Florida Complex League Tigers

The Florida Complex League Tigers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Tigers. The team plays its home games at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. 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 various other countries.

Florida Complex League Tigers
(1968, 1995–present) Lakeland, Florida
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Florida Complex League
Division	North Division
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1968, 1995–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Detroit Tigers
Minor league titles
League titles (2)	2018 2024
Division titles (5)	1995 2006 2012 2015 2018
Team data
Name	FCL Tigers East & West
Previous names	GCL Tigers East & West (2016–2020) GCL Tigers (1968, 1995–2015)
Ballpark	Joker Marchant Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Detroit Tigers

History

The team first played in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during the 1968 season. After then being absent for over 25 years, the team returned to the league in 1995 and has competed continuously since then.

Starting with the 2016 season, the team has fielded two squads in the league, differentiated with "East" and "West" suffixes. The second team was created due to the cancellation of the Venezuelan Summer League, which left the Tigers with a roster full of players with no team. Most of these players were assigned to one of the two GCL squads, although some were assigned to the Tigers affiliate in the Dominican Summer League.

Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).

Rosters

Florida Complex League Tigers roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 18 Bryce Alewine -- Charlie Christensen ∞ 44 Omari Daniel 99 Jatnk Diaz -- Grayson Grinsell ∞ 37 Xiomer Guacache -- Luke Hoskins ∞ -- Ben Jacobs ∞ -- Caleb Leys ∞ 15 Eliseo Mota 87 Dawson Price 93 Johnathan Rogers -- Joe Ruzicka ∞ 62 Alistair Tanner 66 Riley Valentine -- Malachi Witherspoon ∞		Catchers 26 Brady Cerkownyk -- Edian Espinal ∞ -- Michael Oliveto ∞ 40 Newremberg Rondon 89 Gabriel Rosado Infielders -- Beau Ankeney ∞ 35 Jose Dickson -- Jack Goodman ∞ 21 Juan Hernandez 97 Maikol Orozco 83 Javier Osorio 96 Ronald Ramirez 93 Jude Warwick Outfielders 75 Jose De La Cruz -- Kameron Douglas ∞  0 Nomar Fana 39 Anibal Salas		Manager 13 Salvador Paniagua Coaches 31 Tyler Anderson (pitching) 60 Rafael Gil (hitting) 17 Chase Glaum (hitting) 36 Willians Moreno (pitching) 60-day injured list -- Jack Bushell -- Blake Dickerson (full season) -- Andrew Dunford (full season)  9 Eddy Felix -- Frank Moreno (full season) -- Albert Oliva 98 Jesus Pinto  4 Wanmer Ramirez 12 Henderson Salas (full season) 89 Ethan Schiefelbein -- Zach Swanson (full season) 7-day injured list * On Detroit Tigers 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 31, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Detroit Tigers minor league players

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1968	27-36	7th	Wayne Blackburn	No playoffs until 1983
1995	33-24	6th	Kevin Bradshaw	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Royals (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
1996	26-34	12th	Kevin Bradshaw
1997	31-29	7th	Kevin Bradshaw
1998	28-32	8th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
1999	29-31	8th(t)	Gary Green
2000	34-26	5th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
2001	34-26	5th	Howard Bushong
2002	23-37	13th	Howard Bushong
2003	28-29	5th	Howard Bushong
2004	24-36	9th	Kevin Bradshaw
2005	24-30	9th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
2006	32-18	2nd	Kevin Bradshaw	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Dodgers (1 game to 0)
2007	28-32	9th(t)	Benny Castillo
2008	27-31	12th	Basilio Cabrera
2009	29-31	9th	Basilio Cabrera
2010	29-30	9th	Basilio Cabrera
2011	29-31	7th	Basilio Cabrera
2012	36-24	1st(t)	Basilio Cabrera	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2013	32-28	5th	Basilio Cabrera
2014	34-25	6th	Basilio Cabrera
2015	36-23	3rd	Basilio Cabrera	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Blue Jays (1 game to 0)

GCL Tigers East

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2016	21-37	16th	Rafael Gil
2017	14-45	17th	Jesus Garces
2018	26-28	10th	Luis López
2019	19-29	14th	Luis López	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

GCL Tigers West

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2016	30-28	7th	Rafael Martinez
2017	29-28	9th	Rafael Gil
2018	37-16	2nd	Brayan Peña	League Champions vs. GCL Cardinals(2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2019	30-20	3rd	Gary Cathcart	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian