The Florida Complex League Orioles are a
Rookie-level affiliate of the
Baltimore Orioles, competing in the
Florida Complex League of
Minor League Baseball. Before 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Orioles. The team plays its home games in
Sarasota, Florida, at
Ed Smith Stadium, which became the
spring training
Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for Schedule (workplace), roster and position spo ...
home to the major-league Orioles at the start of the 2010 season.
History
The team first competed from 1991 to 2003 in the
Gulf Coast League. After not fielding a team for three seasons, the team returned in 2007 and has competed continuously since then. The team has qualified for the postseason twice, in 1991 and 2011, and has yet to capture a league title.
Before the 2021 season, the league was renamed as the
Florida Complex League. For the 2021 season, the Orioles are fielding two squads in the league, differentiated as "Black" and "Orange" in reference to the team's colors.
Season by season
Rosters
References
External links
Official website
Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliates
Baseball teams established in 1991
Florida Complex League teams
Orioles
1991 establishments in Florida
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