Florida Complex League Braves

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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball

|name = Florida Complex League Braves

|founded = 1976

|city = North Port, Florida

|allyears = 1964–1967, 1976–present

|misc =

| logo =

| uniformlogo = Atlanta Braves Insignia.svg

|class level = Rookie

|past class level=

|current league = Florida Complex League

|conference =

|division = South Division

|past league ={{plainlist|

}}

|majorleague = Atlanta Braves

|pastmajorleague = Milwaukee Braves (1964–1965)

|nickname = FCL Braves

|pastnames = {{plainlist|

  • GCL Braves (1976–2020)
  • FRL Braves (1965)
  • SRL Braves (1964)

}}

|ballpark = CoolToday Park

|pastparks =

|leaguenum = 3

|leaguechamps = {{hlist|1964|2003|2023}}

|divnum = 1

|divisionchamps = 2003

|owner = Atlanta Braves

|manager =

|gm =

|website = {{URL|https://cooltodaypark.com/fcl/|Official website}}

}}

The Florida Complex League Braves are an American baseball team. They are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Braves. The team plays at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. 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 traces its history to the earliest days of complex-based baseball, in reference to major-league teams' spring training complexes. Initially based in Sarasota, Florida, the team was a member of the short-lived Sarasota Rookie League (1964) and Florida Rookie League (1965), and was a charter club in the Gulf Coast League when it was formed in 1966. The team operated from 1964 to 1967, and has operated continuously since 1976.Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007.

In 2003, the Braves won a best-of-three series over the GCL Pirates to become league champions. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League.

Roster

{{Gulf Coast League Braves roster}}

Season-by-season

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Year

! Record

! Finish

! Manager

! Playoffs

align=center colspan=6|SRL Braves (1964){{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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|1964

36-231stPaul SnyderLeague Champs
No playoffs
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|align=center colspan=6|FRL Braves (1965){{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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|1965

34-252ndPaul SnyderNo playoffs
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|align=center colspan=6|GCL Braves{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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|1966

27-212ndTom SaffellNo playoffs until 1983
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|1967

27-325thTom Saffell
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|1976

21-326thChuck Goggin & Pedro Gonzalez
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|1977

22-315thPedro Gonzalez
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|1978

25-304thPedro Gonzalez
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|1979

26-284thPedro Gonzalez
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|1980

37-253rdPedro Gonzalez
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|1981

28-348thPedro Gonzalez
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|1982

32-314thPedro Gonzalez
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|1983

32-284thPedro Gonzalez
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|1984

31-326thPedro Gonzalez
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|1985

26-357thPedro Gonzalez
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|1986

29-349thPedro Gonzalez
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|1987

20-4310thPedro Gonzalez
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|1988

16-4712thPedro Gonzalez
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|1989

37-264th (t)Jim Procopio
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|1990

33-296thJim Procopio
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|1991

30-296th (t)Jim Saul
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|1992

22-3714thJim Saul
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|1993

32-264thJim Saul
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|1994

13-4615thJim Saul
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|1995

14-4316thJim Saul
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|1996

14-4516thRobert Lucas (11-36) / Chino Cadahia (3-9)
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|1997

21-3815thFrank Howard
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|1998

25-3511th (t)Rick Albert
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|1999

27-3310thRick Albert
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|2000

26-3410thRick Albert
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|2001

30-308thRick Albert
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|2002

28-328th (t)Jim Saul
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|2003

38-221stRalph HenriquezLeague Champs
vs. GCL Pirates (2 games to 0)
Won in 1st round
vs. GCL Red Sox (1 games to 0)
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|2004

23-3610thRalph Henriquez
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|2005

24-288thLuis Ortiz
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|2006

23-278thLuis Ortiz
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|2007

17-4315thLuis Ortiz
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|2008

29-299th (t)Luis Ortiz
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|2009

26-3413thLuis Ortiz
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|2010

27-3112thLuis Ortiz
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|2011

24-3412thJonathan Schuerholz
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|2012

21-3714thRocket Wheeler
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|2013

26-3412thRocket Wheeler
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|2014

29-309thRocket Wheeler
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|2015

27-3311thRobinson Cancel

References

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