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May 17, 1998: Brian Jordan's five-hit game overshadows Mike Piazza's first Marlins start – Society for American Baseball Research
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Mike Piazza of the Florida Marlins in a game against the Arizona News Photo - Getty Images
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How Marlins' Disastrous 1998 season Led to Their Second World Series - Fish Stripes
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Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza took different paths to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Mike Piazza recalls short stint with Marlins
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For Marlins, fire sales and cynicism in South Florida are nothing new - Sports Illustrated
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Florida Marlins Retrospective: Appreciating Gary Sheffield
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OTD 1998: Mike Piazza's Mets Debut - Metsmerized Online
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Mike Piazza
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17 years ago, Mike Piazza got traded to the Marlins for five glorious games
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1998 baseball season in review
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JAWS and the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot: Mike Piazza - Sports Illustrated
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Dodgers off today. So, ever been a time you hated the boys in blue ? I'll start- May 15th 1998 Piazza traded to Florida. I swore I would never watch a Dodger