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]

Rosters

Dominican Summer League Rays 1 roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

45 Jose Alejandro
70 Jaime Arauz
32 Marquito Casilla
56 Jhoanbert Cedeno
62 Ennder Cespedes
41 Franklin Dacosta
34 Christian Fernandez
67 Jeremy Galan
68 Wilson Garcia
39 Carlos Gomez
71 Luis Medina
51 Rafael Prensa
65 Angel Ramirez
31 Aldor Rodriguez
61 Stanly Sabino
41 Francisco Sanchez
49 Daniel Santana
63 Fraylin Santos
72 Luis Trinidad

Catchers

8 Angel Nelo
16 Luis Perez
10 Fermin Villasmil

Infielders

14 Amador Arias
1 Luis Arias
3 Alfredo Balbuena
19 Jose Del Palacio
15 Juan Garcia
9 Johan Lopez
20 Jose Pereira
25 Bryan Santos

Outfielders

29 Roimer Bolivar
28 Raider Brito
18 Victor Cervantes
23 Yunior Martinez

Manager

27 Esteban Gonzalez

Coaches

14 Ivan Ochoa (hitting)
40 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 June 3, 2017
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Dominican Summer League Rays 2 roster