Gulf Coast League Blue Jays
| Gulf Coast League Blue Jays Founded in 1981 Dunedin, Florida | |||
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| Class-level | |||
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| Current | Rookie | ||
| Minor league affiliations | |||
| League | Gulf Coast League | ||
| Division | West (1981–1982) Northern (1983–1985) Southern (1991–1992) Northern (1993–1995, 2007) North (2008–2012) Northwest (2013–present) | ||
| Major league affiliations | |||
| Current | Toronto Blue Jays (1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–present) | ||
| Minor league titles | |||
| League titles (0) | None | ||
| Division titles (2) |
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| Team data | |||
| Ballpark | Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex | ||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications) | ||
| Manager | Luis Hurtado | ||
| General Manager | Michael Nielsen | ||
The Gulf Coast League Blue Jays are a Rookie level minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The team began play in 1981 and played until 1985. It did not play again until 1991 and was then a Rookie team again for the Blue Jays until 1995.[1][2]
In 2007, it replaced the Pulaski Blue Jays in the Blue Jays farm system.[3] The GCL Blue Jays are based in Dunedin, Florida at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex.[4]
Year-by-year records[edit]
| Year | Div. | Finish | W | L | W% | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1981 | West | 9th | 26 | 39 | .400 | Rich Hacker | No playoffs until 1983 |
| 1982 | West | 6th | 30 | 33 | .476 | Hector Torres | |
| 1983 | Northern | 4th | 15 | 46 | .246 | Epy Guerrero | |
| 1984 | Northern | 4th | 29 | 34 | .460 | Ray Webster | |
| 1985 | Northern | 4th | 23 | 39 | .371 | Rocket Wheeler | |
| 1991 | Southern | 2nd | 31 | 28 | .525 | Omar Malavé | |
| 1992 | Southern | 1st | 35 | 24 | .593 | Omar Malavé | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Expos (1 game to 0) |
| 1993 | Northern | 4th | 22 | 38 | .367 | Héctor Torres | |
| 1994 | Northern | 2nd | 26 | 34 | .433 | Doug Ault | |
| 1995 | Northern | 4th | 19 | 40 | .322 | Rocket Wheeler | |
| 2007 | Northern | 2nd | 36 | 24 | .600 | Clayton McCullough | |
| 2008 | North | 6th | 26 | 32 | .448 | Dave Pano | |
| 2009 | North | 3rd | 30 | 28 | .517 | John Schneider | |
| 2010 | North | 2nd | 31 | 28 | .525 | John Schneider | |
| 2011 | North | 4th | 27 | 32 | .458 | Omar Malavé | |
| 2012 | North | 5th | 22 | 38 | .367 | Omar Malavé | |
| 2013 | Northwest | 3rd | 28 | 32 | .467 | John Schneider | |
| 2014 | Northwest | 4th | 18 | 41 | .305 | Kenny Graham | |
| 2015 | Northwest | 1st | 39 | 19 | .672 | Cesar Martin | Lost League Finals vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Tigers (1 game to 0) |
Roster[edit]
Gulf Coast League Blue Jays roster
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References[edit]
- ^ 1981 GCL Blue Jay Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ Toronto Blue Jays affiliate history. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Blue Jays Join Growing Gulf Coast League". Baseball America. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
External links[edit]
- "GCL Blue Jays". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- GCL Blue Jays
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