Rafael Jozefa Sr.

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Rafael Jozefa Sr. was a top player from the Netherlands Antilles in the 1970s and 1980s, setting the home run record in the top league in Curacao. His son Rafaël Jozefa later played in the Antilles and in the Netherlands proper. Some sources list Josefa Sr.'s name as Josefa.

Jozefa was named the Best Hitter and Most Spectacular Player of the 1972 Haarlemse Honkbalweek. He won the Carl Angelo Award in the 1982 Haarlem Baseball Week.

He hit .357/.413/.619 with 13 RBI in the 1984 Amateur World Series, posting a better OPS than the USA's Barry Bonds among others. He played in the 1986 Amateur World Series. In the 1988 Baseball World Cup, the veteran slugger hit .250/.429/.250 with 10 walks in 11 games while serving mostly at DH. He tied for 4th in the event in walks, behind Ty Griffin, Fu-Lien Wu and Ted Wood.

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