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Homer No. 1? 352? 10 greatest moments of Mike Piazza’s career

Mike Piazza finally gets his Hall of Fame moment Sunday in Cooperstown. But before the Mets’ legend is inducted into the Hall of Fame, relive 10 of his greatest moments:

Sept. 1, 1992

Piazza makes his major league debut, and it is a memorable one. A 62nd-round pick in the 1988 draft who was selected as a favor to his father at the direction of his good friend and Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, he goes 3-for-3 as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 5-4. After walking in his first at-bat against starter Mike Harkey, Piazza rifles an opposite-field double in the fourth inning and singles in his next two at-bats.