Dominican Summer League Royals

The Dominican Summer League Royals or DSL Royals are a minor league baseball team in the Dominican Summer League. The team plays in the Boca Chica Northwest division and is affiliated with the Kansas City Royals. The DSL Royals1 won the organization's first Dominican Summer league title in 2019. They did so by defeating the DSL D-Backs2 on Sept. 6, 1-0.^[1] There's also a DSL Royals2 team, as these two squads join seven other minor league organizations as Kansas City Royals affiliates.^[2]

Dominican Summer League Royals
Founded in 1989 Boca Chica
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica Northwest
Major league affiliations
Team	Kansas City Royals
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2019
Division titles (1)	1
Team data
Name	Royals
Ballpark	Kansas City Royals Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Kansas City Royals
Manager	Ramon Martínez

History

The team first came into existence in 1989 as an independent Royals affiliate.^[3] The following year, they shared an affiliation with the New York Mets.^[4] In 1991, the team shared an affiliation with the Chicago Cubs,^[5] and an affiliation with the Colorado Rockies was added in 1992.^[6] While the Cubs were dropped in 1993, the team would continue its joint affiliation with the Rockies until 1996. In 1997, it once again became an independent affiliate of the Royals. In 2018, the Kansas City Royals were ranked the top educational program among all 30 MLB teams and their respective programs in the Dominican Republic, as voted by MLB.

Roster

Dominican Summer League Royals Ventura roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 73 Moises Amezquita 33 Carlos Beras 45 Keisther Castillo 31 Manuel Colon 99 Freddy Contreras 39 Oliver Del Rosario 44 Cesar Espinal 74 Diego Figueroa 46 Carlos Gonzalez 29 Julio Gutierrez 53 Kenyer Penaloza 81 Reynell Ramos 25 Hancer Regalado 48 Juan Rivera -- Melvin Robles 50 Oswal Rodriguez 38 Jordi Romero 52 Denis Samudio 77 Rafi Santo 18 Neftali Taveras 63 Alberto Toribio		Catchers 13 Moises Marhan 19 Jose Montilla  2 Jesus Morales Infielders  5 Alan Angulo 56 Yohandy Cruz 14 Anderson Garcia 60 Daniel Liriano  1 Ramcell Medina  9 Omar Mejia  3 Omar Reyes 12 Roy Rivero Outfielders 26 Darvin Cruz 71 Joshua Fermin -- Alejandro Guerrero 15 Sandy Luciano 16 Jose Paulino 22 Luis Ramon King		Manager   Sergio De Luna Coaches   José Veras (pitching) 60-day injured list  1 Warren Calcano -- Reynaldo Sanchez 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 13, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Dominican Summer League Royals Fortuna roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 27 Wilson Betemit Jr. 51 Alving Campusano 36 Samuel Carmona 34 Enyer Cepeda -- Alan Cruz 55 Jose Cruz 58 Carlos De La Rosa 70 Argenis Done 44 Angel Garcia 35 Jesus Garcia 64 Nomar Jimenez 61 Carlos Luces 17 Jose Mejia 37 Ricardo Montilla 29 Oswal Rodriguez 43 Javier Rojas 21 Marvin Rojas 80 Junior Suarez 65 Geremy Tovar		Catchers 41 Anthony Longo 25 Emmanuel Martinez  6 Richer Mata 57 Edgar Mota 25 Juan Olmos Infielders 49 Angelmis De La Cruz 67 Juan Garcia 11 Luis Steven King 24 Jesus Ortega  0 Marwin Rivero  7 Pedro Roque Outfielders 59 Robinson Chacon 23 Lewis German 72 Tony Ruiz -- Enmanuel Santos ‡		Manager Coaches   Onil Joseph (bench)   Fernando Martínez (hitting) 60-day injured list -- Luis Gutierrez 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 13, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players