Pedro Figueroa
Pedro Figueroa | |
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Starting pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | November 23, 1985|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 22, 2014, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2–1 |
Earned run average | 4.28 |
Strikeouts | 20 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Pedro José Figueroa Vizcaíno (born November 23, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers.
Career
[edit]Oakland Athletics
[edit]Figueroa signed with Oakland in 2006 and split time between the Dominican Summer League Athletics 1 and the rookie–level Arizona League Athletics.
For the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he played for the Low–A Vancouver Canadians, going 4–7 with a 4.07 ERA and 112 strikeouts. For the 2009 season, he split time between the Single-A Kane County Cougars and High-A Stockton Ports.
For the 2010 season, Figueroa was ranked fifth in Oakland's farm system according to Baseball America.[1] Despite not playing above Single-A, Oakland added him to their 40-man roster.[2] He was recalled from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats after pitching a total of seven innings without allowing a run on April 21, 2012. He made his MLB debut later that day.
Figueroa was released by the Athletics organization on December 20, 2013.
Texas Rangers
[edit]On January 2, 2014, Figueroa was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.[3] He was designated for assignment on January 23. Figueroa was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers on January 29, 2014. He made 10 appearances for the Rangers, logging a 2–1 record and 4.00 ERA with 3 strikeouts across 9 innings of work. On October 6, Figueroa was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Round Rock Express.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Oakland's Top-Rated Prospects
- ^ A's Add Four To 40-Man Roster
- ^ Twitter / Athletics: The #Athletics have also released LHP Pedro Figueroa to clear a 40-man roster spot for C Chris Gimenez, who was claimed off waivers today.
- ^ "Rangers outright 6 players to Triple-A Round Rock". si.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Athletics players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Athletics players
- Kane County Cougars players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Midland RockHounds players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Stockton Ports players
- Texas Rangers players
- Tigres del Licey players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Dominican Republic baseball pitcher stubs