MLB legend Mike Piazza still feels excitement for Opening Day, recalls fond memories

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Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is officially here.

After months of the owners and the players’ union going back and forth, the two sides came to an agreement to start Opening on April 7 and play a full 162-game season.

For Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, the excitement is still there.

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Catcher Mike Piazza of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during a game against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 24, 1993. (Jed Jacobsohn/Allsport)

Piazza, who played 16 seasons in the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and five games with the Florida Marlins, was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania – about 21 miles northwest of Philadelphia. He grew up watching the Phillies and got into the old Veterans Stadium to watch the team way back when.

"Definitely excitement," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I think it’s definitely in your blood. Once you’re a professional player, Opening Day is always a celebration and sort of a spirit of renewal and everybody’s in first place. A lot of optimism. As a kid I remember many experiences going to Opening Day down at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia and watching like the crazy things the Phillies would do like kite man and certain other things. It’s a celebration, no question."

Piazza broke into the league in 1992 as a catcher for the Dodgers and got his first taste of Opening Day with Los Angeles in 1993. He said he remembered played in the old Joe Robbie Stadium when the Dodgers played the Marlins on April 5, 1993. He went 1-for-4 in that game but later