31-429: Surname list Biggio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Cavan Biggio (born 1995), American baseball player Craig Biggio (born 1965), American baseball player Piero Biggio (1937–2007), Italian Roman Catholic prelate [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Biggio . If an internal link intending to refer to
62-820: A Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team located in Vancouver , British Columbia . They are members of the Northwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays . The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium . They are currently the only MiLB team based in Canada. Prior to the 1999 season, the Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League franchise was purchased by a group led by Art Savage with
93-530: A brother, Conor, and a sister, Quinn. 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 playing second base exclusively, with
124-485: A one-year, $ 2.8 million contract with the Blue Jays, again avoiding salary arbitration. In 111 games for Toronto, he slashed .235/.340/.370 with nine home runs and 40 RBI. Biggio played in 44 games for Toronto in 2024, hitting .200/.323/.291 with two home runs, nine RBI, and two stolen bases. On June 7, 2024, he was designated for assignment . On June 12, 2024, the Blue Jays traded Biggio and cash considerations to
155-540: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biggio&oldid=988700233 " Categories : Surnames Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cavan Biggio Cavan Thomas Biggio ( / ˈ k æ v ɪ n / KAV -in ; born April 11, 1995)
186-674: Is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays , Los Angeles Dodgers , and Atlanta Braves . He is the son of former MLB player and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio . Biggio is the son of Patricia and Craig Biggio , a former MLB second baseman and inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame . His given name comes from County Cavan in Ireland. He has
217-794: The Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league pitcher Braydon Fisher. He played in 30 games for the Dodgers, batting .192 with three home runs and 10 RBI. Biggio was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on August 5 and was released on August 8. On August 23, 2024, Biggio signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants . He played in 12 games for the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats , slashing .163/.413/.326 with two home runs, six RBI, and two stolen bases. On September 7, 2024, Biggio
248-664: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish , Biggio batted .272 with 15 home runs , 70 runs batted in (RBIs), and 33 stolen bases . In 2014 (batting .203) and 2015 (batting .263), he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League , and was named a league all-star in 2015. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Biggio in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft and he signed for
279-860: The Vancouver Mounties . The Mounties played in the PCL from 1956 through 1962, and from 1965 through 1969. The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium which had hosted previous minor league teams. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches 60-day injured list [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 2, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Northwest League → Toronto Blue Jays minor league players In
310-711: The 2019 season with the Buffalo Bisons of the Triple-A International League . Through his first 42 games with the Bisons, he hit .307 with six home runs. 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 , striking out twice and grounding out in his three at-bats. Two days later, on May 26, he got his first major league hit off Robbie Erlin of
341-561: The 2022 season, the High-A West became known as the Northwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. Vancouver finished 2nd in the 2022 season, qualifying for the first time to the new Northwest League playoffs system. Under the new playoffs system, a single best-of-5 series is played to determine the championship winner. Vancouver lost 3–0 to Eugene to finish runner-up. In
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#1732797639408372-633: The 2022 season. While the Canadians were unable to make the playoffs in 2018, coming in a close second in both the first and second half of the season, they still lead the league in attendance with an impressive 239,086 in total attendance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minor League Baseball season was cancelled. In the winter of 2020 as part the reorganization of minor league baseball, Vancouver received an invitation to continue as
403-399: The 2023 season, the Canadians had the best overall record in the Northwest League at 77–54 and qualified for the playoffs by winning the first-half title with a 38–27 record. Vancouver defeated Everett 3–1 to win their first High-A Northwest League Championship. The 2024 season saw the Canadians again qualify for the playoffs, but they lost the championship series 3–1 to Spokane. Vancouver
434-646: The Blue Jays' High-A affiliate. In a further change, they were organized into the High-A West along with five other teams previously of the Northwest League. The team began the 2021 season playing its home games at Ron Tonkin Field (the home field of the Hillsboro Hops ) in Hillsboro, Oregon due to COVID-19 border restrictions. The Canadians finished 5th in 2021, missing out on playoffs. Prior to
465-410: The Blue Jays, he batted .224/.322/.356 with seven home runs and 27 RBI in 79 games. In Triple–A, Biggio batted .182 with three home runs and 11 RBI across 22 games. On March 22, 2022, he signed a $ 2.123 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration. He played in 97 games for the Blue Jays and slashed .202/.318/.350 with six home runs and 24 RBI. On January 13, 2023, Biggio signed
496-539: The Canadians. In the spring of 2010, the Vancouver Canadians and Scotiabank announced a long-term partnership that would see Nat Bailey Stadium renamed to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Canadians became the Short Season A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays following the 2010 season. This helped see the team's attendance rise to 162,162 for the season, a team record. In September 2011,
527-572: The Padres. In his next at bat that game, he hit his first home run off Matt Wisler . On September 17, Biggio hit for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards , becoming the third player in Blue Jays history to accomplish the feat, following Jeff Frye in 2001 and Kelly Gruber in 1989. Biggio had four RBI, scored three runs, and stole two bases in the game. Cavan, alongside his father, Craig (who hit for
558-515: The Vancouver Canadians and secured a 25-year lease with the City of Vancouver Parks Board. Extensive work began that offseason in a full-scale stadium renovation which improved washrooms, concessions, concourses, and children's play area. Point-of-purchase concessions increased substantially. In January 2008, former Washington Nationals executive Andy Dunn become the President and General Manager of
589-486: The Vancouver Canadians were named the 2013 recipient of the John H. Johnson President's Award . The prestigious award is given to Minor League Baseball's top organization. It was the first time that a Canadian-based franchise won MiLB's top award. In 2016, the Canadians led the Northwest League with a total attendance of 222,363, averaging 6,177 per game. This earned them the 2016 Esurance "Home Field Advantage Award" given to
620-586: The Vancouver Canadians won their first Northwest League championship title , defeating the Tri-City Dust Devils , 9–2, to win the final series, 2–1. The following year, the Vancouver Canadians became back-to-back champions for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Boise Hawks , 12–9, to win the final series, 2–1. In August 2013, outfielder Kevin Pillar became the first alumnus of
651-594: The cycle for the Houston Astros on April 8, 2002), joined Gary Ward and his son Daryle as only the second father and son duo to hit for the cycle in MLB history. On the season, Biggio hit .235/.364/.429 with 16 home runs, 48 RBI, and 14 stolen bases in 100 games. Overall, during the COVID-19 pandemic shortened 2020 season , Biggio batted .250/.375/.432 with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 59 games. In 2021 with
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#1732797639408682-724: The draft slot bonus of $ 300,000 on June 17, and was assigned to the Vancouver Canadians of the Low–A Northwest League . On July 26, Biggio was named an All-Star for Vancouver. He finished the 2016 season with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Single–A Midwest League . In 62 games, Biggio batted .273 with 26 RBI and 11 stolen bases. He also exhibited above-average plate discipline , walking 33 times while striking out 35 times. Biggio played
713-823: The entire 2017 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the High–A Florida State League , batting .233 with 11 home runs, 60 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. The Blue Jays assigned him to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League for the 2018 season. There, Biggio was named the Eastern League's Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player while hitting .252 with 26 homers and 99 RBI. He began
744-677: The final champions of the WIL, Vancouver was not part of its reformation into the Northwest League, due to the NWL's shedding of all of its Canadian teams in order to focus on the American Pacific Northwest . Vancouver was without professional baseball in 1955, but in 1956 the highest calibre of minor league play, in the form of the Open classification Pacific Coast League , came to British Columbia when Oakland Oaks transferred there as
775-819: The intention of relocating to Sacramento, California . Despite winning the Pacific Coast League title and the Triple-A World Series the Canadians moved to California's capital city. Vancouver would not be without baseball as the Southern Oregon Timberjacks of the Northwest League announced relocation to fill the void in Vancouver. The Canadians name resumed as members of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League in 2000. Like
806-433: The organization in each affiliated minor league with the greatest attendance per percentage capacity. In 2017, the Canadians won another championship, defeating Eugene , 2–1, to win the series, 3–1. They beat their previous record in attendance with 239,527 people in total attendance for the 2017 season, averaging to 6,303 per game. On January 26, 2018, Toronto extended their player-development contract with Vancouver through
837-466: The predecessor Pacific Coast League franchise, the new Canadians signed a player development contract with the Oakland Athletics . The Canadians had players such as Nick Swisher , Jeremy Brown , Jason Windsor , Joe Blanton , Rich Harden , Travis Buck , Dallas Braden , and Dan Straily on teams during this period. In 2007, local Vancouver businessmen Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney purchased
868-545: The team to play in the major leagues for Toronto. On September 9, 2013 the Canadians became just the third Northwest League team to win three straight championships, defeating the Boise Hawks, 5–0, at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium to win the final series, 2–1, in front of a sellout crowd. The 2013 season also saw the Vancouver Canadians draw over 195,000 fans to Scotiabank Field, a fifth consecutive team record which included 23 sold-out games. On November 4, 2013,
899-608: Was a 34th round draft selection by the Houston Astros in the 2015 MLB draft . Conor later went to work for the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball . As of the 2020–21 collegiate season, his sister Quinn played softball for Notre Dame. Upon reaching the major leagues, Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. , who had been called up a month earlier, became the first teammates in MLB history to be sons of Hall of Fame players. Vancouver Canadians The Vancouver Canadians are
930-587: Was an influential entity in the early history of the Northwest League . They were charter members of every version of the league that would eventually form the NWL, most notably as the sole team that survived the collapse of the Western International League (WIL) in 1922 when it reformed in 1937, winning four pennants in the WIL (1942, 1947, 1949, and 1954) as the Vancouver Capilanos (1939–1954). However, even though they were
961-603: Was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. He played in one game for the Triple–A Gwinnett Stripers before he was added to the major league roster on September 11. In 4 games for Atlanta, Biggio went 1–for–5 (.200). On November 1, Biggio was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Gwinnett, but rejected the assignment in favor of free agency. Cavan's brother Conor also played baseball for St. Thomas and Notre Dame, and