The Arizona Complex League Athletics are a
Minor League Baseball team based in
Phoenix, Arizona
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, which plays as a
Rookie-level team 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 ...
and has served as a farm team for the
Oakland Athletics
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organization since 1988. They play their home games at
Fitch Park
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, the minor league
spring training
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camp of the Oakland Athletics.
The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
either as
draftees or non-drafted
free agents from the
United States
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,
Canada
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,
Dominican Republic
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,
Venezuela
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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 ...
(AZL) in 1988, and has been a member of the league continuously since then.
[ During the 2019 season, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by Green and Gold 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 ...
(ACL).
Rosters
References
External links
Official website (Green)
Official website (Gold)
{{Arizona Sports
Baseball teams established in 1988
Arizona Complex League teams
Professional baseball teams in Arizona
Oakland Athletics minor league affiliates
1988 establishments in Arizona
Sports in Mesa, Arizona