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The Arizona Complex League Giants are a
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team competing as a Rookie-level affiliate of the
San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...
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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in
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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 from the
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,
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, and other countries.


History

The team 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 ...
from 1991 to 1994, then was absent from the league until 2000. The team has been a member of the league continuously since 2000, fielding two squads in the league since 2018. The two squads are differentiated by Black and Orange suffixes. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as 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 ...
(ACL). The team has played some day games out of their parent club's minor league clubhouse at Indian School Park in Scottsdale.


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External links


Official website (Black)

Official website (Orange)
{{Arizona Sports Arizona Complex League teams Professional baseball teams in Arizona San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates 1991 establishments in Arizona Baseball teams established in 1991