Jesús Figueroa
Appearance
Jesús Figueroa | |
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Outfielder / Batting practice pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | February 20, 1957|
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 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
As a player
As a batting practice pitcher |
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 9 seasons.
Figueroa worked for the Toronto Blue Jays as their batting practice pitcher, a position he held from 1989-2016.[1]
References
- ^ Lott, John (February 23, 2013). "Jays' iron-man pitcher late arriving for spring training". nationalpost.com. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)