Cubs Outfielder Michael Conforto Receives Dodgers World Series Ring at Dodger Stadium

Com reported. Conforto was met by a group including Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Kike Hernandez and Tommy Edman. "Seeing this ring, holding it and putting it on, it’s one of the cooler moments of my baseball career," Conforto said.

The Dodgers won the World Series last year. Conforto pursued a World Series ring for more than a decade. 199 last year and was not on the Dodgers’ roster in the postseason. "Being back here, it’s kind of a weird experience for me," Conforto said.

" Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised Conforto's contributions. "I know he didn’t perform the way people would have liked and he would have liked, but I loved him on the team," Roberts said. " Conforto emphasized his approach to team dynamics.

"I’ve had good role models, guys who let me know one of the most valuable things in a clubhouse is a guy who’s always the same," he said. "Consistency is huge, especially when you’re seeing others [for] eight months every day. " During the World Series, Conforto stood next to Kirby Yates on the top step of the Dodgers’ dugout when Miguel Rojas hit a ninth-inning home run to tie Game 7.

"Just think about that all time and I’m sure Miggy is thinking about it if I’m thinking about it," Conforto said. 304 batting average. He attributed his improvement to experiences with the Dodgers. "I kind of brought a lot of things that I learned from this past season with me to Chicago and into my workouts in the offseason," Conforto said.

Conforto highlighted feedback from Roberts. "Doc really just kind of being brutally honest with me, saying, ‘I need to see more, I need you to make some baseball plays, move guys, get them in from third with less than two [outs], focus more on that stuff rather than slug, big swings and all that stuff,’" Conforto said. "I really took that to heart.