{"id":85159,"date":"2025-08-02T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85159"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:31:09","slug":"sports-radio-hosts-duped-by-fake-mike-piazza-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85159","title":{"rendered":"Sports radio hosts duped by fake Mike Piazza rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"main\"><main role=\"main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thecomeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/08\/USATSI_18938859-scaled-e1754072012993-832x447.jpg\" alt=\"Sports radio hosts duped by fake Mike Piazza rumor\" width=\"832\" height=\"447\" \/> Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>No, the New York Mets are not un-retiring Mike Piazza\u2019s number 31 for newly acquired centerfielder Cedric Mullins.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets retired Piazza\u2019s 31 on July 30, 2016, the same week the Hall of Fame catcher was inducted into Cooperstown. Nine years later, the Mets traded for veteran outfielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles, who also wears the number 31.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the trade, Mets troll account Mark Gooden alleged Mullins asked for Piazza\u2019s number 31 to be unretired for him, claiming the franchise obliged. Despite it being an absolutely ridiculous claim, many on social media fell for the post, including the afternoon radio hosts on Detroit\u2019s 97.1 The Ticket.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cedric Mullins, who wore 31 for his entire career in Baltimore, has asked the Mets to un-retire Mike Piazza\u2019s 31 for him. The Mets have obliged. They are all in. Mullins will wear 31 with the Mets. pic.twitter.com\/hbhZEquqFn<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TooGooden17\/status\/1951013304068886548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1951013304068886548%7Ctwgr%5E2bd9527e9b7c30664cba5281a38d9c5843ddd7bd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fmlb%2Fsports-radio-hosts-fake-mike-piazza-rumor.html<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just saw this on social media,\u201d said legendary Detroit sports radio host Mike \u201cStoney\u201d Stone, who was filling in for regular co-host Mike Valenti. \u201cCedric Mullins\u2026he wears number 31. 31 has been retired for Mike Piazza. He asked if they would unretire it and they have obliged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUFxcaz3SlA?si=HjpTlUEnBWqJFSrQ&amp;start=26893\" width=\"760\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\"><\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\nStoney then posed two questions to co-host Rico Beard. Should the number be unretired for Mullins? And is Piazza more of a Dodger or a Met?<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, their listeners weren\u2019t duped. \u201cI just saw this on social media\u201d should have been the first cause for pause. The second reason for doubt should have been the hosts questioning whether Piazza is more of a Dodger or Met. Piazza played the most games as a Met. He hit the most homers as a Met. His biggest moments were as a Met. There\u2019s a reason Piazza is wearing a Mets hat on his Cooperstown plaque.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being sure whether Piazza was more of a Dodger or Met, both hosts did agree it was \u201cbad\u201d for Mullins to be given his number 31. Just not bad enough to warrant fact-checking the bogus report.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s reasonable to assume Stoney and Beard didn\u2019t know Mark Goodman was a troll account on social media. But if you know troll accounts exist, and you read something as ridiculous as the Mets giving Piazza\u2019s number to Cedric Mullins, just do a quick double-check before breaking it down on a prominent sports radio show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"author-box\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, the New York Mets are not unretiring Mike Piazza\u2019s number 31 for newly acquired centerfielder Cedric Mullins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":85160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sports radio hosts duped by fake Mike Piazza rumor - 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