Minor league baseball team
The Florida Complex League Blue Jays are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays , competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball . Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays . The team plays its home games in Dunedin, Florida , at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex .[ 1] 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
The team first competed in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during 1981–1985 and 1991–1995.[ 2] [ 3] After being absent from the league from 1996 through 2006, the team returned to the GCL in 2007, replacing the Pulaski Blue Jays of the Appalachian League in the Blue Jays' farm system .[ 4] The team won division titles in 1992 and 2015, but has yet to capture a league championship.
Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).
Year-by-year records
Year
Div.
Finish
W
L
W%
Manager
Playoffs
1981
West
9th
26
39
.400
Rich Hacker
No playoffs until 1983
1982
West
6th
30
33
.476
Hector Torres
1983
Northern
4th
15
46
.246
Epy Guerrero
1984
Northern
4th
29
34
.460
Ray Webster
1985
Northern
4th
23
39
.371
Rocket Wheeler
1991
Southern
2nd
31
28
.525
Omar Malavé
1992
Southern
1st
35
24
.593
Omar Malavé
Lost in 1st roundvs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0)
1993
Northern
4th
22
38
.367
Héctor Torres
1994
Northern
2nd
26
34
.433
Doug Ault
1995
Northern
4th
19
40
.322
Rocket Wheeler
2007
Northern
2nd
36
24
.600
Clayton McCullough
2008
North
6th
26
32
.448
Dave Pano
2009
North
3rd
30
28
.517
John Schneider
2010
North
2nd
31
28
.525
John Schneider
2011
North
4th
27
32
.458
Omar Malavé
2012
North
5th
22
38
.367
Omar Malavé
2013
Northwest
3rd
28
32
.467
John Schneider
2014
Northwest
4th
18
41
.305
Kenny Graham
2015
Northwest
1st
39
19
.672
Cesar Martin
Lost League Finalsvs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0) Won in first roundvs. GCL Tigers (1 game to 0)
2016
Northwest
2nd
39
17
.696
Cesar Martin
2017
Northwest
3rd
35
25
.583
Luis Hurtado
2018
Northwest
12th
24
29
.453
Luis Hurtado
2019
North
7th
27
23
.540
Dennis Holmberg
Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian
2020
North
No season due to COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
2021
North
10th
25
29
.463
Brent Lavallee
2022
North
8th
28
27
.509
Jose Mayorga
2023
North
15th
17
37
.315
Jose Mayorga
Roster
Players
Coaches/Other
Pitchers
72 Austin Cates
77 Javen Coleman
76 Jack Eshleman
51 Troy Guthrie
-- Silvano Hechavarria
79 Logan Hewitt
48 Johnny King
56 Carson Messina
-- Sann Omosako
41 Lluveres Severino
45 Johan Simon
57 Khal Stephen
-- Franly Urena
-- Juanmi Vasquez
53 Holden Wilkerson
82 Trey Yesavage
Catchers
70 Hayden Gilliland
19 Luis Meza
52 Maykel Minoso
64 Peyton Powell
Infielders
10 Kendry Chirinos
49 Owen Gregg
89 Drew Jemison
40 Jacob Lojewski
44 Sam Shaw
5 Gavin Smith
Outfielders
15 Enmanuel Bonilla
8 David Guzman
94 Jean Joseph
35 Yeuni Munoz
27 Railin Tejada
Manager
Coaches
99 Antonio Caceres (pitching)
59 Paul Elliott (hitting)
44 Brendan Kelly (pitching)
31 Fred Landers (hitting)
18 Chris Schaeffer (bench)
60-day injured list
24 Evan Elliott
-- Jose Fernandez
7-day injured list
* On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 3, 2024
Transactions
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