Dominican Summer League Royals

Dominican Summer League Royals
Founded in 1989 Boca Chica
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica Northwest
Major league affiliations
Team	Kansas City Royals
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2019
Division titles (1)	1
Team data
Name	Royals
Ballpark	Kansas City Royals Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Kansas City Royals
Manager	Ramon Martínez

The Dominican Summer League Royals or DSL Royals are a minor league baseball team in the Dominican Summer League. 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. ^[1] There's also a DSL Royals2 team, as these two squads join seven other minor league organizations as Kansas City Royals affiliates. ^[2]

History

The team first came into existence in 1989 as an independent Royals affiliate. ^[3] The following year, they shared an affiliation with the New York Mets. ^[4] In 1991, the team shared an affiliation with the Chicago Cubs, ^[5] and an affiliation with the Colorado Rockies was added in 1992. ^[6] 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

Dominican Summer League Royals Blue roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 73 Moises Amezquita 26 Dioni Baez 65 Andy Basora 43 Wilson Betemit Jr. 51 Lloyd Downs 50 Jorge Herrera 39 Damian Jimenez 78 Henson Leal 40 Ricardito Lorenzo 59 Juan Ozuna 53 Victor Pena 29 Yeri Perez 77 Edwin Rodriguez 71 David Rodriguez 46 Julio Rosario 37 Yenfri Sosa 36 Luis Valdez 52 Jheremy Vicente		Catchers 24 Jorge Hernandez 25 Juan Olmos  2 Ramon Ramirez 12 Sandy Ruiz Infielders 32 Jose Chacon 27 Manuel German 11 Charles Nova 38 Alexander Orasma 13 Ivan Sosa  1 Yeison Vargas Outfielders  7 Raimel Medina 28 Angel Ramirez  8 Henry Ramos 23 Enmanuel Santos		Manager -- Sergio De Luna Coaches -- Wilson Betemit (hitting) -- José Veras (pitching) 60-day injured list -- Dary De Jesus 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 16, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Dominican Summer League Royals Gold roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 28 Emilio Castillo -- Jeremy Castro ‡ 36 Weskendry Espinoza 55 Jesus Franco 64 Jhonny Gomez 63 Carlos Gonzalez 62 Jose Gutierrez 79 Franquely Guzman 66 Marwys Jorge 49 Jesus Leon 23 Jhoan Lorenzo 31 Eslahiber Mendez 70 Fraynel Nova 54 Shawndrick Oduber 60 Wermer Pineda 56 Alvaro Pineda -- Jhon Reyes 76 Darwin Rodriguez 26 Marvin Rojas 40 Edinson Salgado 67 Junior Sanchez		Catchers 25 Angel Acosta 13 Osman Bravo  3 Ricson Gonzalez 16 Jose Medina 68 Frandy Rodriguez 14 Jhosmmel Zue Infielders 15 Yosmi Fernandez  2 Omar Reyes  7 Pedro Roque Outfielders  8 Darvin Cruz  4 Asbel Gonzalez 29 Daniel Lopez -- Jarvis Martinez ‡ 12 Jose Paulino 19 Tony Ruiz		Manager -- Onil Joseph Coaches -- Fernando Martínez (hitting) -- Christopher Marte (pitching) 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 16, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

References

1. "Royals claim 2019 Dominican Summer League crown".
2. "Royals claim 2019 Dominican Summer League crown".
3. "1989 DSL Royals Statistics -- Minor Leagues | Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
4. "1990 DSL Royals/Mets Statistics -- Minor Leagues | Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
5. "1991 DSL Royals/Cubs Statistics -- Minor Leagues - Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
6. "1992 DSL Royals/Cubs/Rockies Statistics".

External links

• DSL Royals on SABR Minor Leagues Database ^{[ permanent dead link ]}