Oakland A's
Things did not go well for Figueroa in Texas, as he was 0–7 with a 5.90 ERA for the Rangers in 1980. He re-signed with the Rangers for 1981, but was released after six minor league starts in which he was 2–1 with a 7.83 ERA.
Shortly afterwards, he signed with former Yankees skipper Billy Martin and the Oakland Athletics, and posted a far more respectable 3.34 ERA with their Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Tacoma Tigers. He earned a promotion to the majors, and made his final major league start on September 6 against the Baltimore Orioles. He was leading 4–2 when an injury forced his early departure in the fifth inning.
Figueroa made five minor league starts for the A's in 1982, and was 0–3 with an enormous 18.24 ERA. He was offered a minor league deal by the Milwaukee Brewers for 1982, but chose instead to retire. He currently lives in Guayanabo, Puerto Rico, and owns two Mexican restaurants named Lupis in Old San Juan and near the San Juan airport. His nephew, Nelson Figueroa, has also pitched in the major leagues.
| Seasons | W | L | PCT | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | K | WP | HBP |
| 8 | 80 | 67 | .544 | 3.51 | 200 | 179 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1309.2 | 1299 | 511 | 571 | 90 | 443 | 571 | 25 | 19 |
Figueroa was 0–4 with a 7.47 ERA in seven post-season starts.
After retiring from baseball, he returned to Puerto Rico and opened up a restaurant named Lupi's.
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