Mike Piazza
Baseball Hall of Famer and catcher
Born
September 4th, 1968
56 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1992 to 2007. Spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. Achieved 12 All-Star selections and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1993. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Accumulated over 2,200 hits, 427 home runs, and a career batting average of .308.
Selected 12 times as an All-Star
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016
Won the National League Rookie of the Year in 1993
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