Florida Complex League Red Sox

Gulf Coast 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	Gulf Coast League (1989–present)
Division	South Division
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
Team data
Name	GCL Red Sox
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 Gulf Coast League Red Sox are the rookie level Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The team is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and plays its home games at the jetBlue Park in the Fenway South complex. The team played its first four seasons (1989–1992) in Winter Haven, Florida, moved to City of Palms Park in Fort Myers in 1993, and moved to its current facility in 2012.

League

Gulf Coast League (GCL) team rosters are thirty players, and cannot have more than twelve players over 20 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, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, among other countries. Injured players from the Boston Red Sox and their minor league system occasionally play for the GCL Red Sox as their first step on a rehabilitation assignment.

Titles

The team has finished first in its GCL division 12 times, most recently in 2018. The team has won the GCL championship three times: 2006, 2014, and 2015. The best record of any GCL Red Sox team was recorded in 2015 when the club was 41–17, a .707 winning percentage.

jetBlue Park, home ballpark of the GCL Red Sox

Yearly team records

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	Edgar Cáceres	Lost in first round vs. GCL Braves (1 game to 0)
2004	Southern	34	24	.586	1st	4th	John Sanders	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	Ralph Treuel
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	Tom Kotchman	Lost in first round vs. GCL Tigers West (1 game to 0)
2019	South	27	25	.519	3rd	9th	Tom Kotchman	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

Source:

GCL Red Sox Roster

Florida Complex League Red Sox roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 54 Obed Balderas 51 Adam Bates 40 Gilberto Batista 26 Willian Colmenares 38 Nicolas De La Cruz  3 Jesus Garcia -- Smil Guzman ‡ 83 Diego Hernandez 92 Luis Jerez 82 Nicholas Judice 17 Chansol Lee 70 Cristian Nunez 10 Eybersson Polanco 85 Ovis Portes 56 Denis Reguillo 41 Yonfi Rodriguez 48 Wuilliams Rodriguez 39 Deybi Salcedo 90 Cristofer Soriano 43 Juan Valera 84 Stijn Van Der Schaaf 80 Yeferson Vargas		Catchers 15 Frederik Jimenez 23 Andruw Musett 58 Gerardo Rodriguez  2 Kleyver Salazar Infielders 18 Franklin Arias 50 Yosander Asencio  7 Yoeilin Cespedes 22 Raimundo De Los Santos 30 Yohander Linarez 81 Franyer Noria  5 Starlyn Nunez Outfielders 28 Karim Ayubi 24 Kelvin Diaz 35 Armando Sierra		Manager 31 Jimmy Gonzalez Coaches 77 Pablo Cabrera 87 Chase Illig 71 Jarrett Pico (hitting) 52 Andres Rodriguez (pitching) 36 Junior Zamora (hitting) 60-day injured list 17 Alvaro Mejias (full season) 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 May 6, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Boston Red Sox minor league players

External links

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