What is Mike Piazza?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Mike Piazza |image=File:M Piazza.JPG |image_size = 205 |caption= |position=[[Catcher]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|9|4}} |birth_place=[[Norristown, Pennsylvania]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 1 |debutyear=1992 |debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 30 |finalyear=2007 |finalteam=Oakland Athletics |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average]] |stat1value=.308 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=427 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=1,335 |teams= * [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1998}}) * [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|1998}}) * [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2005}}) * [[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|2006}}) * [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2007}}) |highlights= * 12× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993]]–[[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002]], [[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]], [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2005]]) * [[NL Rookie of the Year]] (1993) * 10× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1993–2002) * [[New York Mets#Retired numbers|New York Mets No. 31]] retired * [[New York Mets Hall of Fame]] |hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |hoftype = National |hofdate=[[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2016|2016]] |hofvote=83.0% (fourth ballot) }} '''Michael Joseph Piazza''' (born September 4, 1968) is a former American baseball [[catcher]] who played 16 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. His best years were played with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[New York Mets]]. Piazza is regarded by many as the best offensive (hitting, batting) catcher of all time. He holds many batting records among catchers, such as most career [[home run]]s (427) and seven seasons hitting 30 or more home runs. Despite allegations of using [[anabolic steroids]] and other [[performance-enhancing drugs]], Piazza was eventually elected to