{"id":580567,"date":"2026-02-19T06:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/580567\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:03:25","slug":"mlb-news-astros-linked-to-pair-of-former-dodgers-mlbpa-strong-after-surprise-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/580567\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB News: Astros Linked to Pair of Former Dodgers, MLBPA \u2018Strong\u2019 After Surprise Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring training is rolling on in Major League Baseball, though many stars will depart camp early to join their teams for the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n

Here are some top headlines from around the MLB, including the Houston Astros targeting a pair of former Dodgers and the fallout from the MLB Players Association\u2019s executive director\u2019s surprise resignation.<\/p>\n

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Astros Sign Son of HOFer to Contract<\/p>\n

Cavan Biggio<\/a>, son of Astros great and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was signed to a minor league deal by the team, the Associated Press reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jul 23, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Cavan Biggio (6) reacts after scoring during the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

The younger Biggio was a Dodger for part of 2024, appearing in 30 games and slashing .192\/.306\/.329.<\/p>\n

The utility man has spent seven years in the majors as part of four teams.<\/p>\n

Astros Linked to Dodgers Flameout<\/p>\n

Michael Conforto, who spent 2025 with the Dodgers but had the worst season of his career, has also drawn interest from the Astros<\/a>, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.<\/p>\n

During his year in LA, Conforto slashed .199\/.305\/.333 in 138 games.<\/p>\n

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He hit 12 home runs and knocked in 36 runs as well.<\/p>\n

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Sep 20, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Michael Conforto (23) reacts after scoring a run during the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Conforto slashed .237\/.309\/.450 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs for the San Francisco Giants in 2024.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d been on a one-year, $17 million deal with the Dodgers, but the Boys in Blue filled that hole in the outfield with Kyle Tucker, perhaps the top free agent of the offseason.<\/p>\n

MLBPA \u2018Strong\u2019 Despite Scandal, Exec Says<\/p>\n

Following the shocking resignation of Tony Clark<\/a>, who\u2019d been having an \u201cinappropriate relationship\u201d with his sister-in-law, interim executive director Bruce Meyer<\/a> projected strength on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to say this is a great thing; this is unforeseen,\u201d he said, as reported by Jesse Rogers of ESPN<\/a>. \u201cAt the end of the day, leadership is important and leadership comes and goes, but what remains is the players.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur union is strong and always has been strong because of the solidarity of our members, of our players. That is going to continue, and as I\u2019ve said in the past in different contexts, anybody who underestimates the strength of the MLB Players Association does so at their own peril.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring training is rolling on in Major League Baseball, though many stars will depart camp early to join…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2389],"tags":[42,5,2178,2129,15268,2196,39,139,54,3211,29,774,19,111,4,28513,66],"class_list":["post-580567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston-astros","tag-astros","tag-baseball","tag-california","tag-cavan-biggio","tag-craig-biggio","tag-dodger-stadium","tag-dodgers","tag-houston","tag-houston-astros","tag-houstonastros","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-los-angeles","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-michael-conforto","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-players-association","tag-san-francisco-giants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116095786561058835","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}