Eduardo Figueroa
Outfielder
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1998 June free agent draft.
1996: Received medical redshirt after suffering a broken vertebrae
in his back...
1995: Games/Started: 37/19... Belted a HR in his first collegiate
at bat, a two-run blast against VMI... Was 0-for-4 in the College World Series,
but scored a run in three games... Went 2-for-3 in the series finale against
Ohio State in a weekend that saw him go 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI...
Helped Vols complete a series sweep of Kentucky by going 2-for-4 with a double
and four RBI...
HIGH SCHOOL: Batted .364 his senior season... Earned the All-Alliance
Award in 1993 as well as being named to the All-Star team... Named prep team's
rookie of the year in 1991... Coached by Daniel Conde at Colegio San
Ignacio...
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 1976 in Santruce, Puerto Rico... Father is
former major league pitcher Eduardo Figueroa, Sr. (the first Puerto Rican
pitcher to win 20 games in the major leagues)... His father played for
California, Texas, New York Yankees, and Oakland over his 20-year career...Son
of Eduardo and Enilda Figueroa.
Figueroa's Career Statistics
Year | G/GS | AVG | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP |
1995 | 37/19 | .167 | 71 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 53 | .398 | 11 | 3 |
SO | SF/S | SB/A | PO | A | E | FLD |
22 | 2/1 | 6/6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .969 |