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May 16, 1998: Mike Piazza's Marlins debut overshadowed by Mark
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2023 Topps Pristine - Mike Piazza - Refractor - New York Mets
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Mets change franchise course by trading for Piazza
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This Day in Transaction History: Marlins acquire Mike Piazza in
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Mike Piazza - Wikipedia
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Dodgers' trade of Piazza revisited
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Keith Hernandez uniform No. 17 to be retired by NY Mets
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On This Date: Mets Acquire Mike Piazza From Marlins - Metsmerized
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Mike Piazza: 31 Facts About No. 31, Former New York Met And LA
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Mike Piazza: Mets Hall of Famer by the numbers – New York Daily News
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Holding On to Piazza's Stint With Marlins - The New York Times
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For Marlins, fire sales and cynicism in South Florida are nothing