 1. The…