Tommy Lasorda is really really close friends with my dad - MLB All-Star Mike Piazza once revealed why his LA Dodgers draft was due to family ties with Tommy Lasorda

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Tommy Lasorda is really really close friends with my dad - MLB All-Star Mike Piazza once revealed why his LA Dodgers draft was due to family ties with Tommy Lasorda

TIL that in 1988 with the 1,390th pick, the Dodger's drafted Mike Piazza because the manager of the team owed a favor to Piazza's father. Piazza ended up playing in the league

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Tommy Lasorda is really really close friends with my dad - MLB All-Star Mike Piazza once revealed why his LA Dodgers draft was due to family ties with Tommy Lasorda

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