Arizona Complex League Guardians

Division titles (2)First-half titles (1)Team dataNameACL Guardians (2022–present)BallparkGoodyear BallparkChain of Lakes Park (2006–2008)Cleveland GuardiansManagerYan Rivera

The Arizona Complex League Guardians are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, 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.

History

The Cleveland Indians previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during three tenures (1967–1975, 1988–1990, and 2006–2008) known as the Gulf Coast League Indians.^[1] The team played at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, during 2006–2008. Notable players for the GCL Indians include Jeff Newman in 1970;^[2] Newman went on to play in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1984, and was one of three managers for the 1986 Oakland Athletics.

In 2009, when the major-league Indians moved their spring training from Florida to Arizona, the Rookie-level team moved to the Arizona League (AZL), becoming the Arizona League Indians. The team has competed in Arizona since then.^[1] In 2018 and 2019, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by suffixes (1 and 2, or Blue and Red).^[1] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL). Following the rebranding of the Cleveland Indians to the "Cleveland Guardians" prior to the 2022 season, the organization's domestic complex team was renamed the "ACL Guardians."

Rosters

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 56 Austin Aldeano 29 Jacob Bresnahan 47 Albert Breton 35 Tyler Brown 55 José Contreras 40 Jogly Garcia 52 Evelio Hernandez -- Deretd Parra 41 Javier Santos 51 Tommy Ventimiglia 32 Kendeglys Virguez 23 Keegan Zinn		Catchers -- José Cedeno 17 Logun Clark 11 Victor Izturis Infielders  2 Fran Alduey 30 Alberto Mendez  7 Jeffrey Mercedes Outfielders  6 Christopher Espinola 34 Barrett Riebock		Manager -- Yan Rivera Coaches -- Ian Forster (hitting) -- Raul Gonzalez (assistant hitting) -- Shane McCarthy (pitching) -- Andrew Romine (bench) 60-day injured list -- Justin Campbell (full season) -- Javi Torres (full season) 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 25, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players

Season-by-season

References

External links

• Official website (Blue)
• Official website (Red)