The Dominican Summer League Red Sox, often called the DSL Red Sox, are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, playing in the foreign Dominican Summer League. The team, classed as a Rookie League franchise, plays at the El Toro Complex in the Dominican Republic.

For the 2021 Boston Red Sox season, the field coordinator is José Zapata, and the Red Sox are fielding two teams; one managed by Ozzie Chavez and the other managed by Sandy Madera.

History The Red Sox have fielded at least one team in the DSL each season since 1996; the team that season was a cooperative with the Houston Astros. Since 1997, the Red Sox have fielded their own team. In some seasons, the Red Sox have fielded two teams in the league. This first occurred in 2003, when the Venezuelan general strike of 2002–03 impacted the Venezuelan Summer League, where the Red Sox also had an affiliate. The Red Sox have fielded two DSL teams each season since 2015, except for 2017. When two teams are fielded, they are distinguished by the suffixes 1 and 2, or Blue and Red (e.g. DSL Red Sox 1). In 2022, both Red Sox teams competed in the same division.

The Red Sox fielded a cooperative team with one or more other MLB clubs several times: 1989 with the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers; 1990 with the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres; 1996 with the Astros; 2000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks; and 2001 with the Cleveland Indians.

The DSL Red Sox reached the league championship series in 2014, and DSL Red Sox 1 won the league championship series in 2016.

Notable alumni include Hanley Ramírez, who played with the team in 2001, Xander Bogaerts, who hit .314 with the team during the 2010 season, and Rafael Devers, who hit .337 with the team during the 2014 season.

Results by year Cooperative teams Year Team Division Manager W–L Record Finish Postseason Red Sox/Orioles/Brewers 16–39 Tigers/Padres/Red Sox 8–62 1996 Astros/Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Rick Aponte 29–39 4th of 7 2000 Diamondbacks/Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris 15–55 9th of 10 2001 Indians/Red Sox Santo Domingo West 25–43 8th of 8

Red Sox teams Year Team Division Manager W–L Record Finish Postseason 1997 Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Nelson Norman 25–46 1998 Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Nelson Norman 37–30 1999 Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Nelson Norman 30–40 2000 Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Nelson Norman 30–40 2001 Red Sox San Pedro de Macoris Guadalupe Jabalera 28–42 2002 Red Sox Santo Domingo East Nelson Norman 41–31 lost to DSL Phillies 2003 Red Sox 1 Santo Domingo East Nelson Paulino 28–38 Red Sox 2 Santo Domingo North 23–44 2004 Red Sox Santo Domingo East - American Nelson Paulino 33–35 2005 Red Sox Boca Chica - American Nelson Paulino 26–42 3rd of 4 2006 Red Sox Boca Chica - American Nelson Paulino 23–47 3rd of 3 2007 Red Sox Boca Chica North José Zapata 38–31 4th of 8 2008 Red Sox Boca Chica South José Zapata 43–27 3rd of 12 2009 Red Sox Boca Chica North José Zapata 44–25 3rd of 12 2010 Red Sox Boca Chica North José Zapata 37–35 5th (tie) of 12 2011 Red Sox Boca Chica North José Zapata 38–33 4th of 9 2012 Red Sox Boca Chica North José Zapata 41–29 4th of 6 2013 Red Sox Boca Chica Northwest José Zapata 46–24 1st of 8 lost in semi-finals to DSL Rangers 2014 Red Sox Boca Chica South José Zapata 50–19 1st of 10 lost in finals to DSL Rangers 1 2015 Red Sox 1 Boca Chica South José Zapata 28–44 8th of 10 Red Sox 2 San Pedro de Macoris Aly González 45–27 1st (tie) of 5 lost in quarterfinals to DSL Yankees 1 2016 Red Sox 1 Northwest José Zapata 50–18 1st of 8 won league championship Red Sox 2 Northeast Aly González 47–22 1st of 6 lost in semi-finals to DSL Rangers 2017 Red Sox Northwest Aly González 47–24 1st (tie) of 8 lost in quarterfinals to DSL Dodgers 1 2018 Red Sox 1 Northwest Aly González 30–41 6th (tie) of 8 Red Sox 2 North Fernando Tatís 33–38 5th of 8 2019 Red Sox 1 Northwest Ozzie Chavez 38–33 4th of 8 Red Sox 2 North Fernando Tatís 31–39 6th of 8 2020 Red Sox Blue — Ozzie Chavez Season cancelled,COVID-19 pandemic Red Sox Red Sandy Madera 2021 Red Sox Blue North Ozzie Chavez 44–16 1st of 8 lost in semi-finals to DSL RockiesRed Sox Red Sandy Madera 36–23 2nd of 8 Notes: Finish position is within the team's division. Records of the 1997 through 2004 seasons are incomplete on Baseball-Reference.com.

Roster

See also Notable DSL Red Sox players

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References

External links DSL Red Sox Blue at MiLB.com DSL Red Sox Red at MiLB.com