Mike Piazza By giantsmets86 Sep 4, 1968 Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown, Pennsylvania Jun 19, 1988 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round Sep 1, 1992 Appeared in first major league game Jun 13, 1993 Made All Star Team for the first time Oct 9, 1993 Rookie of the Year Jul 9, 1996 Named All Star Game MVP May 15, 1998 Signed a 7 year contract with the New York Mets May 4, 2000 Hits 250th career homerun Oct 11, 2000 Plays in his first World Series against the New York Yankees Oct 19, 2002 Wins his 10th Silver Slugger Award May 5, 2004 Breaks Carlton Fisk's record for most home runs by a catcher (351) Jan 29, 2006 Joins the San Diego Padres Dec 8, 2006 Signs a 1 year deal with the Oakland Athletics May 20, 2008 Retires from Major League Baseball