The Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks are a

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team competing as a Rookie-level affiliate of the

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in the

Arizona Complex League The Arizona Complex League (ACL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona, since 1988. Prior to 2021, it was known as the Arizona League (AZL). Along with the Florida Complex League (FCL), it f ...

of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at

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near

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. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of

either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the

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, and other countries.

History

While the major-league

began play in 1998, their rookie league team (initially known as the Phoenix Diamondbacks) first competed in the

Arizona League The Arizona Complex League (ACL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona, since 1988. Prior to 2021, it was known as the Arizona League (AZL). Along with the Florida Complex League (FCL), it f ...

(AZL) in 1996, in order to jump start player development, and were the first team with a Diamondbacks affiliation to begin play. They played at

Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale Stadium is a ballpark located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Designed by the owner of the Baltimore Orioles’ Camden Yards, the stadium was expanded to its current state in 1992 and holds 12,000 people. It has been the spring ...

and

Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium is a baseball stadium, located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is often referred in short as Phoenix Muni. The stadium was built in 1964 and holds 8,775 people. It is currently the home to the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball pr ...

during 1996–1997, and at

Tucson Electric Park Kino Sports Complex is a multiple-use sports complex in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the complex's main ballpark, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, for Cactus League games each March and had their ...

during 1998–2000. The Diamondbacks did not field an Arizona-based rookie league team from 2001 to 2010; the team returned to the league in 2011. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the

(ACL).

Roster

Minor league affiliations

References

External links

Official Site

Baseball Reference
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