August 14, 2008 The Astros are going to retire uniform No. 7 to honor Craig Biggio, according to the AP. Biggio becomes the ninth Astro to have his uniform number retired, joining Jim Umbricht (32), Don Wilson (40), Jose Cruz (25), Mike Scott (30), Nolan Ryan (34), Larry Dierker (49), Jimmy Wynn (24) and Jeff Bagwell (5).
September 27, 2007 Craig Biggio will start for the Astros at catcher on Saturday. He will catch one or two innings before returning to second base, according to the Houston Chronicle. The retiring Biggio began his career at catcher and moved to second base, the outfield and back to second base. "I don't want to go back there and embarrass myself," he said.
September 5, 2007 Craig Biggio was held out of the starting lineup on Tuesday due to a sore right shoulder, according to the Houston Chronicle. It's unclear if he'll be forced to miss any more time with the injury.
August 16, 2007 Craig Biggio, who has been out of the lineup for the last three games against the Dodgers, will be back in the lineup tonight, according to the Houston Chronicle. He's also expected to start on Friday against the Padres.
July 24, 2007 Craig Biggio has announced that he plans to retire at the end of the 2007 season, according to the AP. "I get to go out on top. The 3,000th hit night was the best. I'll never forget that," Biggio said at a news conference Tuesday. "I'm in a good place. I think I've done everything I could on a baseball field." Biggio is currently hitting .247 with five homers and 37 RBI on the year.
