Mike Piazza Inducted To Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016

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Updated: January 7, 2016

According to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza has been inducted to the 2016 Hall of Fame class.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza are the new #HOF members for 2016.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 6, 2016

Tommy Lasorda of the Dodgers congratulated Piazza on the induction to the Hall.

Congratulations to @mikepiazza31, an outstanding ballplayer and a great man. #HOF2016 pic.twitter.com/kLqzBONSsE

— Tommy Lasorda (@TommyLasorda) January 6, 2016

Piazza tweeted his thank you’s to the fans on Twitter as well.

Still haven’t come back to earth! Honored, humbled, grateful, Thank You, Writers, Huge, Thanks to teams teammates and especially Fans! #HOF

— Mike Piazza (@mikepiazza31) January 7, 2016

Piazza was drafted in the 62 round of the MLB Draft back in 1988. He is the lowest player drafted to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Piazza spent seven years with the Dodgers before joining the Florida Marlins and then New York Mets. He also played for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres at the end of his career.

No catcher in MLB history has hit more home-runs than Piazza. Piazza was a 12-time All-Star who held a .308 career batting average including 427 home runs, 396 of them at the catcher position.

Congratulations Mike Piazza!

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