リーガ・デ・ベイスボル・プロフェシオナル・デ・ラ・レプブリカ・ドミニカーナ
José played in the Dominican Professional Baseball League with Tigres del Licey until the 1997–98 season, having debuted in the 1986–87 season and hitting 14 home runs before being transferred to Estrellas Orientales, and with this club he set a league record on November 19, 2005, when he hit his 60th home run.