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The Arizona Complex League (ACL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona, since 1988. Prior to 2021, it was known as the Arizona League ( AZL ). Along with the Florida Complex League (FCL), it forms the lowest rung on the North American minor-league ladder.
The team has been a member of the league continuously since 2000, fielding two squads in the league since 2018. [3] The two squads are differentiated by Black and Orange suffixes. [ 3 ] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).
After a four-year absence, the team returned in 2001 and have been members of the league since then. [2] Through 2005, the team played at Gene Autry Park in nearby Mesa . Since 2006, the team uses Tempe Diablo Stadium for night games, and plays day games in the neighboring minor league complex.
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).
The Cincinnati Reds previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during three tenures (1968–1973, 1984–1990, and 1999–2009) known as the Gulf Coast League Reds. [2] During 2004–2009, the team played home games at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida .
The Arizona League Brewers were one of four teams to compete in the inaugural Arizona League (AZL) season of 1988. [1] The short-season Rookie classification league was created to serve as a developmental league, similar to extended spring training, specifically for recently drafted high school and Latin American players. [2]
The Arizona Complex League Athletics are a Minor League Baseball team based in Mesa, Arizona, which plays as a Rookie-level team in the Arizona Complex League and has served as a farm team for the Athletics organization since 1988. [2] They play their home games at Fitch Park, the minor league spring training camp of the Athletics. [3]
In 2006, the team won the first-half title and went on to win the league championship by defeating the AZL Angels, 5–2. For the 2017–2019 seasons, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by numerical suffixes (1 and 2). [2] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).