The Arizona Complex League Angels are a
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team competing as a
Rookie-level affiliate of the
Los Angeles Angels in the
Arizona Complex League of
Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at
Tempe Diablo Stadium in
Tempe, Arizona
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. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of
professional baseball
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either as
draftees or non-drafted
free agents from the
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History
The team first competed as member of the
Arizona League (AZL) from 1989 to 1996.
[ After a four-year absence, the team returned in 2001 and have been members of the league since then.]
Roster
References
External links
Official Site
Baseball Reference
{{Arizona Sports
Arizona Complex League teams
Anaheim Angels minor league affiliates
California Angels minor league affiliates
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim minor league affiliates
Professional baseball teams in Arizona
1989 establishments in Arizona
Baseball teams established in 1989
Sports in Tempe, Arizona