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.