Dominican Summer League
The Dominican Summer League was started in 1985 as a way for players from the Dominican Republic to get professional experience without having to adjust to a foreign culture. A rookie-class league, the DSL is a large organization where almost every major league team has an entry annually. Sometimes, teams have even had multiple entries in the league. Talent levels differ greatly, allowing such oddities as a 68-2 season by the DSL Blue Jays East squad in 1992. In addition to the MLB-organized teams, the Hiroshima Carp also placed entries into the league for several seasons in the mid-90s.
The league had four teams in its initial year, but had swelled to thirty-seven teams in 2008. As of 2021, 17 major league teams carried two affiliates in the DSL, 12 teams carried one affiliate, while the Braves had no presence, pulling out after 2019.
Teams (1985)[edit]
Team (1986-1988)[edit]
There is no record of teams from these years.
Team (1989-Present)[edit]
- DSL Angels (1989-1990, 1992-1995, 1999-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Angels/Dodgers/Padres (1991)
- DSL Angels/White Sox (1998)
- DSL Astros (1991-1993, 1997-2013, 2018-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Astros Blue (2014-2017)
- DSL Astros Orange (2014-2017)
- DSL Astros/Brewers (1994-1995)
- DSL Astros/Cardinals (1990)
- DSL Astros/Red Sox (1996)
- DSL Athletics (1989-1996, 2009-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Athletics 1 (2003-2008) *2004 not listed by BR-Minors*
- DSL Athletics 2 (2003-2008)
- DSL Athletics East (1997-2002)
- DSL Athletics West (1997-2002)
- DSL Blue Jays (1989-1990, 1995-2006, 2009-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Blue Jays 1 (1991, 1994, 2007-2008)
- DSL Blue Jays 2 (1991, 1994, 2007-2008)
- DSL Blue Jays East (1992-1993)
- DSL Blue Jays West (1992-1993)
- DSL Blue Jays/Brewers (1990)
- DSL Braves (1989-1993, 1995-2000, 2006-2019)
- DSL Braves 1 (2001-2005)
- DSL Braves 2 (2001-2005)
- DSL Braves/Rangers (1994)
- DSL Brewers (1991-1993, 1997-2003, 2010-2019)
- DSL Brewers 1 (2021-Present)
- DSL Brewers 2 (2021-Present)
- DSL Brewers/White Sox (1996)
- DSL Cardinals (1996-2003, 2005-2017)
- DSL Cardinals Blue (2018-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Cardinals Red (2018-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Cardinals/Phillies (1994)
- DSL Co-op (1992, 1996)
- DSL Cubs (1997-2007, 2013-2015)
- DSL Cubs 1 (2008-2012, 2016-2019)
- DSL Cubs 2 (2008-2012, 2016-2019)
- DSL Cubs Blue (2021-Present)
- DSL Cubs Red (2021-Present)
- DSL Cubs/Padres (1994-1996)
- DSL Cubs/Rangers (1993)
- DSL Devil Rays/Angels (1996)
- DSL Diamondbacks (1996-2015)
- DSL Diamondbacks 1 (2016-2019, 2021-present)
- DSL Diamondbacks 2 (2016-2019, 2021-present)
- DSL Diamondbacks/Expos (2003)
- DSL Diamondbacks/Reds (2008, 2012)
- DSL Diamondbacks/Red Sox (2000)
- DSL Dodgers (1989, 1991, 2000-2001, 2005-2015)
- DSL Cibao Dodgers (1990)
- DSL San Pedro de Macoris Dodgers (1990)
- DSL Dodgers 1 (1992-1999, 2002-2004, 2016-2017)
- DSL Dodgers 2 (1992, 1994-1999, 2002-2004, 2016-2017)
- DSL Dodgers Guerrero (2018)
- DSL Dodgers Robinson (2018)
- DSL Dodgers Bautista (2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Dodgers Shoemaker (2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Dodgers/Angels (1993)
- DSL Giants (1990-1992, 1995-2019)
- DSL Giants Black (2021-Present)
- DSL Giants Orange (2021-Present)
- DSL Giants/Orioles (1994)
- DSL Giants/Phillies/Astros (1993)
- DSL Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1993-1995)
- DSL Indians (1990-2001, 2006-2019)
- DSL Indians 1 (2002-2005)
- DSL Indians 2 (2002-2005)
- DSL Indians Blue (2021-Present)
- DSL Indians Red (2021-Present)
- DSL Indians/Brewers (2017-2019)
- DSL Indians/Red Sox (2001)
- DSL Mariners (1989-2014, 2016-2019, 2021-present)
- DSL Mariners 1 (2015)
- DSL Mariners 2 (2015)
- DSL Marlins (1993-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Mets (1992-1997, 2001-2009)
- DSL Mets 1 (1998-1999, 2010-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Mets 2 (1998-1998, 2010-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Mets East (2000)
- DSL Mets West (2000)
- DSL Mets 2/Co-op (1999)
- DSL Nationals (2005, 2009-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Expos (1989-2002, 2004)
- DSL Nationals 1 (2006-2008)
- DSL Nationals 2 (2006-2008)
- DSL Orioles (1996-2009, 2011-2012, 2017-2018)
- DSL Orioles 1 (2010, 2013-2016, 2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Orioles 2 (2010, 2013-2016, 2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Orioles/Brewers (2009)
- DSL Orioles/White Sox (1990-1993, 1995)
- DSL Padres (1997-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Phillies (1996-2015)
- DSL Phillies 1 (2016)
- DSL Phillies 2 (2016)
- DSL Phillies Red (2017-2019, 2021-present)
- DSL Phillies White (2017-2019, 2021-present)
- DSL Phillies/Cardinals (1995)
- DSL Pirates (1990-2011, 2014-2017)
- DSL Pirates 1 (2012-2013, 2018-2019)
- DSL Pirates 2 (2012-2013, 2018-2019)
- DSL Pirates Black (2021-Present)
- DSL Pirates Gold (2021-Present)
- DSL Pirates/Cardinals/Mets (1989)
- DSL Rangers (1990-1991, 1995-1996, 1998-2007, 2010-2013)
- DSL Rangers 1 (1997, 2008-2009, 2014-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Rangers 2 (1997, 2008-2009, 2014-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Rangers/Marlins (1992)
- DSL Rays (2008-2015)
- DSL Devil Rays (1997-2001, 2007)
- DSL Rays 1 (2016-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Rays 2 (2016-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Reds (1998-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Rojos (2013-2017)
- DSL Red Sox (1997-2002, 2004-2014, 2017)
- DSL Red Sox 1 (2003, 2015-2016, 2018-2019)
- DSL Red Sox 2 (2003, 2015-2016, 2018-2019)
- DSL Red Sox Blue (2021-Present)
- DSL Red Sox Red (2021-Present)
- DSL Red Sox/Orioles/Brewers (1989)
- DSL Rockies (1997-2017, 2021-Present)
- DSL Rockies 1 (2018-2019)
- DSL Rockies 2 (2018-2019)
- DSL Colorado (2021-Present)
- DSL Royals (1989, 1997-2017)
- DSL Royals 1 (2018-2019)
- DSL Royals 2 (2018-2019)
- DSL Royals Blue (2021-Present)
- DSL Royals White (2021-Present)
- DSL Royals/Cubs (1991)
- DSL Royals/Cubs/Rockies (1992)
- DSL Royals/Mets (1990)
- DSL Royals/Rockies (1993-1996)
- DSL Tigers (1994-2017, 2021-Present)
- DSL Tigers 1 (2018-2019)
- DSL Tigers 2 (2018-2019)
- DSL Tigers/Cardinals (1991-1993)
- DSL Tigers/Giants (1989)
- DSL Tigers/Padres/Red Sox (1990)
- DSL Twins (2001-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL Twins/Co-op (1998-1999)
- DSL Twins/Indians (2000)
- DSL White Sox (1999-2006, 2009-2019, 2021-Present)
- DSL White Sox 1 (2007-2008)
- DSL White Sox 2 (2007-2008)
- DSL White Sox/Astros/Rangers (1989)
- DSL Yankees (1989-1990, 1994-2001, 2017-2019)
- DSL Yankees 1 (2002-2016, 2021-Present)
- DSL Yankees 2 (2002-2016, 2021-Present)
- DSL Yankees/Mets (1991)
- DSL Yankees/Padres (1992-1993, 2006)
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