Florida Complex League Red Sox

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.

Florida Complex League Red Sox
Founded in 1989 Fort Myers, Florida Winter Haven, Florida (1989–1992)
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie league
League	Florida Complex League (2021–present)
Division	South Division
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1989–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Boston Red Sox (1989–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (3)	2006 2014 2015
Division titles (12)	1991 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018
Wild card berths (1)	2022
Team data
Name	FCL Red Sox
Previous names	GCL Red Sox (1989–2020)
Ballpark	JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Previous parks	City of Palms Park (1993–2011)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Boston Red Sox
General manager	Todd Stephenson
Manager	Tom Kotchman

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.

Season	Division	W	L	Pct.	Division finish	League rank	Manager	Playoffs
1989	Northern	27	36	.429	5th	10th (t)	Sam Mejías
1990	North	34	29	.524	3rd	5th	Félix Maldonado
1991	Northern	33	27	.550	1st	2nd	Félix Maldonado	Lost in first round  vs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0)
1992	Central	18	41	.305	5th	15th	Frank White
1993	Western	32	28	.533	3rd	6th (t)	Félix Maldonado
1994	Western	40	20	.667	2nd	3rd	Félix Maldonado
1995	Southwest	21	36	.368	3rd	13th	Félix Maldonado
1996	Southwest	24	36	.400	4th	14th	Bob Geren
1997	Northwest	31	28	.525	3rd	5th (t)	Luis Aguayo
1998	Western	27	37	.450	5th	10th	Luis Aguayo
1999	Western	30	29	.508	4th	7th	John Sanders
2000	Western	29	26	.527	3rd	7th	John Sanders
2001	Western	37	22	.627	1st	2nd	John Sanders	Lost in first round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0)
2002	Southern	26	34	.433	5th	11th	John Sanders
2003	Southern	33	26	.559	1st	3rd	Ralph Treuel	Lost in first round vs. GCL Braves (1 game to 0)
2004	Southern	34	24	.586	1st	4th	Ralph Treuel	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Yankees (2 game to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Mets (1 game to 0)
2005	Southern	30	24	.556	1st	3rd	Ralph Treuel	Lost in final round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0)
2006	South	35	19	.648	1st	1st	Dave Tomlin	League Champions vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1)
2007	Southern	30	26	.536	3rd	7th	Dave Tomlin
2008	South	28	27	.509	3rd	8th	Dave Tomlin
2009	South	26	27	.491	4th	10th	Dave Tomlin
2010	South	31	28	.525	2nd	5th (t)	Dave Tomlin
2011	South	27	33	.450	3rd	11th	George Lombard
2012	South	34	26	.567	1st	4th	George Lombard	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Pirates (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Tigers (1 game to 0)
2013	South	35	25	.583	1st	3rd	Darren Fenster	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Nationals (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Yankees 2 (1 game to 0)
2014	South	36	24	.600	1st	4th	Tom Kotchman	League Champions vs. GCL Yankees 1 (2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Cardinals (1 game to 0)
2015	South	41	17	.707	1st	1st	Tom Kotchman	League Champions vs. GCL Blue Jays (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Cardinals (1 game to 0)
2016	South	33	28	.541	1st	5th	Tom Kotchman	Lost in first round vs. GCL Cardinals (1 game to 0)
2017	South	27	31	.466	4th	14th	Tom Kotchman
2018	South	33	22	.600	1st	3rd[5]	Tom Kotchman	Lost in first round vs. GCL Tigers West (1 game to 0)[6]
2019	South	27	25	.519	3rd	9th	Tom Kotchman	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian
2020	South	season cancelled, COVID-19 pandemic					Tom Kotchman
2021	South	37	20	.649	2nd	5th	Tom Kotchman
2022	South	35	20	.636	2nd	3rd	Jimmy Gonzalez Tom Kotchman

Roster

Florida Complex League Red Sox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 51 Adam Bates 38 Nicolas De La Cruz  3 Jesus Garcia -- Smil Guzman ‡ 79 Diego Hernandez 17 Chansol Lee 10 Eybersson Polanco 48 Wuilliams Rodriguez 39 Deybi Salcedo 90 Cristofer Soriano -- Payton Tolle 84 Stijn Van Der Schaaf		Catchers 15 Frederik Jimenez -- Gerardo Rodriguez  2 Kleyver Salazar Infielders 50 Yosander Asencio -- Conrad Cason 22 Raimundo De Los Santos 30 Yohander Linarez 81 Franyer Noria  5 Starlyn Nunez 20 Jancel Santana Outfielders -- Braden Montgomery 35 Armando Sierra		Manager 31 Jimmy Gonzalez Coaches 77 Pablo Cabrera (coach) 87 Chase Illig (coach) -- Michael McCormick (pitching) 71 Jarrett Pico (hitting) 52 Andres Rodriguez (pitching) 36 Junior Zamora (hitting) 60-day injured list 54 Obed Balderas 17 Alvaro Mejias (full season) 70 Cristian Nunez 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 September 17, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Boston Red Sox minor league players

References

1. "Boston Red Sox Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
2. "Jeff Bagwell Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
3. Per player's minor-league history at Baseball-Reference.com
4. "FCL Red Sox vs. FCL Orioles Orange Box Score". MiLB.com. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
5. "2018 Gulf Coast League Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
6. "2018 Gulf Coast League Playoffs". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• The Baseball Cube – Gulf Coast Red Sox (1989–present)
• Baseball Reference – Gulf Coast League Encyclopedia and History