Official Media Launch from MILB:
Dominican Summer season League Kicks Off thirty ninth Season on Monday
Rookie-level developmental league options 52 groups at 30 complexes throughout nation
New Playoff Format To Spotlight 2025 DSL Postseason
Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) right now introduced the 2025 Dominican Summer season League (DSL) season will start June 2 with Opening Day festivities going down on the Boston Purple Sox Academy in Guerra.
The 2025 marketing campaign may also see the introduction of the DSL Cup, a brand new playoff format that can see 16 DSL golf equipment qualify for the two-stage DSL postseason. The eight DSL division winners (primarily based on successful share) and the eight groups with the perfect successful share that didn’t win their division (Wild Card groups) will qualify for the postseason. In Pool Play, the sixteen groups shall be divided into 4 swimming pools of 4 groups every and can take part in a round-robin competitors. The staff with the perfect file in every pool will advance to the Championship Bracket, which can include two rounds (best-of-three Semifinal and Ultimate Rounds).
“We’re wanting ahead to the beginning of one other nice season {of professional} baseball within the Dominican Republic,” stated Peter Woodfork, Main League Baseball’s Senior Vice President of Minor League Operations and Growth. “We’re additionally excited for the brand new postseason format and consider this can improve the participant growth atmosphere by growing the competitiveness of video games late season with extra groups vying for a spot.”
Dominican Summer season League alums at present starring in MLB embody four-time All-Star Xander Bogaerts (Padres), three-time All-Stars Yordan Alvarez (Astros), Luis Arraez (Padres), Luis Castillo (Mariners), Willson Contreras (Cardinals),Rafael Devers (Purple Sox), Marcell Ozuna (Braves) and two-time All-Stars Sandy Alcantara(Marlins), William Contreras(Brewers), Teoscar Hernández (Dodgers), Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks) and Julio Rodríguez (Mariners). Elly De La Cruz(Reds) was named to his first All-Star staff in 2024.
Lots of the high younger gamers in Main League Baseball started their skilled careers within the DSL, together with Pittsburgh’sOneil Cruz, Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourioand Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero.
A number of of the highest prospects on MLB Pipeline’s High 50 listing started their careers within the DSL, together with Samuel Basallo(Orioles), Jesús Made (Brewers), Josue De Paula(Dodgers) and Lazaro Montes (Mariners).
Baseball Corridor of Famers Adrián Beltré, Vladimir Guerrero and David Ortiz started their skilled baseball careers on the fields of their native nation within the DSL.
The complexes that make up the DSL are cut up amongst 5 cities, together with Boca Chica (Angels, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Giants, Mariners, Marlins, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Rangers, Rockies, Twins, White Sox and Yankees), San Antonio de Guerra (Astros, Braves, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Guardians, Orioles, Pirates, Rays, Purple Sox, Reds and Royals), San Cristóbal (Padres), San Pedro de Macorís(Tigers) and La Victoria (Athletics).
The 2025 DSL season has been devoted to Dominican Corridor-of-Fame right-hander Pedro Martinez. The eight-time All-Star and three-time Cy Younger Award winner was born in Manoguayabo and made his Main League debut Sept. 24, 1992. He completed his 18-year profession with a 219-100 file and 5 ERA titles as he posted a 2.93 profession ERA and completed as certainly one of 4 pitchers with no less than 3,000 strikeouts and fewer than 1,000 walks. He was inducted into the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame in 2015.
