Michael Conforto suffered a debilitating shoulder injury on a routine swing in August of 2017. To the surprise of many, the New York Mets welcomed him back after missing only the first five games of the season when he was expected to miss at least the first month.
Coming back from the shoulder injury so quickly may not have been the best thing, however. While Conforto got off to a quick start in his return to the diamond in 2018 the outfielder put together a lackluster first half, putting together a slash line of .