- 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.
- Holds single-season record for highest batting average by a catcher (100 or more games) .362 (1997).
- New York Mets All-Time Slugging Percentage Leader (.573).
- Made major league debut on 1 September 1992.
- His first at bat with the Padres was a home run.
- Inducted into to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Piazza is the lowest-drafted player (62nd round) ever to be elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
- 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.
- As a kid, he had his own personal batting cage and pitching machine.
- Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1993 Rookie All-Star Team.
- Announced his retirement from baseball [May 20, 2008].
- Co-owner, with Michael Andretti, of "Andretti and Piazzi Sports Cafes".
- Signed a one year contract worth 8.5 million dollars to be the new designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics Baseball Club. (December 2006)
- (January 29) Agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres. (2006)
- Attended Miami-Dade (North) Community College (FL).
- Does commercials for collect calling service 10-10-220.
- 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 (1992-1998), Florida Marlins (1998), New York Mets (1998-2005), San Diego Padres (2006), and Oakland A's (2007).
- Grew up and attended high school in Pennsylvania.
- Daughter, Nicoletta Veronica Piazza, was born on February 3, 2007 in New York City.
- 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.
- Catcher/1st Baseman with the New York Mets. (March 2004)
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