José Zapata

José Zapata (15 September 1970) is a professional baseball field coordinator and former manager who works in the Boston Red Sox minor league system. He was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[1]

For other uses, see José Zapata (disambiguation).

José Zapata
Boston Red Sox
Minor League Baseball manager
Born: (1970-09-15) 15 September 1970
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Teams
As manager

As field coordinator

Career highlights and awards
  • DSL Champions (2016)

Zapata is the Latin American field coordinator for the Red Sox, overseeing their two Dominican Summer League teams, who each have their own manager.[2] He has been field coordinator since 2007, and was also manager from 2007 through 2016.[3]

As manager of the DSL Red Sox, Zapata led teams to nine winning seasons in ten years, including a finals appearance in 2014 and a league championship in 2016.[3] During this time, Zapata has earned respect for developing his young players on to the next level. His guidance has been fundamental in the development of Red Sox teenage prospects as Xander Bogaerts, César Cabral, Rafael Devers, Manuel Margot, Román Méndez and Stolmy Pimentel.

Previously, Zapata played in the minors for the Montreal Expos from 1991 through 1993 and later began his coaching career with eight seasons in the Expos organization. He then joined the Florida Marlins in 2002, serving for them as the hitting coach for the Class A Kane County Cougars and the Short-Season A Jamestown Jammers,[4] being later promoted to manage the Dominican Summer League Marlins, a position he held until 2006.[5]

Managerial record
YearTeamRecordOrganizationNotes
2003DSL Marlins18–48Florida Marlins
2004DSL Marlins29–36Florida Marlins
2005DSL Marlins28–31Florida Marlins
2006DSL Marlins28–42Florida Marlins
2007DSL Red Sox38–31Boston Red Sox
2008DSL Red Sox43–27Boston Red Sox
2009DSL Red Sox44–25Boston Red Sox
2010DSL Red Sox37–35Boston Red Sox
2011DSL Red Sox38–33Boston Red Sox
2012DSL Red Sox41–29Boston Red Sox
2013DSL Red Sox46–24Boston Red Sox[1]
2014DSL Red Sox50–19Boston Red Sox[2]
2015DSL Red Sox 128–44Boston Red Sox
2016DSL Red Sox 150–18Boston Red Sox[3]

Bold : Won division title
1- Lost in the semifinal playoff round
2- Lost in the final playoff round
3- Won league championship

Sources
  1. Baseball Reference Bullpen. Retrieved on 8 May 2015.
  2. "Red Sox announce Minor League field staffs for 2018". MLB.com. January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. "Boston Red Sox Media Guides". pressroom.redsox.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. Expos, Marlins finish coaching shuffle. UsaToday.com – Retrieved on 8 May 2015.
  5. "Boston vs Texas, Inician Serie Final DSL". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. (Spanish). DSL.com – Retrieved on 8 May 2015.
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