Dominican_Summer_League

Dominican Summer League

Dominican Summer League

Rookie league in Minor League Baseball

The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is a branch of affiliated Minor League Baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. After the demise of the Venezuelan Summer League after the 2015 season, it is the only Latin America-based rookie league.[1]

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Teams in the DSL are owned and operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. The league's season typically begins in June, with each team playing a 72-game schedule, and ends in late August.

The start of the 2020 season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the season being cancelled entirely on June 30.[2][3] The start of the 2021 season was delayed until July 12, with the season ultimately concluding on October 2 with no postseason;[4] a total of 46 teams competed in six divisions.

Current teams

For the 2023 season, 50 teams were distributed into 6 divisional assignments. Baseball City Division, 8 teams; North Division, 7 teams; Northeast Division, 10 teams; Northwest Division, 8 teams; San Pedro Division, 8 teams; and South Division, 9 teams.

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Playoff procedure

As of 2022, eight teams—six division winners and two wild card teams—qualify for the playoffs seeded by winning percentage regardless of division standing. All postseason series are in best-of-three format.[6]

Champions

Main article: List of Dominican Summer League champions

See also

Notes

    References

    1. [1]
      "Venezuelan Summer League Shuts Down". Baseball America. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    2. [2]
      "A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
    3. [3]
      "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
    4. [4]
      Sanchez, Jesse (July 12, 2021). "Dominican Summer League opens today". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
    5. [5]
      "2022 Dominican Summer League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
    6. [6]
      "MiLB Playoff Procedures". MiLB.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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