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New Hall of Famer Mike Piazza moved as Mets retire his number
- Updated: July 30, 2016
7:28 PM ET
NEW YORK — Mike Piazza said he was hoping not to cry this time. Six days after being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Piazza was at Citi Field on Saturday to see his number retired by the New York Mets. Piazza, just the second player to become a member of the Hall of Fame as a Met, is also just the second Mets player to have his number retired, joining Tom Seaver. Piazza’s No. 31 joins Seaver’s No. 41, along with Nos. 14 and 37 for managers Gil Hodges and Casey Stengel, respectively, and Jackie Robinson’s 42, on the Citi Field facade.
“I think when I get home, I’ll be so emotionally drained that I’ll probably sleep for a week straight,” Mike Piazza said of his whirlwind Cooperstown-to-Queens tour. Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports
Piazza didn’t cry, but he did get emotional as fans chanted his name during Saturday’s ceremony. He told the fans the number retirement means, “I’ll always …
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