Mike Piazza facts for kids

Mike Piazza
Mike Piazza
	Catcher
	Born: September 4, 1968 (age 52); Norristown, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	September 1, 1992, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last appearance
	September 30, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.308
Home runs	427
Runs batted in	1,335
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–1998); Florida Marlins (1998); New York Mets (1998–2005); San Diego Padres (2006); Oakland Athletics (2007);
Career highlights and awards
	12× All-Star (1993–2002, 2004, 2005); NL Rookie of the Year (1993); 10× Silver Slugger Award (1993–2002); New York Mets No. 31 retired; New York Mets Hall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2016
Vote	83.0% (fourth ballot)

Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968) is a former American baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. His best years were played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Piazza is regarded by many as the best offensive (hitting, batting) catcher of all time. He holds many batting records among catchers, such as most career home runs (427) and seven seasons hitting 30 or more home runs. Despite allegations of using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, Piazza was eventually elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mike Piazza at the Baseball Hall of Fame

Images for kids

Piazza with the Mets in May 1999
Piazza wearing number 33 with San Diego in 2006
Piazza at the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame press conference