Gulf Coast League Yankees

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Gulf Coast League Yankees
Founded in 2000
Tampa, Florida
Class-level
  • Rookie
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Gulf Coast League Yankees (2000-present)
Colors
  • {{{colors}}}
Ballpark
Minor league titles
League titles 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011
Division titles 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011
Owner(s)/Operated by: New York Yankees
Manager: Carlos Mendoza
General Manager:

The Gulf Coast League Yankees (or GCL Yankees) are the Rookie League affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. The GCL Yankees play in Tampa, Florida at the Yankee Complex. 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.

The GCL Yankees have won the Gulf Coast League championship four times, in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011.

Contents

History[edit]

In 2004, the Gulf Coast Yankees swept the Gulf Coast Red Sox to become the 2004 Gulf Coast League Champions. In 2005, the GCL Yankees swept the Gulf Coast Mets in the best-of-three series to win the Gulf Coast League championship again. In 2007, the GCL Yankees defeated the Gulf Coast Dodgers to claim the title again. The team defeated the Gulf Coast Marlins in the 2011 Gulf Coast League championship series.


Roster[edit]

Gulf Coast League Yankees roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 39 Andury Acevedo
  • 75 Rony Bautista
  • 64 Yoely Bello
  • 20 Victor Beriguete
  • -- Corey Black
  • -- Andrew Cave
  • 53 Rookie Davis
  • 72 Dayton Dawe
  • 18 Caleb Frare
  • 12 Giovanny Gallegos
  • 34 Chaz Hebert
  • 76 Ty Hensley
  • 50 Brady Lail
  • -- Omar Luis
  • 69 Joseph Maher
  • -- Melvin Mercedes
  • 35 Luis Niebla
  • 40 Hayden Sharp

Catchers

  • 47 Christopher Breen
  • 36 Eduardo de Oleo

Infielders

  • 19 Jorge Alcantara
  • 33 Jake Anderson
  • 25 Miguel Andujar
  • 54 Austin Aune
  • 14 Austin Jones
  • 28 Jerison Lopez
  • 26 Fernando Perez
  • 73 Dalton Smith

Outfielders

  • 61 Ericson Leonora
  • 60 Nathan Mikolas
  •  2 Mikeson Oliberto

Manager

Coaches

  • 30 Edwar Gonzalez (hitting)
  • 17 Jose Rosado (pitching)


Injury icon 2.svg 7-day disabled list
* On New York Yankees 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated March 31, 2013
Transactions
More MiLB rosters
New York Yankees minor league players

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]