Dominican Summer League Rays

Dominican Summer League Rays Boca Chica
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica Northwest
Major league affiliations
Current	Tampa Bay Rays
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Team data
Nickname	Rays
Ballpark	Tampa Bay Rays Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Tampa Bay Rays
Manager	Julio Zorrilla

The Dominican Summer League Rays or DSL Rays are a Rookie League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays based in the Dominican Republic. They play in the Dominican Summer League. As an independent affiliate, they have been in existence since 1997.

History

The team first came into existence in 1996, two years before the MLB debut of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. They shared an affiliation with the then-California Angels and were known as the DSL Devil Rays/Angels.^[1]

From 1997 to 2001, the team was known as the DSL Devil Rays. They ceased operations from 2002 to 2006,^[2] before returning in 2007. In 2008, the team changed its name to the DSL Rays to correspond with the name change of the parent club.^[3]

Roster

Dominican Summer League Rays roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 45 Jose Alejandro 35 Jairo Caba  9 Estarly Cedeno 33 Marlon Constante -- Angel Felipe 61 Luis Gonzalez 22 Bryan Herrera 30 Miguel Lara 23 Thomas Lebron 55 Resly Linares 40 Reynier Montero -- Reimin Ramos 53 Cristopher Sanchez -- Jose Tavera 43 Heriberto Ventura		Catchers 44 Ronaldo Hernandez 21 Darwin Parra  4 Sabriel Polanco Infielders  2 Vidal Brujan 10 Victor Contreras  7 Luis Pimentel -- Alex Rodriguez 20 Jilbert Rosario Outfielders -- Emilio Gustave 13 Yeilin Hernandez  3 Jesus Sanchez  8 Yerson Santana 17 Jose Tonton		Manager 15 Julio Zorrilla Coaches -- Roberto Yil (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated February 1, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

References

1. "1996 DSL Devil Rays/Angels Statistics -- Minor Leagues". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
2. "Dominican Summer League (Foreign Rookie) Encyclopedia and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
3. "2008 DSL Rays Statistics -- Minor Leagues". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.