The Dominican Summer League Royals or DSL Royals 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 ...
. The team plays in the Boca Chica Northwest division and is affiliated with the
Kansas City Royals. The DSL Royals1 won the organization's first Dominican Summer league title in 2019. They did so by defeating the DSL D-Backs2 on Sept. 6, 1-0. There's also a DSL Royals2 team, as these two squads join seven other minor league organizations as Kansas City Royals affiliates.
History
The team first came into existence in 1989 as an independent Royals affiliate. The following year, they shared an affiliation with the
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...
. In 1991, the team shared an affiliation with the
Chicago Cubs, and an affiliation with the
Colorado Rockies was added in 1992.
While the Cubs were dropped in 1993, the team would continue its joint affiliation with the Rockies until 1996. In 1997, it once again became an independent affiliate of the Royals. In 2018, the Kansas City Royals were ranked the top educational program among all 30 MLB teams and their respective programs in the Dominican Republic, as voted by MLB.
Roster
References
External links
DSL Royals on SABR Minor Leagues Database
Dominican Summer League teams
Baseball teams in the Dominican Republic
Kansas City Royals minor league affiliates
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