Craig Biggio Could Have A Pretty Sweet Year

Houston Astros catcher centerfielder second baseman, 41 year-old Craig Biggio, is looking to reach one milestone and break another record this year. To date, Biggio currently has 2,963 hits; only 37 shy of the elite 3,000 hit club (currently at 26 players).

Also, Biggio has been hit by a pitch 283 times during his career in the majors. The current record of 287 HBP is held by Hughie Jennings, who played in the majors from 1891 to 1903. That means Biggio is four away from tying and five away from breaking his record.

I'd just like to make note that I'm not sure how legitimate his breaking of the HBP record should be. For as long as I can remember, he's been wearing that robo-arm padding which easily has helped him take some pitches off the arm. Then again, you still have to stand in there and let a ball coming at you at around 90mph hit you, which is not easy for anyone.

With that being said, good luck to Craig as he goes for both of those elite numbers this year.