PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Santo Domingo High School, Alabama Southern Community College, and the University of West Florida ... At Alabama Southern CC (2014), named NJCAA Second Team All-America, Marucci Elite Hitter, ACCC All-Conference First Team, ACCC All-Region First Team, ACCC Region 22 All-Tournament, and ACCC Defensive Player of the Year ... Led the ACCC with a .420 batting average and finished second in slugging (.627) ... Hit five homers, four triples, 12 doubles ... Drove in 45 runs, scored 45 times, and stole 18 bases ... Played two seasons with the UWF ... Started the first five games of 2015 before being sidelined with an injury... Hit .250 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in those games ... In 2016, received All-Gulf South Conference Second-Team honors, was named to the NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team, and was tabbed the GSC Player of the Week (March 29) ... Played all three outfield positions and hit .307 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 51 games and 47 starts in 2016 ... Season highlighted by a 7-for-13 performance in a three-game sweep of Christian Brothers, where Figueroa hit three home runs and drove in nine runs ... In the series finale against CBU, Figueroa became the first player since 2012 to post a six-RBI game ... Finished the season second on the team in home runs, RBIs, and total bases (96) ... Hit .371 in conference play, good for second-best on the squad ... Hit .356 with two outs and .400 when leading off an inning ... Hit .357 in road contests, while going 4-for-12 with two home runs and three RBIs in NCAA South Regional ... Went 7-for-10 in stolen base attempts ... Finished tied for third on the team with 17 multiple hit games ... Posted a 19-game on base streak from Feb. 12-March 15.
PERSONAL: Born Jean Figueroa on Nov. 26, 1991, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic … Son of Jhoel Figueroa and Anyelina Tineo ... Has five siblings, Yubelyn, Kimberly, Yasser, Arthur, and Xavier.
