Cavan Biggio

BIOGRAPHY

Cavan Biggio was born April 11, 1995, in Houston, Texas. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Biggio attended St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. He lettered four times in both baseball and football. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Biggio in the 29th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign and chose to attend the University of Notre Dame. In three seasons of college baseball with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Biggio batted .272 with 15 home runs, 70 runs batted in (RBIs), and 33 stolen bases. In 2014 and 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Considered a top prospect heading into the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, Biggio was selected in the fifth round by the Toronto Blue Jays. On May 24, 2019, Biggio was called up to the Toronto Blue Jays. He made his major league debut that night versus the San Diego Padres. Two days later, on May 26, he got his first major league hit. In his next at bat that game, he hit his first home run.

Overall with the 2020 Blue Jays, Biggio batted .250 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs in 59 games.

Biggio is the son of Patricia and Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Craig Biggio; upon reaching the Major Leagues, he and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who had been called up a month earlier, became the first teammates in MLB history whose fathers were both Hall of Famers. He has a brother, Conor, and a sister, Quinn. Conor also played baseball for St. Thomas and Notre Dame, and was a 34th round draft selection by the Houston Astros in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Conor later went to work for the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Quinn currently plays softball for Notre Dame.

On March 22, 2022, Biggio signed a $2.123 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.

On January 13, 2023, Biggio signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.