Mike Piazza
Chronology
1968 | Born September 4 in Norristown, Pennsylvania |
1986 | Breaks Phoenixville High School's record for career home runs |
1986 | Plays for the University of Miami Hurricanes |
1987 | Transfers to Miami-Dade Community College |
1988 | Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers |
1989 | Plays his rookie season in Arizona on Dodger's instructional league team |
1989 | Attends Campo Las Palamas in Dominican Republic to hone his catching skills |
1991 | Catches full time with Class A Bakersfield |
1992 | Plays his first major league game for the Dodgers |
1993 | Hits the most home runs for a rookie catcher |
1993 | Offered a three-year contract with the Dodgers |
1995 | Suffers knee injury taking him out of the game |
1995 | Becomes first Dodger to hit more than twenty home runs in each of first three seasons |
1998 | Traded to the Florida Marlins |
1998 | Traded to the New York Mets |
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