Florida Complex League Yankees

The Florida Complex League Yankees are a Rookie-level affiliate of the New York Yankees, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as selections from the Major League Baseball draft or as non-drafted free agents. The team plays its home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Yankees, and fielded two squads in several seasons, differentiated by suffixes. The team (or one of its two squads) has won the league championship 13 times, most recently in 2022.

Florida Complex League Yankees
(1964–1966, 1980–present) Tampa, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Florida Complex League
Division	North
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1966, 1980–2020) Florida Rookie League (1965) Sarasota Rookie League (1964)
Major league affiliations
Team	New York Yankees
Minor league titles
League titles (13)	1966 1982 1985 1988 1989 1996 2001 2004 2005 2007 2011 2017 2022
Division titles (17)	1985 1988 1989 1996 1997 2000 2001 2004 2005 2007 2011 2013** 2014* 2021 2022 2023 2024 *GCL Yankees 1 title; **GCL Yankees 2 title
Team data
Name	FCL Yankees
Previous names	GCL Yankees East & West (2016–2020) GCL Yankees 1 & 2 (2013–2015) GCL Yankees (1966, 1980–2012) FRL Yankees (1965) SRL Yankees (1964)
Ballpark	George M. Steinbrenner Field (2004–present)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	New York Yankees
Manager	Ryan Chipka

History

The Yankees originally fielded a team in the Sarasota Rookie League and the Florida Rookie League in 1964 and 1965, which were direct predecessors to the Gulf Coast League (GCL). The team competed in the GCL during 1966, then was absent from the league through 1979. Since 1980, the team has fielded at least one squad in the league each season.

In 2013, the Yankees began fielding two squads in the league, originally differentiated by "1" and "2" suffixes. The suffixes were changed to "East" and "West" in 2016, as the squads played in the Northeast and Northwest division, respectively. In 2019, both teams moved into the North Division.

Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL). The Yankees returned to fielding a single squad in 2021.

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
SRL Yankees
1964	24–35	4th	Bill Shantz
FRL Yankees
1965	17–42	6th	Chuck Boone
GCL Yankees
1966	32–16	1st	Dick Berardino	League Champs No playoffs until 1983
1980	27–35	7th	Carlos Tosca
1981	30–29	7th	Carlos Tosca
1982	42–21	1st	Carlos Tosca	League Champs
1984	28–35	8th	Jack Gillis
1985	43–18	1st	Carlos Tosca	League Champs Playoff game vs. GCL Rangers rained out. Yankees declared champions based on record
1986	33–29	4th (t)	Fred Ferreira
1987	31–32	7th	Fred Ferreira
1988	45–18	1st	Brian Butterfield	League Champs vs. GCL Royals (1 game to 0)
1989	41–22	1st	Jack Gillis	League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1)
1990	32–30	8th (t)	Glenn Sherlock
1991	27–32	11th	Ken Dominguez
1992	31–28	6th	Gary Denbo
1993	30–29	9th	Glenn Sherlock
1994	26–32	8th	Hector Lopez
1995	32–26	8th (t)	Hector Lopez
1996	37–21	2nd	Ken Dominguez	League Champs vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0)
1997	40–20	2nd	Ken Dominguez	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Mets (1 game to 0)
1998	34–26	3rd (t)	Ken Dominguez
1999	32–28	5th	Ken Dominguez
2000	38–22	3rd	Derek Shelton	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2001	35–25	4th	Derek Shelton	League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2002	36–24	3rd	Manny Crespo
2003	26–31	8th	Dan Radison
2004	36–23	1st	Oscar Acosta	League Champs vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0)
2005	33–20	2nd	Oscar Acosta	League Champs vs. GCL Mets (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2006	33–20	3rd	Matt Martin
2007	42–17	2nd	Jody Reed	League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Twins (1 game to 0)
2008	31–27	7th	Jody Reed
2009	33–27	4th	Tom Slater	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2010	24–32	12th (t)	Tom Slater
2011	37–23	3rd	Carlos Mendoza	League Champs vs. GCL Marlins Won in 1st round vs. GCL Orioles (1 game to 0)
2012	35–25	4th	Tom Nieto
GCL Yankees 1 (2013–2020)
2013	28–32	8th (t)	Tom Nieto
2014	38–22	1st	Travis Chapman	Lost League title vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees 2 (1 game to 0)
2015	26–32	12th	Julio Mosquera
2016	19–36	17th	Raúl Domínguez
2017	33–27	6th	Luis Sojo	League Champs vs. GCL Nationals (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0)
2018	19-35	17th	Edgar Gonzalez
2019	18-29	15th	Dan Fiorito
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	Season Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
GCL Yankees 2 (2013–2020)
2013	36–24	2nd	Mario Garza	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2014	35–25	5th	Pat Osburn	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees 1 (1 game to 0)
2015	26–34	13th	Marc Bombard
2016	24–31	12th (t)	Marc Bombard
2017	32–27	7th	Marc Bombard
2018	25-27	11th	David Adams
2019	22-27	12th	Nick Ortiz
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	Season Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
FCL Yankees (2021–present)
2021	36–16	2nd	Tyson Blaser Julio Borbón	Postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Roster

Florida Complex League Yankees roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 55 Brian Arias 50 Chalniel Arias 35 Angel Benitez 31 Danny Flatt 26 Alejandro Gomez 47 Omar Gonzalez 61 Jose Guzman 30 Carlos Lagrange 58 Henry Lalane 22 Sabier Marte 41 Sunayro Martina 57 Pedro Rodriguez 45 Hansel Rosario 63 Brady Rose		Catchers 33 Edgleen Perez 60 Engelth Urena 19 Edison Vivas Infielders 17 Santiago Gomez 18 Juan Matheus 59 Gabriel Terrero Outfielders 12 Brando Mayea 27 Joel Mendez 13 Fidel Montero 28 Wilson Rodriguez 54 Brian Sanchez Designated hitters 36 Josh Tiedemann		Manager 12 Ryan Chipka Coaches 59 Chase Gerbrick (defensive) 69 Ryan Mossman (pitching) 74 Santiago Nessy (defensive) 71 Scott Nestor (hitting)  0 Alexander Rosario (pitching) 60-day injured list 56 Orvis Fernandez (full season) -- Trevor Kirk (full season) 40 Jordarlin Mendoza (full season) -- Xavier Rivas 66 Yarison Ruiz 53 Juan Sanchez 7-day injured list * On New York Yankees 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 3, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → New York Yankees minor league players

Notable alumni

Hall of Famers:

• Mariano Rivera (Inducted 2019)
• Derek Jeter (Inducted 2020)

External links

• GCL Yankees Roster