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The story of one of the greatest hitting catchers in baseball history started all the way down in the 62nd round of the 1988 ...
The Dodgers chose Mike Piazza in the 62nd round of the 1988 draft, the 1,390th player picked overall. No one picked that low has had a career like Piazza’s, but it’s a bittersweet one for ...
It was a smart trade by the Dodgers, yet it still turned out to be one of my favorite trades of all-time. That’s a weird sentence to re-read. Mike Piazza, one of the greatest hitters in baseball ...
In just his third season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mike Piazza hit the longest home run at Joe Robbie Stadium with a majestic grand slam to center field that traveled 477 feet. The grand slam ...
Piazza was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1993 with the Dodgers, who bewilderingly traded ... “Not one time did I ever see Mike just jog to first base on a ground ball, even a ground ...
Thirty-two years after Koufax broke the MLB record for most strikeouts in a season, Mike Piazza set the rookie mark for most home runs with 33. Piazza surpassed the previous L.A. Dodgers record ...
Mike Piazza is "alive and well and living in Italy," blares the latest headline about the former Dodgers catcher from New York Magazine. To say that Piazza is "living the dream" stretches the ...
The recent discussion about Juan Soto's lack of hustle on a couple of plays and some disappointment in his offensive ...
A year after the first incident, Mota struck Mike again -- this time on the left shoulder. Piazza was so angry that he raced to the mound to fight Mota. He was quickly stopped by three LA Dodgers ...
Mike Piazza made what can only be described as a ... But coming up through the Dodgers organization, culturally, was different. You get a little bit of a West Coast attitude and mentality.