Arizona Complex League White Sox

The Arizona Complex League White Sox are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

Arizona Complex League White Sox
(1998–2002, 2014–present) Phoenix, Arizona previously in Tucson, Arizona (1998–2000)
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Arizona Complex League
Division	Central Division
Previous leagues	Arizona League (1998–2002, 2014–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago White Sox
Team data
Name	ACL White Sox
Previous names	AZL White Sox (1998–2002, 2014–2020)
Ballpark	Camelback Ranch
Previous parks	Tucson Electric Park (1998–2000)
Manager	Danny Gonzalez[1]

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) from 1998 to 2002.^[2] The team played at facilities in Tucson from 1998 to 2000, and Phoenix from 2001 to 2002. The team was formed after the major-league Chicago White Sox moved their spring training headquarters from Sarasota, Florida, to Tucson Electric Park after the 1997 season. The move effectively transplanted their Rookie-level Gulf Coast League White Sox across the country to the Arizona League. The AZL White Sox compiled a record of 115–161 (.417) during their first incarnation, never posting a winning mark.

The team departed the Arizona League in 2003, and was absent from the league for 11 seasons.^[3][4]

At the close of the 2013 season, the major-league White Sox announced their intention to sever their 19-year-long relationship with the Bristol White Sox of the Appalachian League, to be replaced with an AZL team operating from the team's spring training base at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.^[3] The Pittsburgh Pirates replaced the White Sox in Bristol, Virginia, and in the Appalachian League as the new owners and operators of the Bristol Pirates.^[5]

The White Sox' Rookie-level team has competed in Arizona since 2014.^[2] The team shares the Camelback Ranch stadium with the Arizona League Dodgers, whose parent team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, also train at the Glendale facility. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Roster

Arizona Complex League White Sox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Max Banks 32 Jordany Chirinos -- Gabe Davis 28 Reudis Diaz -- Riley Eikhoff 33 Jeremy Gonzalez 39 Jommy Hernandez 29 Denny Lima 46 Maximo Martinez -- Jackson Nove -- Caedmon Parker -- Landen Payne -- Ryan Schiefer -- Andrew Sentlinger 37 Marcelo Valladares 48 Wardquelin Vasquez -- Nick Weyrich -- Daniel Wright -- Blaine Wynk 30 Fabian Ysalla		Catchers 21 Stiven Flores -- Rylan Galvan -- Landon Hodge -- Steven Lancia -- James Taussig Infielders -- Matthew Boughton -- Billy Carlson 10 Jurdrick Profar  5 D'Angelo Tejada Outfielders 18 Marcelo Alcala 12 Leandro Alsinois -- Derek Cerda -- Jaden Fauske 53 Christian Gonzalez  8 Arnold Prado		Manager -- Danny Gonzalez Coaches    Donovan Clark (performance)    Tyler Coolbaugh (performance) -- Mike Gellinger (bench) -- Rob Hardy (pitching) -- Gerardo Olivares (hitting) 60-day injured list  7 Alexander Albertus 58 Angel Bello (full season) -- Juan Carela -- Blake Larson -- Colton McIntosh 25 Joe Perez 77 Tommy Sheehan (full season) 7-day injured list * On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 12, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable alumni (1998–2002)

• Edwin Almonte
• Lorenzo Barceló
• Rocky Biddle
• Joe Borchard
• Josh Fogg
• Matt Ginter
• Andy González
• Charlie Haeger
• Brandon McCarthy
• Gustavo Molina
• Michael Morse
• Arnie Muñoz
• Humberto Quintero
• David Sanders
• Joe Valentine
• Chris Young

Former Major League All-Star catcher Tony Peña began his career as a manager with the 1998 AZL White Sox. He later managed the MLB Kansas City Royals (2003–2005) and was a coach for the New York Yankees (2006–2017).