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The '''Venezuelan Summer League Reds''' was a Minor League Baseball affiliated team of the Cincinnati Reds most recently based in the city of Valencia, Carabobo in Venezuela. The Reds had an affiliated relationship with teams in the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) played from 1999 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-06 |title=VSL Reds Schedule, Top Prospects & Roster |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/52044-vsl-reds/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball America |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2002, the Reds shared an affiliate team, '''VSL Cagua''', with the Minnesota Twins that played in Cagua, Aragua.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Cagua Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=8ef4ad8e |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The following year, the Reds shared VSL Cagua with the Milwaukee Brewers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 Venezuelan Summer League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=9b3dd593 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team in Cagua became solely a Reds affiliate in 2004, then was renamed '''VSL Reds''' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Cagua Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=1b9a2585 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cagua, Venezuela Encyclopedia |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Cagua&state=Aragua&country=VE |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2007, the Reds entered a new working agreement with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, sharing an affiliate in Guacara, Carabobo.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2007 VSL Devil Rays/Reds Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=7ef1eb33 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref> After not having a VSL affiliate for two seasons, the VSL Reds returned in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 VSL Reds Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=8e95a0bd |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
The VSL folded in early 2016.<ref name="shutdown">{{cite web |last=Wild |first=Danny |date=January 21, 2016 |title=Venezuelan Summer League closes doors |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-162470356 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325234654/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160121&content_id=162470356&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |website=Minor League Baseball}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Badler |first=Ben |date=January 21, 2016 |title=Venezuelan Summer League Shuts Down |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/venezuelan-summer-league-shuts-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131220957/http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/venezuelan-summer-league-shuts/ |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |work=Baseball America}}</ref>
== Notable players == The following VSL Reds players who were signed with the Reds later played in Major League Baseball:
* Alejandro Chacín (2010)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2010 VSL Reds Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=273ac001 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Miguel Rojas (2006–2007)<ref name=":0" />
* Ronald Torreyes (2010)<ref name=":1" />
==See also== *Venezuelan Summer League Reds players *List of Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110824145745/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t664 VSL Reds] at Minor League Baseball
Category:Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams