Jesús Maria Figueroa (born February 20, 1957) is a Dominican former professional

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player. He appeared in 115 games during the

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baseball season with the

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, mostly as a

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and defensive replacement. Figueroa also played 611 games in

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, over the course of nine seasons. Figueroa works for the

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as their batting practice pitcher, a position he has held since 1989. He was a member of the 1992 and '93 teams that won back-to-back World Series.

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