The Dominican Summer League Brewers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Dominican Summer League (DSL) and a Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They play their home games at the Milwaukee Brewers Dominican Republic Academy, which opened in 2024. They previously played at the Tower Complex from 2012 to 2023.
The Milwaukee Brewers began fielding teams in the Dominican Summer League in 1989, though several teams were operated as co-ops in partnership with other Major League Baseball clubs. The DSL Brewers have played continuously since 2010 following previous stretches from 1991 to 1993 and 1997 to 2003. Milwaukee currently operates two DSL teams: the DSL Brewers Blue and DSL Brewers Gold. From 2021 to 2024, they were known the DSL Brewers 1 and DSL Brewers 2, respectively.
The Brewers won their lone DSL championship in 2001.
History The Milwaukee Brewers entered the Dominican Summer League (DSL) in 1989 as part of a co-op team shared with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. In 1990, they ran a co-op with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Brewers had their first solo DSL team for three seasons from 1991 to 1993. They reverted to the co-op approach after this stretch, partnering with the Houston Astros in 1994 and 1995 and the Chicago White Sox in 1996.
From 1997 to 2003, the Brewers once again operated their own team. The 2000 club reached the championship finals but lost to the DSL Dodgers, 3–2. The 2001 DSL Brewers, managed by Mike Guerrero, won the DSL championship versus the DSL Phillies, 3–2.
Milwaukee left the DSL after the 2003 campaign and did not return until 2009 in partnership with Baltimore. They fielded their own squad from 2010 to 2016. The 2011 DSL Brewers qualified for the playoffs with a wild card berth but were eliminated in the first round by the DSL Orioles, 2–1.
The DSL Brewers began operating out of the Tower Complex in Ramón Santana in 2012. Built in 2006, the facility was owned and operated by former Milwaukee closer Salomón Torres and was previously home to the Texas Rangers' Dominican operations.
From 2017 to 2019, the Brewers partnered with the Cleveland Indians to field a second team in addition to their own. They planned to have a co-op team with Toronto in 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2021, Milwaukee has operated two DSL teams.
Following the 2023 season, the Brewers opened the new Dominican Republic Academy on a site in Santo Domingo Este. Owned by the Brewers, the facility includes three full fields, an infield, a four-tunnel indoor batting facility, and classrooms among other amenities. In 2025, the names DSL Brewers 1 and DSL Brewers 2 were changed to DSL Brewers Blue and DSL Brewers Gold, respectively, for the team's colors.
The 2026 Brewers Gold team won the Central Division title, qualifying them for the DSL Cup to determine the league championship. Despite going 2–1 in pool play and being in a three-way tie for first place with the DSL Mariners and DSL Giants Black, only the Giants advanced as they were the highest seed in the pool—eighth overall compared to the Brewers as the ninth seed.
Season-by-season records +KeyLeagueThe team's final position in the league standingsDivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standingsGBGames behind the team that finished in first place in the division that seasonSeasonNumber indicates DSL Brewers 1 or DSL Brewers 2SeasonColor indicates DSL Brewers Blue or DSL Brewers GoldLeague champions* Division champions^Postseason berth
+DSL Brewers season-by-season recordsSeasonRegular-seasonPostseasonRecordWin %LeagueDivisionRecordWin %Result1991 1992 17–53 .243 1993 1997 1998 1999 2000^ 2–3 .400Lost DSL championship vs. DSL Dodgers, 3–2 2001 3–2 .600Won DSL championship vs. DSL Phillies, 3–2 2002 2003 2010 28–43 .394 2011^ 44–27 .620 1–2 .333Clinched wild card berthLost quarterfinals vs. DSL Orioles, 2–1 2012 26–39 .400 2013 26–45 .366 2014 27–43 .386 2015 32–40 .444 2016 26–44 .371 2017 28–43 .394 2018 40–32 .556 2019 36–36 .500 2020 2021 31–28 .525 2021 29–30 .492 2022 22–37 .373 2022 27–32 .458 2023 25–27 .481 2023 22–31 .415 2024 32–23 .582 2024 30–23 .566 2025 29–25 .537 2025 27–29 .482 2026 31–24 .564 2026* 34–20 .630 2–1 Won Central Division title<br/ >Eliminated in pool play, 2–1 Totals 669–774 — — — 8–8 — —
+Co-op teams season-by-season recordsSeasonRegular-seasonPostseasonCo-op partner(s)RecordWin %LeagueDivisionRecordWin %Result1989 Baltimore OriolesBoston Red Sox 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 1994 36–34 .514 Houston Astros 1995 28–39 .418 Houston Astros 1996 32–38 .457 Chicago White Sox 2009 27–43 .386 Baltimore Orioles 2017 26–44 .371 Cleveland Indians 2018 21–49 .300 Cleveland Indians 2019 17–52 .246 Cleveland Indians 2020 Toronto Blue Jays Totals 187–299 — — — — — — — —
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