Loons Remember Jonathan Figueroa
Pitcher from 2007 Inaugural Season Lost Battle with Lupus
The Great Lakes Loons are saddened to learn of the death of former pitcher Jonathan Figueroa, a left-hander who spent part of the 2007 season with the Loons. According to reports, Figueroa suffered from complications from Lupus disease.
Figueroa turned 26 years old in September. He is survived by his wife, Katitiana, a five-year-old son, Victor, and a one-year-old daughter, Victoria.
He appeared in five games for the Loons in 2007, allowing just one run in 10 innings and striking out 17. Following his time with the Loons, he spent one season with Long Beach of the Golden Baseball League and two seasons with Lincoln of the American Association.
He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of his native Venezuela and began his professional career in 2002. In 2003, Baseball America ranked Figueroa as the second-best Dodgers prospect and the 35th best prospect in all of baseball.
The Great Lakes Loons are the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and members of the Midwest League. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.
Saltdogs.com contributed to this report.
Figueroa turned 26 years old in September. He is survived by his wife, Katitiana, a five-year-old son, Victor, and a one-year-old daughter, Victoria.
He appeared in five games for the Loons in 2007, allowing just one run in 10 innings and striking out 17. Following his time with the Loons, he spent one season with Long Beach of the Golden Baseball League and two seasons with Lincoln of the American Association.
He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of his native Venezuela and began his professional career in 2002. In 2003, Baseball America ranked Figueroa as the second-best Dodgers prospect and the 35th best prospect in all of baseball.
The Great Lakes Loons are the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and members of the Midwest League. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.
Saltdogs.com contributed to this report.