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Reports: Craig Biggio to coach baseball at St. Thomas
02:49 PM CDT on Monday, May 19, 2008
HOUSTON -- Former Astros star Craig Biggio is set to become the head baseball coach at St. Thomas High School in Houston.
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Biggio helped coach St. Thomas' football team last fall.
Biggio was an assistant baseball and football coach this year at St. Thomas, which won a state private school championship earlier this month.
Biggio’s oldest son, Conor, plays baseball and football there.
Biggio helped coach the school's football team last fall.
The Houston Chronicle cited multiple sources Monday who said Biggio would be introduced at a Tuesday news conference.
A spokesman for St. Thomas refused to confirm the report.
The 42-year-old Biggio, considered a future Hall of Famer, retired last year after 20 seasons with the Astros.
He is the franchise leader in games played and capped his steady career with his 3,000th hit last season. He finished with 3,060 hits, 20th all-time.
He also has a three-year personal services contract with the Astros to work as a special assistant to general manager Ed Wade, helping coach young players as well as assisting the Astros on the business side.
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