By Jelani Scott The former All-Star outfielder declined a qualifying offer from the Mets in November. View the original article to see embedded media. Free agent outfielder Michael Conforto will not play this season after recently undergoing shoulder surgery, per ESPN. Conforto, who suffered the injury while training in January, is expected to be ready to play in 2023, his agent Scott Boras confirmed to ESPN. The former Mets outfielder declined a one-year, $18.4 million deal from New York in November, nearly a month before the start of MLB’s labor lockout. The 29-year-old is coming off a tryin…