Mike Piazza

Baseball Hall of Famer and catcher

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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