Florida Complex League Rays

The Florida Complex League Rays are a minor league baseball team in Port Charlotte, Florida, competing as a Rookie-level team in the Florida Complex League as an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Rays. The team plays most of their home games on field no. five of the Charlotte Sports Park complex, and also play select games in the main stadium.

Florida Complex League Rays
(1996–1998, 2009–present) Port Charlotte, Florida Originally played in St. Petersburg, Florida (1996–1998)
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Florida Complex League
Division	Southern Division
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1996–1998, 2009–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Tampa Bay Rays
Previous teams	Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996–1998)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2021
Division titles (4)	1998 2010 2021 2022
Team data
Name	FCL Rays
Previous names	GCL Rays (2009–2020) GCL Devil Rays (1996–1998)
Ballpark	Charlotte Sports Park (2009–present)
Previous parks	Al Lang Stadium (1996–1998)
Owner/ Operator	Tampa Bay Rays
Manager	Jim Morrison

The team first played from 1996 to 1998 as the Gulf Coast League Devil Rays. The club struggled during their first two years, but made it to the league championship in 1998, before losing to the GCL Rangers. The team was not fielded after the 1998 season until returning to the Gulf Coast League in 2009. Prior to the 2021 season, the league was renamed as the Florida Complex League.

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
GCL Devil Rays
1996	24-35	13th	Bill Evers
1997	25-35	12th (t)	Bobby Ramos
1998	36-24	2nd	Bobby Ramos	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won 1st Round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
GCL Rays
2009	19-36	15th	Joe Alvarez
2010	34-26	3rd	Joe Alvarez	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2011	24-36	13th	Joe Alvarez
2012	28-32	10th	Paul Hoover
2013	27-33	11th (t)	Jim Morrison
2014	32-28	8th	Jim Morrison
2015	16-44	16th	Jim Morrison
2016	28-31	9th	Jim Morrison
2017	28-32	12th (t)	Jim Morrison
2018	33-23	4th	Tomas Francisco
2019	25-28	11th	Rafael Valenzuela
2020	No Season due to pandemic[1]
FCL Rays
2021	42-15	1st	Rafael Valenzuela	League Champions [a]

Roster

Florida Complex League Rays roster

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Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers -- Aidan Cremarosa 45 Cesar De Jesus -- Dominic Fritton -- Aidan Haugh -- Luke Jackson -- Brady Jones -- Jack Kartsonas 59 Janzen Keisel 23 Nate Knowles -- Jacob Kuhn -- Marbin Lezcano 90 Roberto Medina -- Blake Morgan -- Moises Palma -- Cesar Rojas -- Mason Storm 70 Yereny Teus 94 Miguel Toscano -- Alex Wallace Catchers -- Taitn Gray -- Raudelis Martinez 59 Alfredo Rodriguez 88 Jose Tovar Infielders 77 Nicandro Aybar -- Cooper Flemming 60 Erick Lara 17 Jack Lines -- Alberth Palma 64 Juanfel Peguero -- Trace Phillips -- Daniel Pierce 75 Wilian Trinidad Outfielders -- Mason Auer 58 Alfonzo Martinez -- Dean Moss 79 Leonardo Pineda -- Riley Stanford

Manager 63 Héctor Giménez Coaches 43 Henry Bonilla (pitching) 53 Manny Castillo (coach) 50 K.C. Judge (hitting) -- Ty Kelly (hitting) -- Julio Meza (bullpen catcher) 27 Jim Morrison (coach)  2 Hez Randolph (hitting) 26 Chris Roberson (coach) -- Miguel Socolovich (pitching) -- Doc Watson (rehab pitching) 11 Julio Zorrilla (coach) 7-day injured list * On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 6, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

Notes

1. In 2021, the league did not have a postseason; FCL Rays had the best winning percentage for the season, 42–15 (.737).