Bien Figueroa
Bien Figueroa | |
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![]() Figueroa with Florida State in 1985 | |
Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | February 7, 1964|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 17, 1992, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 1992, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .182 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
CPBL statistics | |
Batting average | .436 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bienvenido Figueroa DeLeon (born February 7, 1964) is a Dominican former professional baseball player. Figueroa played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1992.
Career
[edit]Figueroa spent 1986 through 1991 in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates before making his major league debut on May 17, 1992. His last MLB appearance was on October 4, 1992, and spent 1993 and 1994 in the minor leagues with the Cardinals and Montreal Expos organizations. In 1995 after being released by the Texas Rangers organization, Figueroa joined the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and won the Taiwan Series. Figueroa split the 1996 season between the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles organizations and the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League.[1]
He later managed in the minor leagues with the Bluefield Orioles, Delmarva Shorebirds, Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysox, and the Connecticut Defenders.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Figueroa's son, Cole, played in MLB and is currently in the Tampa Bay Rays front office.[3] He also has a son named Ian (Born May 31, 2013).
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Erie Cardinals players
- Florida State Seminoles baseball players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Dominican Republic people of African descent
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Minor league baseball managers
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Uni-President Lions players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Dominican Republic baseball biography stubs
- Baseball shortstop stubs