Dominican Summer League Astros

Dominican Summer League Astros Orange Boca Chica
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica North (2010–present)
Major league affiliations
Current	Houston Astros
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Team data
Nickname	Astros
Ballpark	Houston Astros Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Houston Astros
Manager	Neder Horta

Dominican Summer League Astros Blue Boca Chica
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica Northwest (2014–present)
Major league affiliations
Current	Houston Astros
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Team data
Nickname	Astros
Ballpark	Houston Astros Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Houston Astros
Manager	Charlie Romero

The Dominican Summer League Astros or DSL Astros are a minor league baseball team of the Dominican Summer League, and a Rookie-level affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As of the 2014 season, they are divided into two squads: DSL Astros Orange and DSL Astros Blue.

History

The team first came into existence in 1989 when they shared an affiliation with the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers.^[1] For 1990, they shared an affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2] They were independently affiliated for 1991 and 1992, then gained an affiliation with the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies for 1993.^[3] From 1994 to 1995, they shared an affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. For 1996, they shared an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.^[4] Since 1997, they have been an independent affiliate of the Astros. Beginning in 2014, the team split into two squads, DSL Astros Orange and DSL Astros Blue.

Roster

Dominican Summer League Astros Orange roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 54 Gerardo Bojorquez 50 Humberto Castellanos 72 Luis Castro 37 Willy Collado 67 Carlos Espinoza 23 Diosward Gonzalez 39 Ezequiel Madera 58 Miguel Matos 35 Cristofer Melendez 40 Kilvio Peralta 37 Gabriel Pirela -- Yohan Ramirez 59 Jacques Sambo -- Maikel Sepulveda 36 Asael Uribe 71 Francisco Villegas 16 Cosme Zapata		Catchers 60 Jose Castillo 66 Gerry Castillo  8 Bernardo Heras 19 Vicente Moras Infielders 14 Eduardo Guzman  2 Jose Abel Hernandez 77 Felix Lucas 21 Fredy Medina 29 Kendy Moya  1 Yeuris Ramirez 20 Anthony Rodriguez 22 Ronaldo Urdaneta 13 Enmanuel Valdez Outfielders 18 Gilberto Celestino -- Euclides Chavez 30 Darlin Figueroa 15 Juan Infante 56 Hector Martinez 27 Renaigel Martis  4 Ramiro Rodriguez		Manager -- Neder Horta Coaches -- Carlos Gonzalez (pitching) -- Danny Ortega (assistant hitting) -- Melvi Ortega (outfield specialist) -- Rene Rojas (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Houston Astros 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated July 12, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Houston Astros minor league players

Dominican Summer League Astros Blue roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 82 Johsson Arias 68 Jesus Bernaez 83 Ronel Blanco 35 Jheyson Caraballo 22 Yeremi Ceballos 14 Juan Corniel 23 Robert Corniel 48 Juan Cuevas 47 Edwin Fidel 37 Yulian Frontado -- Jose Antonio Hernandez 50 Adoni Kery 72 Juan Lopez 69 Angel Matos  2 Javier Navas 38 Jose Orta 20 Carlos Perdomo  8 Yonatan Quintin  3 Felipe Tejada		Catchers -- Alvaro Alvarez 27 Carlos Canelon 28 Orlando Marquez Infielders 13 Alfredo Angarita 70 Samir Caraballo 67 Michael Garcia 21 Ronny Jimenez 30 Nicolas Miranda  1 Anardo Peralta 12 Ozziel Sanchez-galan Outfielders 43 Jose Benjamin 46 Norberto Castellanos 31 Cesar Cortez 29 Angel De Leon 56 Ronny Rafael 15 Nestor Tejada  9 Angel Tejada		Manager  3 Russ Steinhorn Coaches -- Erik Acevedo -- Rick Aponte (pitching) -- Melvi Ortega 67 Omar Rosario (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Houston Astros 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated July 12, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Houston Astros minor league players

References

• "Houston Astros Minor League Affiliations." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 10 September 2010.

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=79fd36ca
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=dd381f67
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=e97491e3
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=01f30c63

External links

• Dominican Summer Astros page at MiLB.com