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

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

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

• ^a The Piratas del Atlantico of 1985 were a co-op team of the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics.^[3]
• ^b The 1986 winners were a co-op team of Chicago, the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics; unclear if "Chicago" was White Sox or Cubs.^[3]
• ^c The 1986 runners-up were a co-op team of the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Toronto Blue Jays.^[3]
• ^d The Indios del Valle of 1987 were a co-op team of the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
• ^e The Piratas del Atlantico of 1987 were a co-op team of the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics.^[3]

References

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. . Dominican Summer League (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.