Ex-Met Nelson Figueroa unretires to pitch complete game in minor league start at 48

Ex-Met Nelson Figueroa unretires to pitch complete game in minor league start at 48

Former Met Nelson Figueroa, however, did get back on the mound to compete as an emergency starter during the first game of a doubleheader for the Atlantic League's Staten Island FerryHawks.
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from: New York Post

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