The Dominican Summer League Cubs or DSL Cubs are a rookie league affiliate of the

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based in the

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. They play in the Boca Chica North Division of 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 ...

History

The team began in 1991 with a joint affiliation with the

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. An affiliation with the

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was added in 1992. For the 1993 season, the team shared an affiliation with the Texas Rangers. They then shared an affiliation with the

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for the next three seasons (1994–1996). The team became independently affiliated with the Cubs in 1997. From 2008 to 2012, the team split into two squads as DSL Cubs 1 and DSL Cubs 2, but became a unified team again for the 2013 season.

Roster

References

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