Topic: Mike Piazza
Quotes
It just kind of felt like he kind of flopped on me
Athletics put Piazza on the DL May 03, 2007
The Padres told Mike that he could pretty much catch as much as he wanted to
Report: Piazza to sign with Padres Jan 29, 2006
This obviously is a very grievous time for all of us
In Sports from United Press International May 19, 2003
This obviously is a very grievous time for all of us
In Sports from United Press International May 19, 2003
Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced /piːˈɑːtsə/ or /piːˈɑːzə/; born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an Italian American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and the Oakland Athletics. He is a 12-time All-Star. Piazza is often regarded as the best hitting catcher of all time, and holds the career record for home runs hit by a catcher with 396. He had at least one RBI in 15 consecutive games for the New York Mets in 2000, the second longest RBI streak ever (Ray Grimes of the Chicago Cubs had 17 consecutive games in 1922).
Piazza grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania with his parents, Vince and Veronica, and his brothers Vince Jr., Danny, Tony, and Tommy. When Piazza was 12 and 6 months, he received personal instruction from the late Hall of Famer Ted Williams in his backyard batting cage.
Vince Piazza was a childhood friend of former Dodgers manager, Tommy Lasorda. When the Dodgers came to Philadelphia, Mike had the opportunity to spend time in the Dodger clubhouse and dugout.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mike Piazza."