Figueroa was born in Miami, Florida to a Spanish father and a Cuban mother.

He played in the Orioles system through 2010 and spent a year in AA with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2011.

In 2012, he was with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

[7] His identical twin brother, Daniel Figueroa, was his teammate at Miami.

[8] Both were drafted by the Orioles in 2005, and they played together in the minors and with the Spanish national team.