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José Zapata (baseball)
José Zapata may refer to: * José Antonio Zapata (1762–1837), Spanish painter * José Zapata (baseball), baseball player and manager of the Dominican Summer League Red Sox * René Higuita (José René Higuita Zapata, born 1966), Colombian footballer See also * Zapata (surname) {{hndis, Zapata, Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Antonio Zapata
José Antonio Zapata y Nadal, or y Dadad (1762 – 31 August 1837) was a Spanish painter, active in Valencia. He studied at the Escuela de San Carlos where he received several awards at the school's competitions; for history painting and, in 1792, first place for flower painting.Brief biography from the ''Diccionario enciclopedico hispano-americano de literatura, ciencias y artes'' @ Google Books. In 1798, was named a "Member of Merit". In 1815, he was chosen to be Director of the Department of Decorative Painting. @ MCN Biografías. He also became an "Academic of Merit" at the |
José Zapata (baseball)
José Zapata may refer to: * José Antonio Zapata (1762–1837), Spanish painter * José Zapata (baseball), baseball player and manager of the Dominican Summer League Red Sox * René Higuita (José René Higuita Zapata, born 1966), Colombian footballer See also * Zapata (surname) {{hndis, Zapata, Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Summer League Red Sox
The Dominican Summer League Red Sox, often called the DSL Red Sox, are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, playing in the foreign Dominican Summer League. The team, classed as a Rookie League franchise, plays at the El Toro Complex in the Dominican Republic. For the 2021 Boston Red Sox season, the field coordinator is José Zapata, and the Red Sox are fielding two teams; one managed by Ozzie Chavez and the other managed by Sandy Madera. History The Red Sox have fielded at least one team in the DSL each season since 1996; the team that season was a cooperative with the Houston Astros. Since 1997, the Red Sox have fielded their own team. In some seasons, the Red Sox have fielded two teams in the league. This first occurred in 2003, when the Venezuelan general strike of 2002–03 impacted the Venezuelan Summer League, where the Red Sox also had an affiliate. The Red Sox have fielded two DSL teams each season since 2015, except for 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Higuita
José René Higuita Zapata (; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed ''El Loco'' ("The Madman") for his high-risk ' sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper. Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations farther from the goal.Tim Vickery (10 February 2010)"The Legacy of Rene Higuita" BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2014 IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history. He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall. Early life Higuita was born in Castilla, a middle-low class neighborhood in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia to Jorge Zapata and María Dioselina Higuita. His father left the family when Higuita was a child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
