Florida Complex League Pirates

Minor league baseball team

Florida Complex League Pirates

* Founded in 1968
* Bradenton, Florida

Minor league affiliations
Class| Rookie
League| Florida Complex League
Division| Northwest Division

Previous leagues

| Gulf Coast League (1968–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team| Pittsburgh Pirates
Minor league titles
League titles (1)| 2012
Division titles (6)|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2008
* 2013
* 2023
* 2024

Team data
Name| FCL Pirates Black & Gold

Previous names

| GCL Pirates (1968–2020)
Ballpark| Pirate City complex

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

| Pittsburgh Pirates
Manager| Jose Mendez

The Florida Complex League Pirates are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Pirates. The team plays its home games in Bradenton, Florida, at the Pirate City complex. 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

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The team was first established in 1968, and has competed continuously since then. The team won division championships in 2002, 2003, 2008, and 2013. In 2012, the team won its first league championship.[1]

In 2009, the team had nine players each from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, with the United States third at six players. They were the two highly publicized, pioneering Indian pitchers, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, who became the first Indian-born players to sign professional baseball contracts in the United States,[2] a second baseman named Henry from Colombia, two players from Puerto Rico, and one each from Mexico, Panama, Australia, Canada and one of the first three players ever signed out of South Africa, Gift Ngoepe, while one of the Americans, Chris Aure, was from Alaska. "We eat together in the cafeteria, but sometimes we try each other's foods," Ngoepe says. "I listen to the Indians' music when I go past their rooms, and they listen to my music from Africa. We tell each other stories about our home countries. We do everything together." "Everybody's the same here, like family," Venezuelan infielder Elevys Gonzalez says.[3]

For the 2021 season, the team is fielding two squads in the league, differentiated as "Black" and "Gold" in reference to the team's colors.

## Season-by-season

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Year  | Record  | Win–loss %  | Manager  | Regular Season Finish  | Playoffs

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1968 | 27-33 | .450 | Buddy Pritchard | 6th GCL | No playoffs until 1983
1969 | 28-26 | .519 | Buddy Pritchard | 4th GCL |
1970 | 23-40 | .365 | Dick Cole | 8th GCL |
1971 | 20-32 | .385 | Ed Napoleon | 6th GCL |
1972 | 21-39 | .350 | Ed Napoleon | 7th(t) GCL |
1973 | 17-37 | .315 | Woody Huyke | 9th GCL |
1974 | 11-42 | .208 | Woody Huyke | 9th GCL |
1975 | 23-31 | .426 | Woody Huyke | 4th GCL |
1976 | 11-41 | .212 | Woody Huyke | 7th GCL |
1977 | 22–32 | .407 | Woody Huyke | 7th GCL |
1978 | 21–32 | .396 | Woody Huyke | 6th GCL |
1979 | 20–32 | .385 | Woody Huyke | 6th GCL |
1980 | 24–39 | .381 | Woody Huyke | 8th GCL |
1981 | 32–28 | .533 | Woody Huyke | 5th GCL |
1982 | 27–35 | .435 | Woody Huyke | 3rd GCL |
1983 | 28–32 | .467 | Woody Huyke | 3rd GCL North | Did not qualify
1984 | 21–42 | .333 | Woody Huyke | 5th GCL North | Did not qualify
1985 | 15–47 | .242 | Woody Huyke | 5th GCL North | Did not qualify
1986 | 24–39 | .381 | Woody Huyke | 5th GCL North | Did not qualify
1987 | 33–30 | .390 | Woody Huyke | 2nd GCL North | Did not qualify
1988 | 26–37 | .413 | Julio Garcia | 5th GCL South | Did not qualify
1989 | 21–42 | .333 | Woody Huyke | 8th GCL South | Did not qualify
1991 | 30–29 | .508 | Woody Huyke | 3rd GCL Central | Did not qualify
1992 | 23–37 | .383 | Woody Huyke | 4th GCL Central | Did not qualify
1993 | 21–38 | .356 | Woody Huyke | 7th GCL West | Did not qualify
1994 | 25–35 | .417 | Woody Huyke | 4th GCL West | Did not qualify
1995 | 23–36 | .390 | Woody Huyke | 4th GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
1996 | 28–31 | .475 | Woody Huyke | 3rd GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
1997 | 27–32 | .458 | Woody Huyke | 6th GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
1998 | 25–35 | .407 | Woody Huyke | 6th GCL West | Did not qualify
1999 | 24–35 | .407 | Woody Huyke | 5th GCL North | Did not qualify
2000 | 34–26 | .567 | Woody Huyke | 2nd GCL North | Did not qualify
2001 | 22–34 | .393 | Woody Huyke | 6th GCL West | Did not qualify
2002 | 37–23 | .617 | Woody Huyke | 1st GCL North | Lost in 1st round
vs. GCL Dodgers (1 game to 0)
2003 | 36–20 | .643 | Woody Huyke | 1st GCL North | Lost in Finals
vs. GCL Braves (2 games to 0)
2004 | 30–28 | .517 | Woody Huyke | 3rd GCL South | Did not qualify
2005 | 28–26 | .519 | Jeff Livesey | 2nd GCL South | Did not qualify
2006 | 27–26 | .509 | Turner Ward | 4th GCL North | Did not qualify
2007 | 26–30 | .464 | Tom Prince | 4th GCL South | Did not qualify
2008 | 37–19 | .661 | Tom Prince | 1st GCL South | Lost in 1st round
vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0)
2009 | 29–31 | .483 | Tom Prince | 4th GCL North | Did not qualify
2010 | 29–30 | .492 | Tom Prince | 4th GCL North | Did not qualify
2011 | 34–26 | .567 | Tom Prince | 2nd GCL North | Lost in 1st round
2012 | 36–24 | .600 | Tom Prince | 2nd GCL North | Won GCL Championship
vs. GCL Red Sox (2 games to 0)
Won in first round
vs. GCL Cardinals (1 game to 0)
2013 | 33-27 | .600 | Milver Reyes | 1st GCL Northwest | Lost in 1st round
vs. GCL Nationals (1 game to 0)
2014 | 20-40 | .333 | Milver Reyes | 3rd GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
2015 | 28-31 | .475 | Milver Reyes | 3rd GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
2016 | 22-34 | .393 | Edgar Varela | 2nd GCL Northwest | Did not qualify
2017 | 26-34 | .433 | Dave Turgeon | 3rd GCL Northeast | Did not qualify

## Rosters

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Florida Complex League Pirates roster

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Players | Coaches/Other

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Pitchers

* 36 Gavin Adams
* 37 Cesar Aquino
* 52 Dariel Francia
* 35 Ronaldo Gallo
* 63 Ronaldys Jimenez
* 47 Tyler Kennedy
* 55 Dioris Martinez
* 51 Carlos Mateo
* 64 Reinold Navarro
* 50 Bladimir Pichardo
* 56 Irwin Ramirez
* 57 Jose Regalado
* 31 Pitterson Rosa
* 34 Levi Sterling
* 65 Joaquin Tejada
* 71 Alexis Torres

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Catchers

* 25 Samuel Escudero
* 17 Richard Ramirez
* 24 Jonathan Rivero
* 19 Luke Scherrer

Infielders

* 13 Roinny Aguiar
* 10 Kendrick Herrera
* 14 Eddie Rynders
* 7 Wyatt Sanford
* 16 Carlos Tirado

Outfielders

* 27 Carl Calixte
* 18 Ian Farrow
* 26 Edward Florentino
* 15 Cristian Jauregui
* 6 Eduardo Oviedo
* 30 Andrew Patrick
* 12 Estuar Suero

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Manager

* \-- Jose Mendez

Coaches

* \-- Brady Conlan (hitting)
* 61 Mick Fieldbinder (pitching)
* \-- Fernando Nieve (pitching)

60-day injured list

* \-- Jackson Grounds
* \-- Andres Silvera

7-day injured list
* On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated May 2, 2025
Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League
→ Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

## References

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1. ^ Williams, Tim (August 29, 2012). "GCL Pirates Win First Gulf Coast League Championship in Franchise History".
2. ^ "Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh Make Pro Debuts". July 4, 2009.
3. ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (July 10, 2009). "The Bradenton Pirates: They are the world". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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