Fígaro was drafted in the 2006 MLB draft and signed with the Detroit Tigers. He was a signed to their Rookie League affiliate, the GCL Tigers. With GCL in 2006 he had a 3–1 win–loss record with a 0.70 earned run average (ERA) in 14 games, four of which were starts. In 2007, Fígaro started the season at Single-AOneonta and went 4–2 with a 3.38 ERA in 11 starts before being called up to the Lakeland Tigers. At Lakeland he had a 0–2 win–loss record in four starts. To begin 2008, the Tigers sent Fígaro to another one of their three Single-A affiliates, the West Michigan Whitecaps. With the Whitecaps, Fígaro had a career high in wins (12), starts (19), complete games (2), innings pitched (123) and strikeouts (96). He was called back up to Lakeland and for a second season didn't have any wins, going 0–5 with a 4.91 ERA in five starts. Fígaro started 2009 with the Double-AErie SeaWolves and was named Eastern League player of the week for the week of April 20.[1] For the season he has a 5–2 record with a 4.10 ERA.[2]
Fígaro was called up on June 20, 2009, and to clear room for him, the Tigers designatedDane Sardinha for assignment.[3] Fígaro made his major league debut on June 20, 2009, replacing Willis in the starting rotation.[4] In 2009, he had a 2–2 record with a 6.35 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 17 innings and three starts.[5] In his second start he gave up seven earned runs and 10 hits in three innings against the Houston Astros. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of the outing, "He pitched very tentative until the horse was out of the barn. The one thing I thought he would be was aggressive. He pitched like he was caught up in the names on the back."[6] He was demoted to the Triple-AToledo Mud Hens in favor of Luke French on June 29, 2009.
On January 31, 2013, the Brewers signed Fígaro to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training. He beat out fellow reliever Donovan Hand as the last player to be added to the 25-man roster after spring training.[8]
Texas Rangersedit
On October 2, 2014, the Texas Rangers claimed Figaro off waivers from Milwaukee.[9]
Samsung Lionsedit
Figaro signed with the Samsung Lions for the 2015 season.
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^"Alfredo Figaro". The Baseball Cube. from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^Iott, Chris (June 20, 2008). "Tigers recall Alfredo Figaro, designate Dane Sardinha for assignment". Michigan Live. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^"Figaro beats Brewers in major-league debut". June 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^"Alfredo Figaro". Sports Reference, LLC. from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^Kornacki, Steve (June 27, 2009). "Tigers' Alfredo Figaro hit hard in loss to Astros". Michigan Live. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^Tigers sell Fígaro's contract to Japanese team December 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com December 14, 2010
^Mike Vassallo [@MikeVassallo13] (January 31, 2013). "RHP Alfredo Figaro has officially been signed by the #Brewers to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League camp" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Rangers get Figaro on waiver claim from Brewers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
^"Driller to watch: Alfredo Figaro". July 30, 2016.
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alfredo, fígaro, born, july, 1984, dominican, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, made, major, league, baseball, debut, june, 2009, with, detroit, tigers, also, played, milwaukee, brewers, also, played, nippon, professional, baseball, orix, buffaloes, lea. Alfredo Figaro born July 7 1984 is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher He made his Major League Baseball debut on June 20 2009 with the Detroit Tigers and also played for the Milwaukee Brewers He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for the Orix Buffaloes the KBO League for the Samsung Lions and the Chinese Professional Baseball League CPBL for the Uni President Lions Alfredo FigaroFigaro with the Milwaukee BrewersPitcherBorn 1984 07 07 July 7 1984 age 39 Samana Dominican RepublicBats RightThrows RightProfessional debutMLB June 20 2009 for the Detroit TigersNPB April 14 2011 for the Orix BuffaloesKBO March 28 2015 for the Samsung LionsCPBL March 26 2017 for the Uni President 7 Eleven LionsMLB statistics through 2014 season Win loss record5 8Earned run average5 04Strikeouts83NPB statistics through 2012 season Win loss record8 11Earned run average3 31Strikeouts127KBO statistics through 2015 season Win loss record13 7Earned run average3 38Strikeouts117CPBL statistics through 2017 season Win loss record5 9Earned run average6 30Strikeouts109TeamsDetroit Tigers 2009 2010 Orix Buffaloes 2011 2012 Milwaukee Brewers 2013 2014 Samsung Lions 2015 Uni President Lions 2017 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Detroit Tigers 1 2 Orix Buffaloes 1 3 Milwaukee Brewers 1 4 Texas Rangers 1 5 Samsung Lions 1 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 7 Uni President 7 Eleven Lions 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editDetroit Tigers edit Figaro was drafted in the 2006 MLB draft and signed with the Detroit Tigers He was a signed to their Rookie League affiliate the GCL Tigers With GCL in 2006 he had a 3 1 win loss record with a 0 70 earned run average ERA in 14 games four of which were starts In 2007 Figaro started the season at Single A Oneonta and went 4 2 with a 3 38 ERA in 11 starts before being called up to the Lakeland Tigers At Lakeland he had a 0 2 win loss record in four starts To begin 2008 the Tigers sent Figaro to another one of their three Single A affiliates the West Michigan Whitecaps With the Whitecaps Figaro had a career high in wins 12 starts 19 complete games 2 innings pitched 123 and strikeouts 96 He was called back up to Lakeland and for a second season didn t have any wins going 0 5 with a 4 91 ERA in five starts Figaro started 2009 with the Double A Erie SeaWolves and was named Eastern League player of the week for the week of April 20 1 For the season he has a 5 2 record with a 4 10 ERA 2 Figaro was called up on June 20 2009 and to clear room for him the Tigers designated Dane Sardinha for assignment 3 Figaro made his major league debut on June 20 2009 replacing Willis in the starting rotation 4 In 2009 he had a 2 2 record with a 6 35 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 17 innings and three starts 5 In his second start he gave up seven earned runs and 10 hits in three innings against the Houston Astros Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of the outing He pitched very tentative until the horse was out of the barn The one thing I thought he would be was aggressive He pitched like he was caught up in the names on the back 6 He was demoted to the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens in favor of Luke French on June 29 2009 Orix Buffaloes edit On December 14 2010 the Tigers sold his contract to the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball 7 He re signed with Orix on November 14 2011 Milwaukee Brewers edit On January 31 2013 the Brewers signed Figaro to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training He beat out fellow reliever Donovan Hand as the last player to be added to the 25 man roster after spring training 8 Texas Rangers edit On October 2 2014 the Texas Rangers claimed Figaro off waivers from Milwaukee 9 Samsung Lions edit Figaro signed with the Samsung Lions for the 2015 season Los Angeles Dodgers edit On June 11 2016 Figaro signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers where he played with the AA Tulsa Drillers 10 and the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2016 11 In 10 games between those two teams and the rookie league Arizona League Dodgers he was 3 0 with a 2 70 ERA Uni President 7 Eleven Lions edit Figaro signed with the Uni President 7 Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2017 season Personal life editFigaro is the cousin of Toros de Tijuana pitcher Fernando Rodney 12 References edit Alfredo Figaro Named EL Pitcher of the Week Our Sports Central April 20 2009 Retrieved August 5 2009 Alfredo Figaro The Baseball Cube Archived from the original on June 25 2009 Retrieved August 5 2009 Iott Chris June 20 2008 Tigers recall Alfredo Figaro designate Dane Sardinha for assignment Michigan Live Retrieved August 5 2009 Figaro beats Brewers in major league debut June 23 2009 Archived from the original on February 2 2013 Retrieved August 5 2009 Alfredo Figaro Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on June 26 2009 Retrieved August 5 2009 Kornacki Steve June 27 2009 Tigers Alfredo Figaro hit hard in loss to Astros Michigan Live Retrieved August 5 2009 Tigers sell Figaro s contract to Japanese team Archived December 18 2010 at the Wayback Machine MLB com December 14 2010 Mike Vassallo MikeVassallo13 January 31 2013 RHP Alfredo Figaro has officially been signed by the Brewers to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League camp Tweet via Twitter Rangers get Figaro on waiver claim from Brewers ESPN com Associated Press October 2 2014 Retrieved October 2 2014 Driller to watch Alfredo Figaro July 30 2016 http www nwitimes com sports baseball professional figaro farmer lead okla city to win over article a06dea33 5ca5 5858 b02d 6cb006e8b113 html dead link Kornacki Steve June 29 2009 Tigers make pitcher Luke French feel welcome Michigan Live Retrieved August 5 2009 External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portal nbsp Dominican Republic portalCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved 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