Luis Figueroa
| Luis Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| New York Mets – No. -- | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: February 16, 1974 Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average | .125 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Runs scored | 2 |
| Teams | |
Luis R. Figueroa (born February 16, 1974 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball infielder who is presently in the minor league system of the New York Mets. He is a cousin of former major leaguer José Hernández.
Figueroa was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997, and made his major league debut on July 27, 2001.
Claimed off waivers by the New York Mets that August 15, on April 5, 2002, Figueroa was part of a 7-player trade that sent him, Saul Rivera, Bruce Chen, and Dicky Gonzalez to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Phil Seibel, and Matt Watson. From 2002-2005, Figueroa played in the Expos, Mets, Brewers, and Red Sox organizations.
In 2006, he signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, playing most of the season with their Syracuse SkyChiefs, but was called up to play in 8 games.
Figueroa signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants for the 2007 season, appearing in 6 more major league games, then signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in 2008. In December 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[1]
In March 2010, he signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays. He split the 2009 season between the Arizona League Angels, and the Salt Lake Bees.[2]
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Figueroa to a minor league contract on April 17, 2011.[3] He was released in early May.
On May 11, 2011 Figueroa was signed to a minor league deal with the New York Mets.
[edit] References
- ^ Bill Shaikin (2008-12-12). "Angels come to terms with three players". latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2008/12/and-the-angels.html. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "The Toronto Blue Jays sign Luis Figueroa" BlueJaysLocker.com 30 March 2010
- ^ Manager's Briefing: Morgan has thigh bruise, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 17, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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