Arizona Complex League Dodgers Explained

Arizona Complex League Dodgers
Allyears:1983–1992, 2001–present
City:Phoenix, Arizona
Misc:Gulf Coast League Dodgers before 2009
Uniformlogo:NLW-LAD-Insignia.png
Class Level:Rookie
Current League:Arizona Complex League
Division:Central
Majorleague:Los Angeles Dodgers
Nickname:ACL Dodgers (2021–present)
Ballpark:Camelback Ranch (2009–present)
Pastparks:Holman Stadium (1983–1992, 2001–2008)
Leaguenum:6
Divnum:13
Owner:Los Angeles Dodgers
Manager:Juan Apodaca

The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, 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.

History

The Los Angeles Dodgers previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) from 1983 to 1992 and then from 2001 to 2008, known as the Gulf Coast League Dodgers. The team played its home games in Vero Beach, Florida, on Field One of Historic Dodgertown. Dodgertown includes Holman Stadium, which was the spring training home to the major-league Dodgers. The GCL Dodgers originally played from 1983 to 1992, and then became absent from the GCL until they reappeared in 2001.[1]

In 2009, the Dodgers announced that the team would relocate to Arizona and compete in the Arizona League (AZL). The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch, the spring training facility of the major-league Dodgers. In 2019, the Dodgers fielded two squads in the Arizona League, differentiated with suffixes "Lasorda" and "Mota".[1] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Season by season

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
align=center colspan=6GCL Dodgers (1983–1992)
1983 37–23 2nd League Champs
1984 34–29 4th
1985 28–33 6th Jose Alvarez
1986 33–28 2nd Jose Alvarez League Champs
1987 43–20 1st Jose Alvarez League Champs
1988 43–20 2nd Jose Alvarez
1989 40–23 2nd (t) Lost League Finals
1990 38–25 2nd League Champs
1991 29–31 10th Iván DeJesús
1992 32–27 5th
align=center colspan=6GCL Dodgers (2001–2008)
2001 41–19 1st Lost League Finals
2002 33–27 5th Lost League Finals
2003 29–31 6th Luis Salazar
2004 31–29 6th (t) Luis Salazar
2005 25–29 7th Luis Salazar
2006 32–22 4th Lost League Finals
2007 40–15 1st Juan Bustabad Lost League Finals
2008 30–26 3rd Jeff Carter
align=center colspan=6AZL Dodgers (2009–2019)
2009 24–32 4th Jeff Carter
2010 30–25 3rd
2011 34–22 1st Jody ReedLeague Champs
2012 34–21 3rd Matt Martin
2013 34–22 2nd
2014 25–31 2nd
2015 29–27 1st
2016 33–22 1st John Shoemaker
2017 37–19 1st John Shoemaker
2018 37–18 1st Mark Kertenian League Champs
2019 Mota 33–23 1st Jair Fernandez
2019 Lasorda 27–293rd

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Affiliates . . June 28, 2021.