Dominican Summer League Blue Jays Explained
| Dominican Summer League Blue Jays |
| City: | Boca Chica |
| Class Level: | Rookie |
| Current League: | Dominican Summer League |
| Division: | Boca Chica Baseball City Los Rieles |
| Majorleague: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Nickname: | Blue Jays |
| Ballpark: | Baseball City Complex |
| Leaguenum: | 2 |
| Leaguechamps: | 1991, 2021 |
| Owner: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Manager: | Danny Canellas |
The Dominican Summer Blue Jays are a baseball team in the Dominican Summer League. The DSL is a rookie level circuit, and therefore the team is a rookie affiliate. The team plays in the San Pedro de Macorís division.
Facilities
The team plays at Boca Chica Baseball City Complex along with Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks, Dominican Summer League Orioles, Dominican Summer League White Sox and Dominican Summer League Reds. The facility opened in 2004 and has 10 full baseball diamonds and two smaller diamonds.[1] The facility is located 2.2km (01.4miles) northwest of Boca Chica on Los Rieles just off of Autopista Las Americas.
Championships
DSL Blue Jays were league champions during the 1991 season.[2] In 1992, the team went 68–2 during the regular season—including a 37 game winning streak to start the season—for a winning percentage of ; however, the team lost in the first round of the postseason.[3] In 2021, when there was no postseason, the team had the league's best winning percentage for the regular season, at 38–19 (.667).
Results by season
- 2006In 2006, the Blue Jays' one DSL team finished with a record of 44–29.
- 2007In 2007, two teams were fielded, designated Blue Jays 1 and Blue Jays 2. Blue Jays 1 finished with a record of 35–33.
- 2008In 2008, two teams were again fielded, playing in the Boca Chica South division. They played 72 games between the end of May until mid to late August with playoffs beginning at the end of August. The DSL All Star game held on July 27 included Blue Jay prospects catcher Carlos Pérez and infielder Oliver Dominguez. Blue Jays 1 ended with a record of 35–33, finishing 4th in the group and 13 games behind the DSL Giants who were division champions.
- 2009In 2009, the Blue Jays had one team, competing in the Boca Chica North Division, which finished the season at 43–26 and in fourth place, eight games behind the DSL Giants who again won the division.
- 2010In 2010, the team moved into the San Pedro Division.
Notes and References
- http://dominicanplayers.blogspot.ca/2004/05/baseball-city-new-baseball-academy-in.html
- Web site: Lista de campeones . 2015-09-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031751/http://dominicansummerleague.com/www/index.php/lista-de-campeones . 2015-09-23 .
- Web site: A record record: The Blue Jays' affiliate that went 68-2 . Tim . Hagerty . . October 8, 2015 . October 2, 2021.
