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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.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.In 1999, he signed a recordbreaking 7-year, $91 million contract with the New York Mets.1993 National League Rookie of the Year.When Mike was 12, he received personal hitting instruction from Hall of Famer Ted Williams .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.22 May 1998: Traded by the Marlins to the New York Mets for OF Preston Wilson, P Ed Yarnall and P Geoff Goetz.Attended Miami-Dade (North) Community College (FL).Holds single-season record for highest batting average by a catcher (100 or more games) .362 (1997).Does commercials for collect calling service 10-10-220.As a kid, he had his own personal batting cage and pitching machine.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]Catcher for Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-98), Florida Marlins (1998) and New York Mets (1998-present).New York Mets All-Time Slugging Percentage Leader (.573).Grew up and attended high school in Pennsylvania.Made major league debut on 1 September 1992.Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1993 Rookie All-Star Team.His first at bat with the Padres was a home run.Announced his retirement from baseball [May 20, 2008].Daughter, Nicoletta Veronica Piazza, was born on February 3, 2007 in New York City.He is expecting his second child with wife, Alicia Rickter .Co-owner, with Michael Andretti , of "Andretti and Piazzi Sports Cafes".Second daughter, Paulina Sophia Piazza, was born on August 3, 2009 in Miami, Florida, weighing in at 6 lbs. 3 oz and measuring 24 1/2 inches long.
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