About Tito Figueroa
Lived 1914 – 2004 (aged 89–90). Tito Figueroa was a baseball player.
José Antonio Figueroa Freyre (June 13, 1914 – April 13, 2004), nicknamed "Tito", was a Puerto Rican professional pitcher in the Negro leagues.
A native of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Figueroa was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Tite Figueroa. He was a member of the Puerto Rico national baseball team and won the gold medal in javelin at the 1935 and 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Cuban manager León Rojas described Figueroa, along with countryman Juan Guilbe, as one of the premier amateur pitchers of the 1940s. Figueroa and Guilbe both played for the New York Cubans in 1940.
He died in 2004 at age 89.
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Who was Tito Figueroa?
Puerto Rican baseball player
When was Tito Figueroa born?
Tito Figueroa was born on 3 May 1914.
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Tito Figueroa died in 2004.
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Tito Figueroa was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tito Figueroa. https://biography.guide/tito-figueroa/
MLA: "Tito Figueroa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tito-figueroa/.
Chicago: "Tito Figueroa." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tito-figueroa/.
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