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BATS<br />
LEFT<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE None<br />
OPENING DAY AGE 25<br />
BORN 6/30/87 in Tallahassee, FL<br />
RESIDES Tampa, FL<br />
2012 Started the season with Double-A<br />
Montgomery…named Rays Minor League Hitter of<br />
the Month for April, batting .314 (27-for-86) with<br />
6 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored in 25<br />
games…promoted to Triple-A Durham on May 2<br />
and spent the remainder of the season there…<br />
between two levels, finished 5th among Rays<br />
farmhands in batting avg. (.292)…struck out only<br />
31 times in 397 AB (12.8 AB/SO).<br />
2011 Spent his first season in the Rays organization<br />
with Montgomery…appeared in 114 games<br />
with 112 starts (56-2B, 35-3B, 11-SS, 10-DH), including<br />
his first professional experience at 3B…<br />
batted everywhere in the lineup except cleanup.<br />
2010 Spent the full season with Class-A Lake<br />
Elsinore (Padres)…ranked among California<br />
League leaders in walks (3rd, 81), stolen bases<br />
(tied for 7th, 26) and OBP (3rd, .408)…rated by<br />
Baseball America as having the Best Strike Zone<br />
Discipline in the California League…batted .290 (9-<br />
2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> › COLE FIGUEROA<br />
INFIELDER<br />
COLE FIGUEROA 87<br />
Stephen Cole Figueroa<br />
THROWS<br />
RIGHT<br />
HEIGHT<br />
5'10"<br />
WEIGHT<br />
185<br />
205<br />
ACQUIRED From the San Diego Padres along<br />
with RHP Brandon Gomes, LHP Cesar<br />
Ramos and RHP Adam Russell in exchange<br />
for SS Jason Bartlett and cash considerations,<br />
12/17/10<br />
SIGNING SCOUT Rob Sidwell (Padres)<br />
for-31) with a .410 OBP in 13 games with the Peoria<br />
Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League.<br />
2009 Split the season between Lake Elsinore and<br />
Class-A Fort Wayne…ranked by BA as the<br />
No. 30 prospect in the Padres organization following<br />
the season.<br />
2008 Made his pro debut with Short-A Eugene…<br />
hit the first grand slam of his career on<br />
Aug 7 vs. Yakima in his 10th professional game.<br />
PERSONAL Originally selected by the Padres in<br />
the sixth round of the 2008 June Draft…played at<br />
the University of Florida…his father, Bien Figueroa,<br />
played at Florida State University and 11 seasons<br />
in the St. Louis Cardinals organization…Bien also<br />
was a coach in the Baltimore Orioles and San<br />
Francisco Giants farm systems…his identical twin<br />
brother, Correy, played at St. Petersburg College<br />
and the University of Tampa.<br />
CAREER BATTING<br />
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E<br />
2008 Eugene .289 32 114 23 33 6 0 5 16 1 1 0 24-1 16 7 2 4 .474 .410 6<br />
2009 Lake Elsinore .187 21 75 5 14 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 6-0 14 5 0 0 .227 .256 1<br />
Fort Wayne .319 70 238 32 76 15 1 1 34 1 6 3 37-0 38 10 7 12 .403 .408 5<br />
2010 Lake Elsinore .303 124 482 88 146 25 3 4 66 7 2 6 81-0 54 26 9 12 .392 .408 4<br />
2011 Montgomery .283 114 410 71 116 20 6 5 51 11 4 8 55-0 41 9 5 6 .398 .375 7<br />
2012 Montgomery .314 25 86 17 27 6 1 3 12 0 2 0 17-2 9 1 2 1 .512 .419 2<br />
Durham .286 88 311 32 89 17 4 2 42 4 3 3 26-1 22 3 2 6 .386 .344 8<br />
Minor League Totals .292 474 1716 268 501 92 15 20 230 25 18 21 246-4 194 61 27 41 .398 .384 33<br />
ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN <strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC.<br />
Cole Figueroa
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