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Arizona Complex League Guardians
  • (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–present)
  • Goodyear, Arizona
  • Gulf Coast League Indians (before 2009)
    Arizona League Indians (2009–2022)
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie
LeagueArizona Complex League
DivisionCentral Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamCleveland Guardians
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
  • 2014
Division titles (2)
  • 2014
  • 2021
First-half titles (1)
  • 2016
Team data
NameACL Guardians (2022–present)
Previous names
  • ACL Indians (2021)
  • AZL Indians Blue & Red (2019)
  • AZL Indians 1 & 2 (2018)
  • AZL Indians (2009–2017)
  • GCL Indians (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–2008)
BallparkGoodyear Ballpark
Previous parks
Chain of Lakes Park (2006–2008)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Cleveland Guardians
ManagerYan Rivera

The Arizona Complex League Guardians are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. 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.

History

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The Cleveland Indians previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during three tenures (1967–1975, 1988–1990, and 2006–2008) known as the Gulf Coast League Indians.[1] The team played at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, during 2006–2008. Notable players for the GCL Indians include Jeff Newman in 1970;[2] Newman went on to play in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1984, and was one of three managers for the 1986 Oakland Athletics.

In 2009, when the major-league Indians moved their spring training from Florida to Arizona, the Rookie-level team moved to the Arizona League (AZL), becoming the Arizona League Indians. The team has competed in Arizona since then.[1] In 2018 and 2019, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by suffixes (1 and 2, or Blue and Red).[1] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL). Following the rebranding of the Cleveland Indians to the "Cleveland Guardians" prior to the 2022 season, the organization's domestic complex team was renamed the "ACL Guardians."

Rosters

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Arizona Complex League Guardians roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 30 Eudry Alcantara
  • 38 Austin Aldeano
  • -- José Contreras
  • -- Braylon Doughty
  • 41 Luis Flores
  • 58 Evelio Hernandez
  • 55 Ezequiel Jimenez
  • -- Chase Mobley
  • -- Joey Oakie
  • 46 José Ramirez
  • 66 Raudy Rivera
  • -- Cameron Sullivan
  • 50 Julio Zapata
  • 23 Keegan Zinn

Catchers

  • 33 José Cedeno
  • 12 Victor Izturis
  • 13 David Leon

Infielders

  • 34 Yanki Baptiste
  •  7 Jonathan Martinez
  •  6 Alberto Mendez
  •  1 Jeffrey Mercedes
  •  8 Yaikel Mijares

Outfielders

  • 29 Mason Bolivar
  • 54 Christopher Espinola
  • 15 Carlos Gutierrez
  • 36 Yerlin Luis
  • 35 José Pirela
  • 28 Heribert Silva

Manager

  • -- Yan Rivera

Coaches

  • -- Ian Forster (hitting)
  • -- Raul Gonzalez (assistant hitting)
  • -- Shane McCarthy (pitching)
  • -- Andrew Romine (bench)

60-day injured list

7-day injured list
* On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 6, 2024
 Transactions
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Season-by-season

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeff Newman Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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