| Mike
Piazza
Scout.com Headlines: |
Oakland A's Notes: Blanton Solid In 2007
Joe Blanton quietly turned in an outstanding season for the A's.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Sep 27, 2007 |
Kurt 'Klutch'; Meyer Set To Debut
Suzuki delivers with a walk-off homer on Thursday; Meyer tabbed to debut on Friday night.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Aug 17, 2007 |
Third Place A's Quiet At Deadline
Despite being nearly out of the race, the A's stand pat at the deadline.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Aug 1, 2007 |
DH Mike Piazza: Re-Joins Active Roster 
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jul 20, 2007 |
Oakland A's Rehab Q&A With Mike Piazza
Paul Muyskens spoke with future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza during his rehab in Stockton.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jul 19, 2007 |
DH Mike Piazza: Homers For Stockton In Rehab Game
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jul 18, 2007 |
DH Mike Piazza: Tentatively Scheduled For Sac. Tonight
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jul 13, 2007 |
DH Mike Piazza: Rehab Delayed
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jun 17, 2007 |
Bradley Rehabbing In Sacramento
The River Cats have Bradley rehabbing with them, could have more A's next week.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
Jun 17, 2007 |
A's Lose Piazza, Add Snelling
Oakland lost Mike Piazza to injury, but added outfielder Chris Snelling on a busy Wednesday.
-by OaklandClubhouse.com
May 3, 2007 |
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Ht: 6-3
Wt: 215
Bats: R
Throws: R
| Date of Birth: |
09/04/1968 |
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Norristown,
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| Michael Joseph (Mike) Piazza graduated from Phoenixville (PA) High School, where he was named league Most Valuable Player in baseball...Also was an American Legion MVP...Played one year at Miami-Dade North Community College...Was the Dodgers' 61st selection (62nd round), the 1,390th overall pick, in the June 1988 Free Agent Draft...A total of 1,433 players were drafted in 1988...Received personal instruction from the late Hall of Famer Ted Williams at his backyard batting cage in Pennsylvania when he was 12 years old... Participated in the US-Japan Professional Baseball Exhibition Series November 1-November 10, 1996 in Japan with teammate Hideo Nomo and 24 other major league All-Stars...Batted .429 (6-14) with four RBI in seven games, and tied for the team lead in home runs (2) and runs scored (4)...From 1994-2004, participated in the Annual Pepsi All-Star Softball Game in Palm Spring, California to raise money for the International Juvenile Diabetes Foundation...Received the Good Guy Award from the New York Press Photographer's Association on February 3, 2001...Was the recipient of two awards from the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of American on February 4, 2001...Shared the Toast-of-the-Town Award with Derek Jeter and was the winner of the first annual Yogi Berra Award, given to the best baseball player in New York...Was the winner on Jeopardy in February of 2001 beating Jane Krakowski ("Ally McBeal") and Kevin Sorbo ("Hercules")...Won $15,000 for Al Leiter's foundation, Leiters Landing...In February, 2001, he participated, in ESPN's Big League Challenge for the second straight year...Mike beat Houston's Richard Hidalgo to make it to the semi-finals...Was honored in December of 2001 by the Police Athletic League for his contributions to the community...Received the "Good Guy" Award from the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association on January 27, 2002...From 1998-2001 donated over $100,000 to the Mets' ''Takin' it to the Fields' program...The funds were distributed in the form of grants to Youth Baseball Leagues to repair and improve their playing fields...Toured Europe, including Germany and Italy, for Major League Baseball International in the Fall of 2002...On the tour, Mike hosted numerous clinics for children and met Pope John Paul II while in Italy...Is a national spokesperson for MCI, Claritin and Nerf...Donated $5,000 along with teammate Tom Glavine and then teammates Al Leiter and John Franco to Tuesday's Children...The amount was matched by the Mets for a total of $40,000...The money will be used to create a Mets Scholarship Fund for Tuesday's Children...Tuesday's Children is a non-profit family services organization that offers an 18-year commitment to children who lost a parent on September 11th. |
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