The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the

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, competing in the

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

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

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either as draftees or non-drafted free agents.

History

The

previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the

Gulf Coast League The Florida Complex League (FCL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in Florida, United States. Before 2021, it was known as the Gulf Coast League (GCL). Together with the Arizona Complex League (ACL), it forms the lo ...

(GCL) from 1983 to 1992 and then from 2001 to 2008, known as the Gulf Coast League Dodgers. The team played its home games in

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, on Field One of

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. Dodgertown includes Holman Stadium, which was the

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home to the major-league Dodgers. The GCL Dodgers originally played from 1983 to 1992, then were absent from the GCL until being reactivated in 2001. In 2009, the Dodgers announced that the team would relocate to Arizona and compete 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). The team plays its home games at

, the spring training facility of the major-league Dodgers. In 2019, the Dodgers fielded two squads in the Arizona League, differentiated with suffixes " Lasorda" and "

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". Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the

(ACL).

Season by season

Current roster

References

External links

Official website
{{Arizona Sports Baseball teams established in 2009 Arizona Complex League teams Professional baseball teams in Arizona Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates 2009 establishments in Arizona Sports in Phoenix, Arizona