List of Dominican Summer League champions

This article provides a list of Dominican Summer League champions. The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is a professional baseball sports league operating in the Dominican Republic. Teams within the DSL are affiliates of Major League Baseball teams.

League champions

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The league normally holds a postseason championship series between its top two teams. The format of the series has varied, with single-game, best-of-three, and best-of-five formats used at different times. In 1990 and 1991, a round-robin tournament was contested between three teams. In 2021, there was no postseason. 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.[1]

Year Champion Record Runner-up(s)
1985 Piratas del Atlantico (ATL, LAD, and OAK)[a] 3–2 Arroceros Del Nordeste
1986 Co-op (CHI, HOU, LAD, and OAK)[b] 2–0 Co-op (ATL, BAL, PHI, and TOR)[c]
1987 Indios del Valle (BAL, PHI, and PIT)[d] 3–2 Piratas del Atlantico (ATL, LAD, and OAK)[e]
1988 DSL Dodgers 2–0 Expos/Bravos
1989 DSL Dodgers 2–0 DSL Athletics
1990 DSL Pirates 3–1† DSL Giants and DSL Indians
1991 DSL Blue Jays 6–3† DSL Dodgers and DSL Indians
1992 DSL Dodgers La Vega 2–0 DSL Athletics
1993 DSL Dodgers La Vega 3–1 DSL Blue Jays
1994 DSL Mets 3–1 DSL Mariners
1995 DSL Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2–0 DSL Indians
1996 DSL Dodgers Romana 3–2 DSL Athletics
1997 DSL Dodgers Romana 3–2 DSL Dodgers Santo Domingo
1998 DSL Athletics West 3–2 DSL Dodgers Romana
1999 DSL Phillies 3–2 DSL Mets East
2000 DSL Dodgers 3–2 DSL Brewers
2001 DSL Brewers 3–2 DSL Phillies
2002 DSL Indians 3–0 DSL Blue Jays
2003 DSL Pirates 3–1 DSL Diamondbacks
2004 DSL Indians 3–2 DSL Yankees
2005 DSL Yankees 1 3–0 DSL Royals
2006 DSL Yankees 1 3–1 DSL Marlins
2007 DSL Nationals 1 3–2 DSL Yankees 1
2008 DSL Nationals 1 2–1 DSL Giants
2009 DSL Giants 3–0 DSL Twins
2010 DSL Giants 3–1 DSL Reds
2011 DSL Angels 3–0 DSL Orioles
2012 DSL Pirates 1 3–1 DSL Angels
2013 DSL Rangers 2–1 DSL Tigers
2014 DSL Rangers 1 3–1 DSL Red Sox
2015 DSL Giants 3–0 DSL Rangers 1
2016 DSL Red Sox 1 3–1 DSL Rangers 1
2017 DSL Dodgers 2 1–0 DSL Dodgers 1
2018 DSL Rays 1 3–2 DSL Rangers 1
2019 DSL Royals 1 1–0 DSL D-backs 2
2020 None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
2021 DSL Blue Jays DSL Colorado
2022 DSL Phillies White 2–1 DSL Rockies
2023 DSL Dodgers Bautista 2–1 DSL Pirates Gold

† In 1990 and 1991, the finals were structured as a three-team round-robin tournament.
‡ In 2021, there was no postseason; DSL Blue Jays had the league's best winning percentage (38–19; .667), followed by DSL Colorado (39–20; .661).

Championship wins by team

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Championships by split-squad teams (e.g. DSL Yankees 1) are listed by their main team (e.g. DSL Yankees).

Wins Team Championship years
8 DSL Dodgers 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2017, 2023
3 DSL Giants 2009, 2010, 2015
3 DSL Pirates 1990, 2003, 2012
2 DSL Blue Jays 1991, 2021
2 DSL Indians 2002, 2004
2 DSL Nationals 2007, 2008
2 DSL Phillies 1999, 2022
2 DSL Rangers 2013, 2014
2 DSL Yankees 2005, 2006
1 DSL Angels 2011
1 DSL Athletics 1998
1 DSL Brewers 2001
1 DSL Mets 1994
1 DSL Rays 2018
1 DSL Red Sox 2016
1 DSL Royals 2019
1 DSL Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1995
1 Indios del Valle (BAL, PHI, and PIT) 1987
1 Co-op (CHI, HOU, LAD, and OAK) 1986
1 Piratas del Atlantico (ATL, LAD, and OAK) 1985

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "MiLB Playoff Procedures". MiLB.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Campeones". Dominican Summer League (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.