Dominican Summer League

Dominican Summer League

Dominican Summer League logo
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1985
No. of teams	33
Country(ies)	Dominican Republic
Most recent champion(s)	Giants
Official website	Official website (Spanish)

The Dominican Summer League is a branch of affiliated minor league baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. The 2011 72-game (Including interdivision play between the Boca Chica North Division & Santo Domingo North and Boca Chica South Division & San Pedro de Macorís) season begins May 28 and ends August 20. The playoffs begins on August 22.

The league consists of thirty-three teams in five divisions. Each team is affiliated with a different major league franchise with three organizations fielding two teams: Cubs, Mets and Yankees.

Six teams make the playoffs, the winners of each division plus the best runner-up. The two teams with the best winning percentages receives byes to the semifinals.

Current member teams

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	Stadium
Boca Chica North	DSL Astros	Houston Astros	Astros Complex
	DSL Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Campos Las Palmas
	DSL Indians	Cleveland Indians	Indians Complex
	DSL Mets 2	New York Mets	Mets Academy
	DSL Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pirates Academy
	DSL Rays	Tampa Bay Rays	Rays Complex
	DSL Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	El Toro Complex
	DSL Royals	Kansas City Royals	Academia de Royals
	DSL Yankees 2	New York Yankees	Yankee Academy
Boca Chica South	DSL Cubs 2	Chicago Cubs	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL Giants	San Francisco Giants	Rawling Foundation
	DSL Marlins	Florida Marlins	Academia de Prospectos
	DSL Mets 1	New York Mets	Mets Academy
	DSL Nationals	Washington Nationals	Las Américas Complex
	DSL Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	Phillies Complex
	DSL Rangers	Texas Rangers	Academia de Prospectos
	DSL Yankees 1	New York Yankees	Yankee Academy
Boca Chica Baseball City	DSL Cubs 1	Chicago Cubs	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL Orioles	Baltimore Orioles	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL Padres	San Diego Padres	Najayo Academy
	DSL Reds	Cincinnati Reds	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL Rockies	Colorado Rockies	Las Américas Complex
	DSL Twins	Minnesota Twins	Ciudad de Baseball
	DSL White Sox	Chicago White Sox	Ciudad de Baseball
Santo Domingo North	DSL Athletics	Oakland Athletics	Juan Marichal Complex
	DSL Brewers	Milwaukee Brewers	Jose Rijo Junior Complex
	DSL Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Cardinals Academy
	DSL Mariners	Seattle Mariners	Complejo Epy Guerrero de Villa Mella
San Pedro de Macorís	DSL Angels	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	El Peñon Complex
	DSL Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	Blue Jays Complex
	DSL Braves	Atlanta Braves	Baseball Towell
	DSL Tigers	Detroit Tigers	Tigers Complex

External links

• DSL Official Website (Spanish)
• DSL Encyclopedia and History at Baseball Reference