Florida Complex League Mets
| Gulf Coast League Mets | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Rookie League |
| League | Gulf Coast League (1988−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–present) |
| Division | East Division (1992−1999, 2004–2011, 2013–present) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | New York Mets |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (2) |
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| Division titles (5) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | GCL Mets |
| Ballpark | First Data Field (1992−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–present) |
Previous parks | Twin Lakes Park (1988−1991) |
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | New York Mets |
The Gulf Coast League Mets are a Rookie-level minor league affiliate of the New York Mets that play in the Gulf Coast League. The team plays at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The franchise entered the league in 1983 playing their home games in Sarasota, Florida at Twin Lakes Park. The team moved their base of operations to St. Lucie when the league expanded to Florida's east coast.
Gulf Coast League team rosters are thirty-five players, and cannot have more than twelve players over twenty years old, and no more than four players over 21. No player can have more than two years of prior service, excluding Rookie leagues outside the United States and Canada. 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.
On December 20, 2011, it was announced the Mets would eliminate their Rookie level team due to financial reasons.[1] On November 8, 2012, the Mets announced the re-establishment of a Gulf Coast League team based in Port St. Lucie.[2]
Season-by-season record
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1983 | 24–35 | 8th | Vern Hoscheit | |
| 1988 | 21–42 | 10th (t) | John Tamargo | |
| 1989 | 25–38 | 12th | John Tamargo | |
| 1990 | 29–30 | 10th | John Tamargo | |
| 1991 | 24–35 | 14th | Junior Roman | |
| 1992 | 29–30 | 10th | Junior Roman | |
| 1993 | 39–20 | 2nd | Junior Roman | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Astros (1 game to 0) |
| 1994 | 32–27 | 6th | Junior Roman | |
| 1995 | 38–19 | 2nd | John Stephenson | |
| 1996 | 29–30 | 10th | Mickey Brantley | |
| 1997 | 42–18 | 1st | Mickey Brantley (18–7) / Doug Flynn (24–11) |
League Champs vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0) |
| 1998 | 24–35 | 13th | John Stephenson | |
| 1999 | 39–21 | 1st | John Stephenson | League Champs vs. GCL Twins (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Royals (1 game to 0) |
| 2004 | 36–24 | 2nd (t) | Brett Butler | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) |
| 2005 | 37–16 | 1st | Gary Carter | Lost League Finals vs. GCL Yankees (2 games to 0) |
| 2006 | 23–30 | 9th | Bobby Floyd | |
| 2007 | 20–35 | 14th | Juan Lopez | |
| 2008 | 27–27 | 9th (t) | Juan Lopez | |
| 2009 | 22–34 | 14th | Julio Franco | |
| 2010 | 31–25 | 4th | Sandy Alomar, Sr. | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0) |
| 2011 | 27–29 | 8th | Luis Rojas | |
| 2013 | 20–40 | 16th | Jose Carreno | |
| 2014 | 33–27 | 7th | Jose Carreno | |
| 2015 | 27–32 | 9th (t) | Jose Carreno |
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References
- ^ Mets cut ties with Gulf Coast League: New York will operate eight Minor League affiliates in 2012, Minorleaguebaseball.com (Dec. 20, 2011)
- ^ Mets to field GCL team in '13, Minorleaguebaseball.com (Feb. 9, 2013)
