The Dominican Summer League Padres or DSL Padres are a Rookie League affiliate of the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

based in the

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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 ...

. As an independent affiliate, they have been in existence since 1997.

History

The team first came into existence in 1990, when they shared an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers and the

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and were known as the DSL Tigers/Padres/Red Sox. For the 1991 season, they shared an affiliation with the California Angels and

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and were called the DSL Angels/Dodgers/Padres. For 1992 and 1993, the team shared an affiliation with the

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and were known as the DSL Yankees/Padres. The next three seasons (1994–1996), the team shared an affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and were called the DSL Cubs/Padres. They have been independently affiliated with the Padres since 1997.

Roster

References

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