Michael Joseph Piazza (/piˈɑːtsə/ pee-AHT-sa;: 55 born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. He currently serves as the manager of the Italian national baseball team. He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics. A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, Piazza produced strong offensive numbers at his position; in his career, he recorded 427 home runs—a record 396 of which were hit as catcher—along with a .308 batting average and 1,335 runs batted in (RBI). More about Mike Piazza
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Piazza was drafted by the Dodgers in the 1988 MLB draft as a favor from Tommy Lasorda to Piazza's father. He was the last player selected and signed in his draft class to play in the Major Leagues. Initially a first baseman, Piazza converted to catcher in the minor leagues at Lasorda's suggestion to improve his chances of being promoted. He made his major league debut in 1992 and the following year was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was an All-Star for the first of 10 consecutive seasons. Piazza immediately impressed with his ability to hit for power and average. His best year as a Dodger came in 1997 when he batted .362, hit 40 home runs, and had 124 RBI, leading to a runner-up finish in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. In 1998, he was traded to the Marlins and then a week later to the Mets, with whom he spent most of the remainder of his career. He helped the Mets reach the 2000 World Series, the only World Series appearance of his career. After the 2005 season, Piazza left the Mets to play one season each for the Padres and Athletics before retiring after the 2007 season.In total, we tracked 64 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Piazza (Mike Piazza 2004 04 Ultimate Collection Bat Barrel Autograph Signature 4/5 1/1) was sold in November 2014 for £630.18 while the cheapest item (HOFer Mike Piazza LA Dodgers Signed 8x10 Framed Photo Auto W Roy Inscr. 41/100) found a new owner for £2.59 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2022 with an average selling price of £87.82 for an autographed item of Mike Piazza. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2014 with £382.23 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.19 was May 2023. In average, an autographed item from Mike Piazza is worth £47.69.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mike Piazza were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Dodgers Mike Piazza Authentic Signed Card 1993 Upper Deck #2 PSA Slabbed | £63.32 | ||
HOFer Mike Piazza LA Dodgers Signed 8x10 Framed Photo Auto W Roy Inscr. 41/100 | £2.59 | ||
Lot (2) Mike Piazza HOF Signed Los Angeles Dodgers 11x14 Photo PSA Sticker AUTO | £38.09 | ||
Mike Piazza 2004 Donruss Elite #124 AUTOGRAPHED CARD Mets, Dodgers | £3.96 | ||
Mike Piazza HOF Signed Los Angeles Dodgers 11x14 Photo PSA/DNA AUTO | £40.01 | ||
Mike Piazza HOF Signed New York Mets 16x20 Photo PSA/DNA AUTO COA | £32.27 | ||
Mike Piazza New York Mets Framed Signed 8x10 Photo Steiner Authentic HOF | £97.30 | ||
Mike Piazza Signed 8x10 Photo Becket Auto Custom Framed NY Mets HOF Mint COA | £222.89 | ||
Mike Piazza signed autographed 8 x 10 photo METS Dodgers / coa Beckett (B) | £35.87 | ||
Mike Piazza, New York Mets Signed Autographed 8x10 PSA COA, Framed, w. Pedro! | £120.37 |