Hall of Fame Caps That Could Have Been

Mike Piazza, the twelve-time All-Star who holds the record for the most home runs hit by a catcher, was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame this weekend. He became only the second inductee to be depicted wearing a New York Mets cap in the portrait on his commemorative plaque. I’m a native New Yorker and Mets fan since childhood, so it feels sacrilegious to admit that I think Piazza should have beeen immortalized as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he played the first half of his dazzling career.

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