55 years old (Born on September 04, 1968)
American, Baseball.
1993 National League Rookie of the Year. Former Dodger manager, Tommy Lasorda, is a friend of Mike`s family and the godfather of his younger brother. He is not Mike`s godfather which has been stated in other sources. His first at bat with the Padres was a home run. In 1999, he signed a recordbreaking 7-year, $91 million contract with the New York Mets. Then-Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda selected Mike the in the 62nd round (1390th overall pick) of the June 1988 amateur draft as a favor to Mike`s father.Mike Piazza's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Mike Piazza
Does commercials for collect calling service 10-10-220.
Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
15 May 1998: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with 3B Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for OF Gary Sheffield, 3B Bobby Bonilla, C Charles Johnson, OF Jim Eisenreich and P Manuel Barrios.
Attended Miami-Dade (North) Community College (FL).
Catcher for Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-98), Florida Marlins (1998) and New York Mets (1998-present).
As a kid, he had his own personal batting cage and pitching machine.
When Mike was 12, he received personal hitting instruction from Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
Made major league debut on 1 September 1992.
Grew up and attended high school in Pennsylvania.
Announced his retirement from baseball [May 20, 2008].
Holds single-season record for highest batting average by a catcher (100 or more games) .362 (1997).
Spouse: Alicia Rickter (29 January 2005 - present) 1 child
22 May 1998: Traded by the Marlins to the New York Mets for OF Preston Wilson, P Ed Yarnall and P Geoff Goetz.
Charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota, igniting a bench-clearing brawl. Both Mota and Piazza were ejected. Piazza left the ballpark while the game was still going without speaking to reporters. Piazza and Mota had a shoving match last year in spring training after the pitcher hit Piazza in the hip with a pitch. [12 March 2003]