Tito Figueroa
| Tito Figueroa | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 13, 1914 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: April 13, 2004 (aged 89) | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1940, for the New York Cubans | |
| Teams | |
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ "José Figueroa". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Tito Figueroa". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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- 1914 births
- 2004 deaths
- New York Cubans players
- Sportspeople from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
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- Puerto Rican baseball players
- Puerto Rican male javelin throwers
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
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