GCL_Red_Sox

Florida Complex League Red Sox

Florida Complex League Red Sox

American professional baseball team


The Florida Complex League Red Sox are a professional baseball team competing in the rookie-level Florida Complex League (FCL) of Minor League Baseball. The team is owned and operated by the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. The team is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and plays its home games at JetBlue Park in the Fenway South complex.

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The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball, either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, among other countries. Injured players from the major-league Red Sox and their minor-league system occasionally play rookie-level games as their first step on a rehabilitation assignment.

History

In 1988, the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners fielded a cooperative rookie-level team in the Arizona League (AZL), known as the AZL Mariners/Red Sox.[1] The cooperative was not renewed beyond that single season.

In 1989, the Red Sox began fielding their own rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL).[1] The team first played in Winter Haven, Florida, moved to City of Palms Park in Fort Myers in 1993, then moved to its current facility in 2012. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).

Notable players

At least one National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee has played for the team, Jeff Bagwell in 1989.[2] Various players who have been MLB All-Stars have played for the team; those who were selected as All-Stars multiple times in their careers include: Carl Crawford,[3] Carl Everett,[3] Nomar Garciaparra,[3] Jon Lester,[3] Hanley Ramírez,[3] Anthony Rizzo,[3] and Chris Sale.[4]

Yearly team records

The team has finished first in its division 12 times, most recently in 2018. The team has won the league championship three times: 2006, 2014, and 2015. The team's best record came in 2015 when the club was 41–17, a .707 winning percentage.

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Roster

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 37 Wandy Abreu
  • 54 Royman Blanco
  • 78 Yizreel Burnet
  • 82 Connor Butler
  • 20 Luis Cohen
  • 48 Willian Colmenares
  • 85 Jogly Garcia
  • -- Smil Guzman ‡
  • 88 Francis Hernandez
  • 17 Alvaro Mejias
  • 25 Yordanny Monegro
  • 70 Cristian Nunez
  • 63 Simon Pacheco
  • 10 Eybersson Polanco
  • 87 Garrett Ramsey
  • 30 Denis Reguillo
  • 41 Yonfi Rodriguez
  • 44 Elvis Soto
  • 77 Michael Valera
  • 84 Stijn Van Der Schaaf

Catchers

  •  3 Rivaldo Avila
  •  5 Brooks Brannon
  • 29 Johanfran Garcia
  • 43 Diego Viloria

Infielders

  • 28 Marvin Alcantara
  • 50 Kelvin Diaz
  • 58 Freili Encarnacion
  • 39 Andy Lugo
  • 81 Angel Pierre
  •  2 Johnfrank Salazar
  • 22 Bryant Zayas

Outfielders

  • 56 Albertson Asigen
  • 71 Karim Ayubi
  • 24 Deundre Jones
  • 46 Armando Sierra
  • 60 Natanael Yuten


Manager

Coaches

  • -- Brett Merritt (pitching)
  • -- Josh Prince (hitting)
  • -- Andres Rodriguez (pitching)
  • 36 Junior Zamora (hitting)

60-day injured list

  • -- Diego Hernandez

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated June 14, 2023
Transactions
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References

  1. "Boston Red Sox Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. Per player's minor-league history at Baseball-Reference.com
  3. "FCL Red Sox vs. FCL Orioles Orange Box Score". MiLB.com. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. "2018 Gulf Coast League Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  5. "2018 Gulf Coast League Playoffs". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.



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