Venezuelan Summer League
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Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1997 |
No. of teams | Four |
Country | Venezuela |
Most recent champion(s) | 2015 VSL Tigers |
Official website | Official site |
The Venezuelan Summer League is a Minor League Baseball rookie-level circuit which operates in the Major League Baseball's academies in the Venezuelan state of Carabobo.
The VSL was created in 1997 as an alternative to the Dominican Summer League to improve the development of young prospects from Venezuela in their early years in organized baseball.
Besides Carabobo, the states of Aragua, Lara and Yaracuy previously were represented in the league.
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Playoffs
The regular season champion and the league runner-up play a best-of-three-games playoff series for the league championship. The league is closed to all MLB Draft eligible players, e.g. players from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, with the exception of two players from Puerto Rico.
Over the years there have been players from Argentina, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Sint Maarten and Venezuela.
Roster restrictions
Each team has a roster limit of 35 active players; at least 10 of which must be pitchers. No player on the active list may have more than four years of minor league service. There are no age limits.
Current teams
Team | MLB Affiliation | City | Affiliation |
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VSL Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Los Guayos, Carabobo[1] | 2013[2] |
VSL Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | Tronconero, Carabobo[3] | 2004[4][5] |
VSL Rays | Tampa Bay Rays | Guacara, Carabobo[6] | 2007[7][8] |
VSL Tigers | Detroit Tigers | Los Guayos, Carabobo[9] | 2006[10][11] |
Defunct teams
VSL champion teams
- 1997 - VSL Maracay 2
- 1998 - VSL Guacara 1
- 1999 - VSL Chino Canónico
- 2000 - VSL San Felipe
- 2001 - VSL Venoco
- 2002 - VSL Aguirre
- 2003 - VSL San Felipe
- 2004 - VSL Tronconero 2
- 2005 - VSL Astros
- 2006 - VSL Phillies
- 2007 - VSL Astros
- 2008 - VSL Pirates
- 2009 - VSL Rays
- 2010 - VSL Pirates
- 2011 - VSL Rays
- 2012 - VSL Phillies
- 2013 - VSL Mariners
- 2014 - VSL Tigers
- 2015 - VSL Tigers
MLB alumni
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- José Altuve (HOU)
- Wladimir Balentien (SEA)
- Asdrúbal Cabrera (SEA)
- Ramón Cabrera (PIT)
- Ezequiel Carrera (NYM)
- Argenis Díaz (BOS)
- Elías Díaz (PIT)
- Félix Doubront (BOS)
- Luis Durango (SDP)
- Sergio Escalona (PHI)
- Eduardo Escobar (CWS)
- Avisail García (DET)
- Severino González (PHI)
- Mayckol Guaipe (SEA)
- Jesús Guzmán (SEA)
- César Hernández (PHI)
- Oscar Hernández (TBR)
- Dilson Herrera (PIT)
- Edgar Ibarra (MIN)
- Gregory Infante (CWS)
- Dixon Machado (DET)
- Jean Machi (PHI)
- David Martínez (HOU)
- Yoervis Medina (SEA)
- Diego Moreno (PIT)
- Ángel Nesbitt (DET)
- Lester Oliveros (DET)
- José Ortega (DET)
- Hernán Pérez (DET)
- Erasmo Ramírez (SEA)
- Wilking Rodríguez (TBR)
- Bruce Rondón (DET)
- Josmil Pinto (MIN)
- José Quintana (NYM)
- J. C. Ramírez (SEA)
- Felipe Rivero (TBR)
- Miguel Rojas (CIN)
- Jorge Rondón (STL)
- Rómulo Sánchez (PIT)
- Eduardo Sánchez (STL)
- Eugenio Suárez (DET)
- Rubén Tejada (NYM)
- Ronald Torreyes (CIN)
- Wilfredo Tovar (NYM)
- Luis Valbuena (SEA)
- Brayan Villarreal (DET)
References
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- ↑ VSL Encyclopedia and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on November 9, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 VSL regular season and playoffs. MiLB. Retrieved on November 9, 2015.