Mike Piazza, arguably the best offensive catcher in Major League Baseball history, will enter the MLB Hall of Fame in July as a Mets player. In addition to this accomplishment, the Mets are retiring his number, #31.
Piazza played sixteen seasons in the MLB and while he was on the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres and Oakland A’s for short stints, he is most known for playing on the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“He had the ability to change a game. He had the ability to carry a team,” his former teammate Tom Glavine told MLB News.
Piazza played seven and a half seasons for the New York Mets. While he was on the Mets he played his only World Series in the year 2000. This is one of the main reasons that he wished to enter the MLB Hall of Fame as a Mets player.
 During a game that was played just ten days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, he had a two-run drive in the eighth inning which led to them winning 3-2 over the Braves. Piazza’s performance during one of the first sporting events after the attacks led to his popularity across all of the boroughs of New York City.
It appears we all can take a cue from Piazza, “Never let your dreams go away.”