Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza has agreed to manage the Italian baseball team, he announced in a tweet Wednesday.
Piazza said he will manage the team for the 2020 European Baseball Championship and the 2021 World Baseball Classic.
This will be Piazza’s first managerial experience since the 12-time All-Star retired in 2008 after a 16-year baseball career.
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He was the majority owner of AC Reggiana, a third-tier Italian soccer team, from 2016 until it ceased operations after the 2017-18 season.
Italy finished as the runner-up at the European Baseball Championship this year. It has never made it past the second round in four WBC appearances.
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