Florida Complex League Blue Jays

The Florida Complex League Blue Jays are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. The team plays its home games in Dunedin, Florida, at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex.^[1] 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, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and other countries.

Florida Complex League Blue Jays
(1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–present) Dunedin, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Florida Complex League
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Toronto Blue Jays
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	1992 2015
Team data
Name	FCL Blue Jays
Previous names	GCL Blue Jays (1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–2020)
Ballpark	Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications)
General manager	Michael Nielsen
Manager	Andy Fermin

History

The team first competed in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during 1981–1985 and 1991–1995.^[2][3] After being absent from the league from 1996 through 2006, the team returned to the GCL in 2007, replacing the Pulaski Blue Jays of the Appalachian League in the Blue Jays' farm system.^[4] The team won division titles in 1992 and 2015, but has yet to capture a league championship.

Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).

Year-by-year records

Year	Div.	Finish	W	L	W%	Manager	Playoffs
1981	West	9th	26	39	.400	Rich Hacker	No playoffs until 1983
1982	West	6th	30	33	.476	Hector Torres
1983	Northern	4th	15	46	.246	Epy Guerrero
1984	Northern	4th	29	34	.460	Ray Webster
1985	Northern	4th	23	39	.371	Rocket Wheeler
1991	Southern	2nd	31	28	.525	Omar Malavé
1992	Southern	1st	35	24	.593	Omar Malavé	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0)
1993	Northern	4th	22	38	.367	Héctor Torres
1994	Northern	2nd	26	34	.433	Doug Ault
1995	Northern	4th	19	40	.322	Rocket Wheeler
2007	Northern	2nd	36	24	.600	Clayton McCullough
2008	North	6th	26	32	.448	Dave Pano
2009	North	3rd	30	28	.517	John Schneider
2010	North	2nd	31	28	.525	John Schneider
2011	North	4th	27	32	.458	Omar Malavé
2012	North	5th	22	38	.367	Omar Malavé
2013	Northwest	3rd	28	32	.467	John Schneider
2014	Northwest	4th	18	41	.305	Kenny Graham
2015	Northwest	1st	39	19	.672	Cesar Martin	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Tigers (1 game to 0)
2016	Northwest	2nd	39	17	.696	Cesar Martin
2017	Northwest	3rd	35	25	.583	Luis Hurtado
2018	Northwest	12th	24	29	.453	Luis Hurtado
2019	North	7th	27	23	.540	Dennis Holmberg	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian
2020	North	No season due to COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
2021	North	10th	25	29	.463	Brent Lavallee
2022	North	8th	28	27	.509	Jose Mayorga
2023	North	15th	17	37	.315	Jose Mayorga

Roster

Florida Complex League Blue Jays roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 72 Austin Cates 77 Javen Coleman 76 Jack Eshleman 51 Troy Guthrie -- Silvano Hechavarria 79 Logan Hewitt 48 Johnny King 56 Carson Messina -- Sann Omosako 41 Lluveres Severino 45 Johan Simon 57 Khal Stephen -- Franly Urena -- Juanmi Vasquez 53 Holden Wilkerson 82 Trey Yesavage		Catchers 70 Hayden Gilliland 19 Luis Meza 52 Maykel Minoso 64 Peyton Powell Infielders 10 Kendry Chirinos 49 Owen Gregg 89 Drew Jemison 40 Jacob Lojewski 44 Sam Shaw  5 Gavin Smith Outfielders 15 Enmanuel Bonilla  8 David Guzman 94 Jean Joseph 35 Yeuni Munoz 27 Railin Tejada		Manager  6 Andy Fermin Coaches 99 Antonio Caceres (pitching) 59 Paul Elliott (hitting) 44 Brendan Kelly (pitching) 31 Fred Landers (hitting) 18 Chris Schaeffer (bench) 60-day injured list 24 Evan Elliott -- Jose Fernandez 7-day injured list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 3, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

References

1. "Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
2. 1981 GCL Blue Jay Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
3. Toronto Blue Jays affiliate history. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
4. "Blue Jays Join Growing Gulf Coast League". Baseball America. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

External links

• Official website