title: Tom Tsuchiya
Brent Mayne
Tom Seaver
Rick Wilkins (baseball)
Rod Barajas
Jason Phillips (catcher)
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Mike Piazza
Barry Lyons (baseball)
Robin Ventura
sentences: Tom Tsuchiya also known as Norikazu (born August 3, 1972) is an American artist who creates public sculpture.
 He is best known for bronze sculptures for Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
 In 2016, Tom was commissioned by Josh Rooney, the Director of Sports & Entertainment at Matthews International to produce the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum plaque bas-reliefs for Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza
Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944), nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
 He pitched from 1967 to 1986 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets and especially for his role in the team's 1969 World Championship.
 During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average.
 In 1992 , he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time (98.84%; subsequently surpassed in 2016 by Ken Griffey Jr. with 99.32%), and is one of two players (with Mike Piazza) wearing a New York Mets hat on his plaque at Cooperstown.
 As of 2016, Seaver, Mike Piazza and Gil Hodges (who played for the expansion Mets in 1962–63) are the only Mets players to have their jersey numbers retired by the team (Hodges' number was retired as a manager even though he also played for the Mets).
Richard David Wilkins (born June 4, 1967) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1991 and 2001 for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres.
Rodrigo Richard "Rod" Barajas (born September 5, 1975) is a Mexican American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
 Barajas also played for the Mexico national baseball team.
Jason Lloyd Phillips (born September 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who now serves as bullpen catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
 During his playing career, Phillips was also a member of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, and has worked as the bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners
Santos "Sandy" Alomar Velázquez Jr. (] , ; born June 18, 1966) is a professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager.
 He played in Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets between 1988 and 2007.
Michael Joseph Piazza ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007.
 He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics.
 A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, Piazza produced strong offensive numbers at his position; in his career, he recorded 427 home runs—a record 396 of which were hit as catcher—along with a .308 batting average and 1,335 runs batted in (RBIs).
Barry Stephen Lyons (born June 3, 1960) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1995 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox.
Robin Mark Ventura ( ; born July 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager.
 Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
 He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons.
 The White Sox selected Ventura with the tenth overall pick in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University (OSU).
 He is a six-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, two-time MLB All-Star selection and a National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

Question: Question: How many baseball seasons did this American former professional baseball catcher of New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers play, for whom the American artist Tom Tsuchiya was commissioned to produce the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum plaque bas-reliefs? 

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 Tom Tsuchiya also known as Norikazu (born August 3, 1972) is an American artist who creates public sculpture.
 He is best known for bronze sculptures for Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
 In 2016, Tom was commissioned by Josh Rooney, the Director of Sports & Entertainment at Matthews International to produce the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum plaque bas-reliefs for Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza 

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 Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers. 

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 Rodrigo Richard "Rod" Barajas (born September 5, 1975) is a Mexican American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
 Barajas also played for the Mexico national baseball team. 

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 Jason Lloyd Phillips (born September 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who now serves as bullpen catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
 During his playing career, Phillips was also a member of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, and has worked as the bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners 

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 Santos "Sandy" Alomar Velázquez Jr. (] , ; born June 18, 1966) is a professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager.
 He played in Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets between 1988 and 2007. 

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 Michael Joseph Piazza ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007.
 He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics.
 A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, Piazza produced strong offensive numbers at his position; in his career, he recorded 427 home runs—a record 396 of which were hit as catcher—along with a .308 batting average and 1,335 runs batted in (RBIs). 

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 Barry Stephen Lyons (born June 3, 1960) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
 He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1995 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox. 

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 Robin Mark Ventura ( ; born July 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager.
 Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
 He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons.
 The White Sox selected Ventura with the tenth overall pick in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University (OSU).
 He is a six-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, two-time MLB All-Star selection and a National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. 

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Answer: 16 seasons