Nearly a decade after it should have happened, the Mets are finally going to retire Mike Piazza’s 31 this summer.
“It is such a tremendous honor to have my number retired alongside the great Tom Seaver. My time as a Met was truly special and I want to thank Fred (Wilpon), Saul (Katz), Jeff (Wilpon again) and the entire organization for this incredible gesture,” Piazza said Monday in a statement released by the team.
Elaborating further to the New York Post, Piazza credited the fans for pushing the team to make the move.