Florida Complex League Mets

{{Infobox Minor League Baseball

|name = Florida Complex League Mets

|allyears = 1983, 1988–1999, 2004–2011, 2013–present

|city = Port St. Lucie, Florida

|misc =

|logo =

|uniformlogo = New York Mets Insignia.svg

|class level = Rookie

|past class level=

|current league = Florida Complex League

|conference =

|division = East Division (1992−1999, 2004–2011, 2013–present)

|past league = Gulf Coast League (1988−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–2020)

|majorleague = New York Mets

|pastmajorleague =

|nickname = FCL Mets

|pastnames = GCL Mets (1988−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–2020)

|ballpark = Clover Park (1992−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–present)

|pastparks = Twin Lakes Park (1988−1991)

|leaguenum = 2

|leaguechamps = {{hlist|1997|1999}}

|divnum = 8

|divisionchamps = {{hlist|1993|1997|1999|2004|2005|2021|2022|2023}}

|owner = New York Mets

|manager = David Davalillo

|gm =

}}

The Florida Complex League Mets are a Rookie-level affiliate for the New York Mets, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Mets. The team plays its home games at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, 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 entered the Gulf Coast League (GCL) in 1983, was absent for four seasons, then returned to the league for the 1988–1999 seasons. After again being absent for four seasons, the team returned to the league for the 2004–2011 seasons. On December 20, 2011, it was announced the Mets would eliminate their Rookie level team due to financial reasons.[http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111220&content_id=26214812&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb Mets cut ties with Gulf Coast League: New York will operate eight Minor League affiliates in 2012], Minorleaguebaseball.com (Dec. 20, 2011)

The team originally played their home games in Sarasota, Florida, at Twin Lakes Park. In 1992, the team moved their base of operations to Port St. Lucie, Florida, when the league expanded to Florida's east coast.

On November 8, 2012, the Mets announced the re-establishment of a Gulf Coast League team based in Port St. Lucie.[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-40205342 Mets to field GCL team in '13], Minorleaguebaseball.com (Feb. 9, 2013) The team has competed continuously since the 2013 season, except for the 2020 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).

Season-by-season record

Year ! Record ! Finish ! Manager ! Playoffs
class="wikitable"
align=center \| 1983	24–35	8th	Vern Hoscheit
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align=center \| 1988	21–42	10th (t)	John Tamargo
align=center \| 1989	25–38	12th	John Tamargo
align=center \| 1990	29–30	10th	John Tamargo
align=center \| 1991	24–35	14th	Junior Roman
align=center \| 1992	29–30	10th	Junior Roman
align=center \| 1993	39–20	2nd	Junior Roman	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Astros (1 game to 0)
align=center \| 1994	32–27	6th	Junior Roman
align=center \| 1995	38–19	2nd	John Stephenson
align=center \| 1996	29–30	10th	Mickey Brantley
align=center bgcolor="#FFB40B" \| 1997	42–18	1st	Mickey Brantley (18–7) / Doug Flynn (24–11)	League Champs vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0)
align=center \| 1998	24–35	13th	John Stephenson
align=center bgcolor="#FFB40B" \| 1999	39–21	1st	John Stephenson	League Champs vs. GCL Twins (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Royals (1 game to 0)
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align=center \| 2004	36–24	2nd (t)	Brett Butler	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
align=center \| 2005	37–16	1st	Gary Carter	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Yankees (2 games to 0)
align=center \| 2006	23–30	9th	Bobby Floyd
align=center \| 2007	20–35	14th	Juan López
align=center \| 2008	27–27	9th (t)	\| Bobby Floyd
align=center \| 2009	22–34	14th	Julio Franco
align=center \| 2010	31–25	4th	Sandy Alomar, Sr.	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0)
align=center \| 2011	27–29	8th	Luis Rojas
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align=center \| 2013	20–40	16th	Jose Carreno
align=center \| 2014	33–27	7th	Jose Carreno
align=center \| 2015	27–32	9th (t)	Jose Carreno
align=center \| 2016	26-29	10th	Jose Carreno
align=center \| 2017	19-37	16th	Jose Carreno
align=center \| 2018	24-31	14th	David Davalillo
align=center \| 2019	30-24	6th	David Davalillo	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian
align=center bgcolor="#BBBBBB" \|2020	colspan=4\| No Season due to pandemic{{cite news \|title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved\|url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved\|website=Minor League Baseball\|date=June 30, 2020}}

Roster

References

External links

[https://www.milb.com/florida-complex Official website]

Category:Baseball teams established in 1983

Category:Professional baseball teams in Florida

Category:Port St. Lucie, Florida

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Category:Florida Complex League teams