Craig Biggio was Suffolk County’s top football player before choosing baseball at Seton Hall, where his coach converted him into a catcher. Drafted by Houston in 1987, he became a rare All-Star catcher who moved to second base at his peak, then later shifted to the outfield.

This deep dive covers his positional selflessness, a Hall of Fame career of durability and grit, 285 hit-by-pitches, 3,000 hits, the Killer Bees era, and his maturation after an early DWI arrest into a respected community leader.

• First player named an All-Star at both catcher and second base
• Won four straight Gold Gloves at second base after switching positions
• Hit by a pitch 285 times, second-most in MLB history
• Reached 3,000 hits in 2007, then was thrown out stretching for a double
• Elected to the Hall of Fame in 2015, the first inducted as an Astro