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 | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| 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.
Cuban manager León Rojas described Figueroa, along with countryman Juan Guilbe, as one of the premier amateur pitchers of the 1940s.[1] Figueroa and Guilbe both played for the New York Cubans in 1940.[2][3]
He died in 2004 at age 89.
References
- ^ "La VI Serie Mundial Vista Por El Viejo Rojas". Digital Library of the Caribbean. Revista Bohemia. 24 October 1943. p. 21. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "José Figueroa". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Tito Figueroa". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads