The Dominican Summer League is a branch of affiliated minor league baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. The 2012 72-game (except for the San Pedro de Macorís division which is 68) season began June 2.
The league consists of thirty-five teams in five divisions. Each team is affiliated with a different major league franchise with four organizations fielding two teams: Cubs, Mets, Yankees and Pirates and with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds sharing a team.
Six teams make the playoffs, the winners of each division plus the best runner-up. The two teams with the best winning percentages receives byes to the semifinals.
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