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He was named to 12 All-Star Games (winning the 1996 All-Star Game MVP), captured 10 Silver Slugger Awards at catcher and finished in the Top 5 of the NL MVP voting four times, including back-to-back second-place finishes in 1996 and 1997. Piazza was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016. Read more.
Complete career MLB stats for the Oakland Athletics Catcher Mike Piazza on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
Mike Piazza may be the biggest underdog story in the history of Major League Baseball. Drafted in just the 62nd round, Piazza exceeded all expectations and became one of the best hitting catchers the game of baseball has ever seen.
Sep 8, 2021 · ON THE WAY to Shea Stadium, Mike Piazza spent the whole ride thinking it was too soon. The Mets had swept three games in Pittsburgh from Sept. 17-19, and Piazza struggled badly.
Sep 3, 2022 · For the Mets, he changed the course of franchise history, becoming just the second player to enter the Hall of Fame with a Mets cap on his plaque. In both places, Piazza gained a reputation for clutch hits and prodigious home runs. Here are the Top 10 moments of his career: 1. Healing a nation. Sept. 21, 2001.
Jul 18, 2016 · Piazza, the 1,390th overall pick of the Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB Draft, replaces Class of 2015 inductee John Smoltz (22nd round, 574th overall pick by the Tigers in 1985) for that distinction. • Piazza holds the all-time record for home runs by a catcher with 396.
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