Jesús Maria Figueroa (born February 20, 1957) is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He appeared in 115 games during the 1980 baseball season with the Chicago Cubs, mostly as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. Figueroa also played 611 games in Minor League Baseball, over the course of nine seasons.
| Jesús Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 65 | |
| Outfielder / Batting practice pitcher | |
| Born: February 20, 1957 Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1980, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1980, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Teams | |
| As a player
As a batting practice pitcher
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Figueroa works for the Toronto Blue Jays as their batting practice pitcher, a position he has held since 1989. He was a member of the 1992 and '93 teams that won back-to-back World Series.[1]
References
edit- ^ Lott, John (February 23, 2013). "Jays' iron-man pitcher late arriving for spring training". nationalpost.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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