Mets Hall of Famer Mike Piazza reveals what 'new immigrants' can learn from Italian Americans

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Perhaps the best moment of Mike Piazza's career was his home run in the New York Mets' first home game post-9/11.

With his Mets down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, Piazza drilled a no-doubt two-run homer that proved to be the game-winner. 

It's now considered one of the greatest home runs in Mets history, allowing New Yorkers to forget for just a moment the tragedy that hit their city 10 days earlier.

However, the former catcher's roots run deep in Italy.

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Manager Mike Piazza of Team Italy looks on prior to a World Baseball Classic Pool A game against Chinese Taipei at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium March 10, 2023, in Taichung, Taiwan. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)

Piazza's grandparents immigrated to the United States from Sicily, and he serves as manager of the Italian national baseball team, a squad he played for in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He also purchased a majority stake in an Italian soccer club in 2016.

The Hall of Famer attended the Italian American Baseball Federation Cigar Dinner in Bayside, New York, recently and spoke to attendees about being "authentically Italian and … authentically American."

The Mets icon said "new immigrants" can learn "everything" from Italian Americans.

"I’ve been asked in political circles, 'What can the new immigrants that are coming to our country today learn from the Italian Americans?’ And I said ‘everything,'" he said. "Because you can be authentically Italian and be authentically American. 

"So, they have a lot to learn from us, because we are proud Americans. We love this country. We love the fact we are able to achieve our