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Mike Piazza
Piazza in 2006
Catcher
Born: September 4, 1968 (1968-09-04) (age 39) Norristown, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
September 30, 2007 for the Oakland Athletics
Career 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
12x All-Star selection (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) 10x Silver Slugger Award winner (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) 1993 NL Rookie of the Year 1996 MLB All-Star Game MVP

Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced /pʰiˈɑːʦə/ or /pʰiˈɑːzə/, born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former American Major League Baseball player. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and then joined the Oakland Athletics. He is a 12-time All-Star. Piazza is often regarded as the best-slugging catcher of all time, and holds the career record for home runs hit by a catcher. He had at least one RBI (run batted in) 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 in 1922).