Mike Piazza retires (1 Viewer)

[Brat Enjoy]

Per Rotoworld:

Mike Piazza announced his retirement from baseball on Tuesday.

Piazza hoped to play this year, but serious interest never materialized from a major league team. The future Hall of Famer ends his career with a .308/.377/.545 line, 427 homers and 1,335 RBI in 1,912 games over 16 seasons. He was named to 12 All-Star teams, he set the record for homers by a catcher and he twice led the NL in OPS+. His .362-40-124 season in 1997 was maybe the greatest offensive year ever for a catcher.

 

[Bojang0301]

One of the best... unfortunate he didn't get a ring. He had some major bombs in his career. We may never see another offensive catcher like him.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Best 62nd round draft pick made as a favor to a friend of a manager ever. I hated Fox for trading him from the Dodgers. Great hitter. I just wish he would have gone after Clemens when he got the bat thrown at him.

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Best 62nd round draft pick made as a favor to a friend of a manager ever. I hated Fox for trading him from the Dodgers. Great hitter. I just wish he would have gone after Clemens when he got the bat thrown at him.

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[rikishiboy]

As a Dodger fan my whole life...he is one of my favorite players. I wish him the best in his new life.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

I'm a bit surprised that the Yankees didn't bring him in when Posada got hurt...

 

[B Maverick]

Loved Piazza as a Dodger. Hope his HOF induction is as a Dodger and not a Met.

Great Hitter.