Gulf Coast League Yankees
The Gulf Coast League Yankees (or GCL Yankees) are the Rookie League affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. The GCL Yankees play in Tampa, Florida at the Yankee Complex. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents.
| Gulf Coast League Yankees East & West Tampa, Florida 1964–1965, 2000–present | |||
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| Class | Rookie | ||
| League | Gulf Coast League | ||
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| Team | New York Yankees | ||
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| Ballpark | George M. Steinbrenner Field (2004–present) | ||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | New York Yankees | ||
| Manager | Dan Fiorito (Yankees East)
Nick Ortiz (Yankees West) | ||
The GCL Yankees have won the Gulf Coast League championship twelve times, most recently in 2017 by the GCL Yankees East squad.
History
The Yankees originally fielded a team who played in the Sarasota Rookie League and the Florida Rookie League in 1964 and 1965, which were direct predecessors to the Gulf Coast League, before not fielding a team in the market until 1980.
In 2004, the Gulf Coast Yankees swept the Gulf Coast Red Sox to become the 2004 Gulf Coast League Champions. In 2005, the GCL Yankees swept the Gulf Coast Mets in the best-of-three series to win the Gulf Coast League championship again. In 2007, the GCL Yankees defeated the Gulf Coast Dodgers to claim the title again. The team defeated the Gulf Coast Marlins in the 2011 Gulf Coast League championship series.
In 2013, the Yankees began fielding two teams in the Gulf Coast League, named originally Yankees 1 and Yankees 2. They were renamed Yankees West and Yankees East, as they competed within the league’s Northwest and Northeast Divisions, respectively. In 2019, both teams moved into the North Division.
Season-by-season
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
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| 1964 | 24–35 | 4th | Bill Shantz | ||
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| 1965 | 17–42 | 6th | Chuck Boone | ||
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| 1966 | 32–16 | 1st | Dick Berardino | League Champs No playoffs until 1983 | |
| 1980 | 27–35 | 7th | Carlos Tosca | ||
| 1981 | 30–29 | 7th | Carlos Tosca | ||
| 1982 | 42–21 | 1st | Carlos Tosca | League Champs | |
| 1984 | 28–35 | 8th | Jack Gillis | ||
| 1985 | 43–18 | 1st | Carlos Tosca | League Champs Playoff game vs. GCL Rangers rained out. Yankees declared champions based on record | |
| 1986 | 33–29 | 4th (t) | Fred Ferreira | ||
| 1987 | 31–32 | 7th | Fred Ferreira | ||
| 1988 | 45–18 | 1st | Brian Butterfield | League Champs vs. GCL Royals (1 game to 0) | |
| 1989 | 41–22 | 1st | Jack Gillis | League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1) | |
| 1990 | 32–30 | 8th (t) | Glenn Sherlock | ||
| 1991 | 27–32 | 11th | Ken Dominguez | ||
| 1992 | 31–28 | 6th | Gary Denbo | ||
| 1993 | 30–29 | 9th | Glenn Sherlock | ||
| 1994 | 26–32 | 8th | Hector Lopez | ||
| 1995 | 32–26 | 8th (t) | Hector Lopez | ||
| 1996 | 37–21 | 2nd | Ken Dominguez | League Champs vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0) | |
| 1997 | 40–20 | 2nd | Ken Dominguez | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Mets (1 game to 0) | |
| 1998 | 34–26 | 3rd (t) | Ken Dominguez | ||
| 1999 | 32–28 | 5th | Ken Dominguez | ||
| 2000 | 38–22 | 3rd | Derek Shelton | Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0) | |
| 2001 | 35–25 | 4th | Derek Shelton | League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
| 2002 | 36–24 | 3rd | Manny Crespo | ||
| 2003 | 26–31 | 8th | Dan Radison | ||
| 2004 | 36–23 | 1st | Oscar Acosta | League Champs vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0) | |
| 2005 | 33–20 | 2nd | Oscar Acosta | League Champs vs. GCL Mets (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
| 2006 | 33–20 | 3rd | Matt Martin | ||
| 2007 | 42–17 | 2nd | Jody Reed | League Champs vs. GCL Dodgers (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Twins (1 game to 0) | |
| 2008 | 31–27 | 7th | Jody Reed | ||
| 2009 | 33–27 | 4th | Tom Slater | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0) | |
| 2010 | 24–32 | 12th (t) | Tom Slater | ||
| 2011 | 37–23 | 3rd | Carlos Mendoza | League Champs vs. GCL Marlins Won in 1st round vs. GCL Orioles (1 game to 0) | |
| 2012 | 35–25 | 4th | Tom Nieto | ||
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| 2013 | 28–32 | 8th (t) | Tom Nieto | ||
| 2014 | 38–22 | 1st | Travis Chapman | Lost League title vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees 2 (1 game to 0) | |
| 2015 | 26–32 | 12th | Julio Mosquera | ||
| 2016 | 19–36 | 17th | Raúl Domínguez | ||
| 2017 | 33–27 | 6th | Luis Sojo | League Champs vs. GCL Nationals (2 games to 1) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0) | |
| GCL Yankees 2 (2013–present) | |||||
| 2013 | 36–24 | 2nd | Mario Garza | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
| 2014 | 35–25 | 5th | Pat Osburn | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees 1 (1 game to 0) | |
| 2015 | 26–34 | 13th | Marc Bombard | ||
| 2016 | 24–31 | 12th (t) | Marc Bombard | ||
| 2017 | 32–27 | 7th | Marc Bombard | ||
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