Autor/-in: Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixty-second round of the 1988 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He was National League Rookie of the Year in 1993 and was a twelve-time All-Star selection. He holds the record for most home runs by a catcher (396) and held the record for highest batting average in a season by a catcher (. 362) until it was recently broken. He lives with his family in Miami Beach, Florida. Lonnie Wheeler’s numerous books include collaborations on the autobiographies of Hank Aaron (I Had a Hammer. ), Bob Gibson (Stranger to the Game. ), Mike Piazza (Long Shot. ), a baseball dialogue between Gibson and Reggie Jackson (Sixty Feet, Six Inches. ), and reflections on a summer at Wrigley Field (Bleachers. ). The author of Intangiball: The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games. , he lives in New Richmond, Ohio.