The 1987 Major League Baseball draft is the process by which Major League Baseball teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone wh
First-round selections Ken Griffey Jr. (top left), Mike Harkey (top right), Jack McDowell (bottom left), and Mike Remlinger (bottom right).
Craig Biggio
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Craig Alan Biggio is an American former professional baseball second baseman, outfielder, and catcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, from 1988 to 2007. A seven-
1987 Major League Baseball draft
…although not all signed a professional contract. As of 2020, only three players from the draft has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame– Craig Biggio, Griffey Jr, and Mike Mussina, though Mussina did not sign in this draft. As with prior drafts, the team with the worst overall record from the previous…
Biggio in 2015
Biggio playing catcher in 1990
Biggio with the Houston Astros
Biggio's hit counter, prior to the start of the 2007 season.