Don’t name it a comeback.
Former Met Nelson Figueroa, nevertheless, did get again on the mound to compete as an emergency starter in the course of the first recreation of an surprising doubleheader for the Atlantic League’s Staten Island FerryHawks, for whom he's the pitching coach, on Tuesday.
The 48-year-old righty went the space, hanging out 4 over 119 pitches for a seven-inning full recreation in a 10-5 loss to host Gastonia Honey Hunters. He allowed eight earned runs on 10 hits and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout on the plate.
Figueroa, who additionally co-host’s The Publish’s “Amazin’ However True’ Mets podcast, hadn’t pitched in a significant league recreation since 2011 with the Astros and final pitched competitively in 2014 for the Senadores de San Juan in Puerto Rico.
The Brooklyn native spent two seasons with the Mets in 2008 and 2009, going 6-11 with a 4.28 ERA.
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