Major League Career
After a long career in the minor leagues, Figga made his major-league debut on September 16, 1997, with the Yankees. Figga appeared in five games for the Yankees between 1997 and 1999. His lone major-league appearance in 1998 was on September 23, 1998, when he went one-for-four and scored a run against the Cleveland Indians. For that appearance, Figga earned a World Series ring when the Yankees won the World Series the following month.
In 1999, Figga started the season as one of three catchers on the Yankees' roster, after owner George Steinbrenner reportedly wanted him on the team. Figga was the with the Yankees for two months but played just two innings and was designated for assignment by the Yankees in May 1999. In June 1999, Figga was picked up on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles, and played 41 games for the Orioles.
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