Ed Figueroa
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)
Born: October 14, 1948 in Ciales, Puerto Rico pr
Debut: April 9, 1974 (13,475th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: September 27, 1981
vs. CHW 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season
Full Name: Eduardo Figueroa
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After a solid 1975 season (2.91 ERA, fifth-best in the AL) with the last-place Angels, he was traded with Mickey Rivers to the Yankees for Bobby Bonds. He was the Yankee staff’s biggest winner over three AL-championship seasons, winning 55 from 1976 to 1978. In 1978 Figueroa became the first native Puerto Rican to win 20 games in the majors (he had been close two years earlier, but a rainout on the last day of the season deprived him of his chance). After elbow surgery in 1979, he did not pitch effectively; leaving the majors, he continued pitching in Mexico.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
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