Remember Nelson Figueroa? Brooklyn native, bounced around the big leagues for a decade, including a few years with the Mets. Also pitched in Taiwan and was a studio analyst for SNY.
Anyway, he’s now the pitching coach for the Atlantic League’s Staten Island FerryHawks. And on Tuesday, at the age of 48, he’s pitching for the FerryHawks.
Figueroa is making a spot start because the FerryHawks have a doubleheader Figueroa against the Gastonia (North Carolina) Honeyhunters. He just got out of the first inning, allowing an unearned run (on a passed ball) while striking out two. Figueroa’s last MLB season was 2011; he last played overseas in 2014.