Florida Complex League Rays

Gulf Coast League Rays
(1996-1998, 2009-present) Port Charlotte, Florida Originally played in St. Petersburg, Florida 1996-1998
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Gulf Coast League
Division	Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Team	Tampa Bay Rays
Previous teams	Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	1998 2010
Team data
Name	GCL Rays (2009-present)
Previous names	GCL Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Ballpark	Charlotte Sports Park (2009-present)
Previous parks	Al Lang Stadium (1996-1998)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Tampa Bay Rays
Manager	Jim Morrison

The Gulf Coast Rays are a minor league baseball team in Port Charlotte, Florida managed by Paul Hoover. They are a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League and an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The team plays most of their home games on field five of the Charlotte Sports Park complex, and will also play select games in the main stadium.

The team first played from 1996 to 1998, as the Gulf Coast League Devil Rays. The club struggled during their first two years, but made it to the league championship in 1998, before losing to the GCL Rangers. The team was not fielded after the 1998 season, however the Rays returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2009.

Season-by-season

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
GCL Devil Rays
1996	24-35	13th	Bill Evers
1997	25-35	12th (t)	Bobby Ramos
1998	36-24	2nd	Bobby Ramos	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won 1st Round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
GCL Rays
2009	19-36	15th	Joe Alvarez
2010	34-26	3rd	Joe Alvarez	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2011	24-36	13th	Joe Alvarez
2012	28-32	10th	Paul Hoover
2013	27-33	11th (t)	Jim Morrison
2014	32-28	8th	Jim Morrison
2015	16-44	16th	Jim Morrison
2016	TBD	TBD	Jim Morrison

Roster

Florida Complex League Rays roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 60 Alexander Alberto 14 Joel Canizalez 45 Cesar De Jesus 76 Manuel De La Rosa 56 Renaldito Florian 21 Trevor Harrison 95 Maikel Hernandez 23 Dalton Mall 90 Roberto Medina  7 Jeremy Pilon 71 Andy Rodriguez  9 Jonalbert Rumbol 16 Jonathan Russell 83 Ramon Sanchez 93 Michael Saturria 96 Jose Urbina 61 Alexis Valdez 94 Wander Ventura		Catchers 96 Enderson Delgado 82 Yirer Garcia Infielders 97 Luis Ariza 77 Nicandro Aybar 15 Felix Cotes 60 Erick Lara 80 Larry Martinez 76 Jose Monzon 88 Juanfel Peguero 89 Jose Perez 83 Miguel Tamares Outfielders  1 Mason Auer # 68 Jose Contreras 74 Brailer Guerrero 67 Enzo Paulino 78 Jose Sanabria 75 Neifi Vasquez		Manager 63 Héctor Giménez Coaches 43 Henry Bonilla (pitching) 53 Manny Castillo (coach) 45 Jose Gonzalez (pitching) 48 Esteban Gonzalez (coach) 50 K.C. Judge (hitting) 36 Francisco Leandro (first base) 27 Jim Morrison (coach)  2 Hez Randolph (hitting) 26 Chris Roberson (coach)  6 Alejandro Segovia (hitting) 11 Julio Zorrilla (coach) 60-day injured list 93 Willmer De La Cruz 26 Garrett Edwards 98 Yonathan Gomez (full season) 7-day injured list * On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated May 7, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

External links

• Official website