Florida Complex League Mets

{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball |name = Florida Complex League Mets |allyears = 1983, 1988–1999, 2004–2011, 2013–present |city = Port St. Lucie, Florida |misc = |logo = |uniformlogo = New York Mets Insignia.svg |class level = Rookie |past class level= |current league = Florida Complex League |conference = |division = East Division (1992−1999, 2004–2011, 2013–present) |past league = Gulf Coast League (1988−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–2020) |majorleague = New York Mets |pastmajorleague = |nickname = FCL Mets |pastnames = GCL Mets (1988−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–2020) |ballpark = Clover Park (1992−1999, 2004−2011, 2013–present) |pastparks = Twin Lakes Park (1988−1991) |leaguenum = 2 |leaguechamps = {{hlist|1997|1999}} |divnum = 8 |divisionchamps = {{hlist|1993|1997|1999|2004|2005|2021|2022|2023}} |owner = New York Mets |manager = Lino Diaz |gm = }} The '''Florida Complex League Mets''' are a Rookie-level affiliate for the New York Mets, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the '''Gulf Coast League Mets'''. The team plays its home games at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, 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 other countries.

==History== The team entered the Gulf Coast League (GCL) in 1983, was absent for four seasons, then returned to the league for the 1988–1999 seasons. After again being absent for four seasons, the team returned to the league for the 2004–2011 seasons. On December 20, 2011, it was announced the Mets would eliminate their Rookie level team due to financial reasons.<ref>[http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111220&content_id=26214812&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb Mets cut ties with Gulf Coast League: New York will operate eight Minor League affiliates in 2012], Minorleaguebaseball.com (Dec. 20, 2011)</ref>

The team originally played their home games in Sarasota, Florida, at Twin Lakes Park. In 1992, the team moved their base of operations to Port St. Lucie, Florida, when the league expanded to Florida's east coast.

On November 8, 2012, the Mets announced the re-establishment of a Gulf Coast League team based in Port St. Lucie.<ref>[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-40205342 Mets to field GCL team in '13], Minorleaguebaseball.com (Feb. 9, 2013)</ref> The team has competed continuously since the 2013 season, except for the 2020 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League (FCL).

==Season-by-season record== {{unreferenced section|date=October 2022}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Record ! Finish ! Manager ! Playoffs |-align=center | 1983||24–35||8th||Vern Hoscheit|| |-align=center | |-align=center | 1988||21–42||10th (t)||John Tamargo|| |-align=center | 1989||25–38||12th||John Tamargo|| |-align=center | 1990||29–30||10th||John Tamargo|| |-align=center | 1991||24–35||14th||Junior Roman|| |-align=center | 1992||29–30||10th||Junior Roman|| |-align=center | 1993||39–20||2nd||Junior Roman||Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Astros (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 1994||32–27||6th||Junior Roman|| |-align=center | 1995||38–19||2nd||John Stephenson || |-align=center | 1996||29–30||10th||Mickey Brantley|| |-align=center bgcolor="#FFB40B" | 1997||42–18||1st||Mickey Brantley (18–7) / Doug Flynn (24–11)||'''League Champs''' vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 1998||24–35||13th||John Stephenson || |-align=center bgcolor="#FFB40B" | 1999||39–21||1st||John Stephenson||'''League Champs''' vs. GCL Twins (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Royals (1 game to 0) |-align=center | |-align=center | 2004||36–24||2nd (t)||Brett Butler||Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 2005||37–16||1st||Gary Carter||Lost League Finals vs. GCL Yankees (2 games to 0) |-align=center | 2006||23–30||9th||Bobby Floyd|| |-align=center | 2007||20–35||14th|| Juan López || |-align=center | 2008||27–27||9th (t)||| Bobby Floyd || |-align=center | 2009||22–34||14th||Julio Franco || |-align=center | 2010||31–25||4th||Sandy Alomar, Sr.||Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Phillies (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 2011||27–29||8th||Luis Rojas || |-align=center | |-align=center | 2013||20–40||16th||Jose Carreno || |-align=center | 2014||33–27||7th||Jose Carreno || |-align=center | 2015||27–32||9th (t)||Jose Carreno|| |-align=center | 2016||26-29||10th||Jose Carreno|| |-align=center | 2017||19-37||16th||Jose Carreno|| |-align=center | 2018||24-31||14th||David Davalillo|| |-align=center | 2019||30-24||6th||David Davalillo||''Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian'' |-align=center bgcolor="#BBBBBB" |2020 || colspan=4| ''No Season due to pandemic''<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved|url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> |-align=center | 2021||32-22||6th||Robbie Robinson|| |-align=center | 2022||33-22||4th||Endy Chávez||Lost in 1st round vs. FCL Rays (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 2023||32-18||1st||Jay Pecci||Lost in 1st round vs. FCL Braves (1 game to 0) |-align=center | 2024||23-28||11th||Danny Ortega|| |-align=center | 2025||25-28||9th||Lino Díaz|| |}

==Roster== {{Gulf Coast League Mets roster}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.milb.com/florida-complex Official website]

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