Dominican Summer League Twins

Dominican Summer League Twins Boca Chica
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Dominican Summer League
Division	Boca Chica Baseball City
Major league affiliations
Current	Minnesota Twins
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Team data
Nickname	Twins
Ballpark	Baseball City Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Minnesota Twins
Manager	Jimmy Alvarez

The Dominican Summer League Twins or DSL Twins are a Rookie League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins based in the Dominican Republic. They play in the Dominican Summer League. As an independent affiliate, they have been in existence since 2001.

History

The team first came into existence in 1998. For the 1998 and 1999 seasons, they had a cooperative affiliation and were known as the DSL Twins/Co-op.^[1] In 2000, they shared an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and were called the DSL Twins/Indians.^[2] They have been independently affiliated with the Twins since 2001.^[3]

Roster

Dominican Summer League Twins roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 57 Carlos Aponte 60 Erick Balbuena -- Luis Bellorin 50 Robener Cabrera -- Miguel De Jesus 43 Moises Gomez -- Brusdar Graterol 65 Luis Hernandez 53 Juan Herrera 51 Ramses Herrera 40 Jadison Jimenez -- Andriu Marin 56 Jose Martinez 32 Randolph Perez 17 Sebastian Perez 25 Johan Quezada -- Daulin Ramirez 41 Jose Ramirez  5 Williams Ramirez -- Fredderi Soto -- Huascar Ynoa		Catchers 31 Jhonathan Alvarez -- Darling Cuesto 37 Robert Molina Infielders 46 Jorge Andrade 11 Luis Arraez -- Alexandre De Oliveira ‡ 15 Lewin Diaz -- Pedro Estaba ‡ 27 Edwin Franco 33 Emmanuel Morel -- Jorge Munoz 43 Jermaine Palacios 13 Roni Tapia 19 Gabriel A. Ynfante Outfielders 26 Junior Amarante -- Jean Carlos Arias -- Jose Bermudez 21 Francisco Hernandez 36 Jet Hernandez 52 Edgar Herrera  9 Luis Martinez 47 Jorge Parra 18 Antonio Tovar		Manager 25 Jimmy Alvarez Coaches  7 Ramón Nivar (coach) 13 Manny Santana (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Minnesota Twins 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 12, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Minnesota Twins minor league players

References

1. "1998 DSL Twins/Co-op Statistics -- Minor Leagues". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
2. "2000 DSL Twins/Indians Statistics -- Minor Leagues". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
3. "2001 DSL Twins Statistics -- Minor Leagues". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.