Florida Complex League Rays

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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball

|name = Florida Complex League Rays

|allyears = 1996–1998, 2009–present

|city = Port Charlotte, Florida

|misc = Originally played in St. Petersburg, Florida (1996–1998)

|logo =

|uniformlogo = ALE-TB-Insignia.png

|class level = Rookie

|past class level=

|current league = Florida Complex League

|conference =

|division = Southern Division

|past league = Gulf Coast League (1996–1998, 2009–2020)

|majorleague = Tampa Bay Rays

|pastmajorleague = Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996–1998)

|nickname = FCL Rays

|pastnames = GCL Rays (2009–2020)
GCL Devil Rays (1996–1998)

|ballpark = Charlotte Sports Park (2009–present)

|pastparks = Al Lang Stadium (1996–1998)

|leaguenum = 1

|leaguechamps = 2021

|divnum = 4

|divisionchamps = {{hlist|1998|2010|2021|2022}}

|owner = Tampa Bay Rays

|manager = Jim Morrison

|gm =

}}

The Florida Complex League Rays are a minor league baseball team in Port Charlotte, Florida, competing as a Rookie-level team in the Florida Complex League as an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Rays. The team plays most of their home games on field no. five of the Charlotte Sports Park complex, and also play select games in the main stadium.

The team first played from 1996 to 1998 as the Gulf Coast League Devil Rays. The club struggled during their first two years, but made it to the league championship in 1998, before losing to the GCL Rangers. The team was not fielded after the 1998 season until returning to the Gulf Coast League in 2009. Prior to the 2021 season, the league was renamed as the Florida Complex League.

Season-by-season

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Year

! Record

! Finish

! Manager

! Playoffs

align=center colspan=6|GCL Devil Rays
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|1996

24-3513thBill Evers
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|1997

25-3512th (t)Bobby Ramos
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|1998

36-242ndBobby RamosLost League Finals
vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0)
Won 1st Round
vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
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|align=center colspan=6|GCL Rays

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|2009

19-3615thJoe Alvarez
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|2010

34-263rdJoe AlvarezLost League Finals
vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1)
Won in first round
vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
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|2011

24-3613thJoe Alvarez
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|2012

28-3210thPaul Hoover
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|2013

27-3311th (t)Jim Morrison
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|2014

32-288thJim Morrison
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|2015

16-4416thJim Morrison
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|2016

28-319thJim Morrison
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|2017

28-3212th (t)Jim Morrison
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|2018

33-234thTomas Francisco
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|2019

25-2811thRafael Valenzuela
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|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|access-date=July 1, 2020}}
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|align=center colspan=6|FCL Rays

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|2021

42-151stRafael ValenzuelaLeague Champions {{efn|In 2021, the league did not have a postseason; FCL Rays had the best winning percentage for the season, 42–15 (.737).}}

Roster

{{Gulf Coast League Rays roster}}

Notes

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References

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