The Dominican Summer League Giants or DSL Giants are a minor league baseball team in the

Dominican Summer League 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 L ...

. The team plays in the Boca Chica South division and is affiliated with the

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History

The team first came into existence in 1989, as one of the DSL's original American minor league teams. They shared an affiliation with the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

and were known as the DSL Tigers/Giants. They were independently affiliated with the Giants from 1990 to 1992, before gaining an affiliation with the

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and the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

in 1993. For 1994, they shared an affiliation with the

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. The team became independently affiliated with the Giants again in 1995 and have been so ever since.

Notable players

* Kervin Castro (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants

Rosters

References

San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates Dominican Summer League teams Baseball teams in the Dominican Republic {{baseball-team-stub