The Dominican Summer Pirates are a
minor league baseball team in the
Dominican Summer League
The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is a branch of affiliated Minor League Baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. After the demise of the Venezuelan Summer League after the 2015 season, it is the only ...
. The team, also known as the DSL Pirates, plays in the
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is a municipality (''municipio'') of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (''distritos municipal''): La Caleta. As of the 2012 census it had 123,510 inhabitan ...
,
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
, as a member of the Boca Chica North Division and are affiliated with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. Founded as part o ...
.
History
Past players include
Aramis Ramírez,
José Guillén and
Ronny Paulino
Ronny Leonel Paulino (born April 21, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Pittsburgh ...
. The club was known as the Dominican Summer League Pirates 1, or DSL Pirates 1, between 2012 and 2013, when the
Venezuelan Summer Pirates were relocated to the Dominican Republic to become the Dominican Summer League Pirates 2.
In 2014, the Pirates returned to fielding one DSL team, and the team became known once again as the DSL Pirates.
Roster
Season-by-season
References
External links
MiLB.com team pageBaseball Reference current team pageDSL Pirates on SABR Minor Leagues Database
Baseball teams in the Dominican Republic
Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates
Dominican Summer League teams
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