Jesús Figueroa

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: (1957-02-20) February 20, 1957
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 runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams
As a player

As a batting practice pitcher

Figueroa works for the Toronto Blue Jays as their batting practice pitcher, a position he has held since 1989.[1]

References

  1. 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.


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