PHOENIX — — Calling Vin Scully “a class act” and saying he had “the utmost respect” for him, Mike ... Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs. “I’d love to see him,” Piazza ...

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 ...

Dodgers: 726 G, 896 H ... gave the Mets national credibility. "Mike Piazza reinvigorated our franchise when we acquired him in May 1998," Mets owner Jeff Wilpon said 15 years later.

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 ...

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 ...

Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda pinches the cheek of his rookie catcher, Mike Piazza, before a game in June 1993. V.J. Lovero Roommates Eric Karros and Mike Piazza feed cereal and donuts to a cut ...

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 ...

On Sept. 28, 1997, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Colorado Rockies, 13-9 at Coors Field, but Mike Piazza joined the franchise record books with a two-home run day. Piazza slugged his first ...

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.