Pedro José Figueroa Vizcaíno (born November 23, 1985) is a Dominican former professional

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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and Texas Rangers.

Career

Oakland Athletics

Figueroa signed with Oakland in 2006 and split time between the

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Athletics 1 and the Arizona Rookie League Athletics. For the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he played for the

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, going 4–7 with a 4.07 ERA. For the 2009 season, he split time between Kane County and Stockton. For the 2010 season, Figueroa was ranked fifth in Oakland's farm system according to

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. Despite not playing above Single-A, Oakland added him to their 40-man roster. He was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento after pitching a total of seven innings without allowing a run on April 21, 2012. He made his MLB debut later that day. Figueroa was released by the Athletics on December 20, 2013.

Texas Rangers

On January 2, 2014 he was claimed off waivers by the

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.Twitter / Athletics: The #Athletics have also released LHP Pedro Figueroa to clear a 40-man roster spot for C Chris Gimenez, who was claimed off waivers today.
/ref> He was designated for assignment on January 23, 2014. He was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers on January 29, 2014. He was outrighted off the roster on October 6, 2014.

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1985 births Living people Arizona League Athletics players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Athletics players Kane County Cougars players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Midland RockHounds players Oakland Athletics players Sacramento River Cats players Stockton Ports players Texas Rangers players Tigres del Licey players Vancouver Canadians players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub