Jesús Figueroa | |
Position: | Outfielder / Batting practice pitcher |
Team: | Toronto Blue Jays |
Number: | 65 |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1957 |
Birth Place: | Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 22 |
Debutyear: | 1980 |
Debutteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 5 |
Finalyear: | 1980 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .253 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 11 |
Teams: | As a player
As a batting practice pitcher
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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.
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]