Tito Figueroa Explained

Tito Figueroa
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:13 June 1914
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1940
Debutteam:New York Cubans
Finalyear:1940
Finalteam:New York Cubans
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José Antonio Figueroa Freyre (June 13, 1914 – April 13, 2004), nicknamed "Tito", was a Puerto Rican professional pitcher in the Negro leagues.

A native of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Figueroa was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Tite Figueroa. He was a member of the Puerto Rico national baseball team and won the gold medal in javelin at the 1935 and 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. Figueroa played for the New York Cubans in 1940.[1] [2] He died in 2004 at age 89.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Figueroa . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tito Figueroa . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.