The Florida Complex League Phillies are a Rookie-level affiliate of the

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, competing in the

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of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Phillies. The team plays its home games at the

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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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as either draftees or non-drafted

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s from the

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, and various other countries.

History

The team first competed 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) in 1984, and has fielded at least one squad in the league continuously since then. In 2009, the team played some games at the Joe DiMaggio Complex in

, while the Carpenter Complex was being renovated. The team also plays some home games at

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. Beginning in the 2018 season, the Phillies have fielded two squads in the league, differentiate by "East" and "West" suffixes, originally based on the divisions (Northeast and Northwest) in which they competed. In 2019, both teams compete in the North division. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the

(FCL). The Phillies returned to fielding a single team for the 2021 season.

Season-by-season

GCL Phillies East

GCL Phillies West

Rosters

Alumni

:''See: :Florida Complex League Phillies players''

References

External links

Official website (East)

Official website (West)
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