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Gulf Coast League Orioles
Founded in 1991
Sarasota, Florida
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Cap InsigniaClass-level - Rookie
Minor league affiliations - Gulf Coast League
- Southern Division
Major league affiliations Name - GCL Orioles (1991-2003, 2007-present)
Ballpark Minor league titles League titles None Division titles 1991 Owner(s)/Operated by: Baltimore Orioles Manager: Orlando Gomez General Manager: The Gulf Coast League Orioles are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Gulf Coast League. The Orioles were originally a team from 1991-2003, but were reactivated in 2007. The Orioles play their home games in Sarasota, Florida at Ed Smith Stadium, which will become the spring training home to the Orioles starting with the 2010 season.
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2007
The Orioles came back as a team in 2007 for the first time since the GCL Orioles folded in 2003, as the Baltimore Orioles now had seven minor league affiliates. under new manager Orlando Gomez. After a rocky 1-4 start, the Orioles progressivley got better and won eight games in a row, but placed 2nd in the East and missing the playoffs. They finished the season 32-24.
Season by season
Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs GCL Orioles (1991-2003) 1991 35-24 1st Ed Napoleon Lost League Finals 1992 29-29 9th Phillip Wellman Missed 1993 30-28 8th Oneri Fleita Missed 1994 23-36 12th Oneri Fleita Missed 1995 34-25 7th Julio Garcia Missed 1996 36-24 4th Tommy Shields Missed 1997 27-33 10th Butch Davis Missed 1998 28-32 8th (t) Butch Davis Missed 1999 31-28 6th Jesus Alfaro Missed 2000 25-31 9th Jesus Alfaro Missed 2001 22-34 11th (t) Jesus Alfaro Missed 2002 24-36 12th Jesus Alfaro Missed 2003 32-28 4th Jesus Alfaro Missed GCL Orioles (2007-Present) 2007 32-24 2nd East Orlando Gomez Missed Roster
Gulf Coast League Orioles rosterPlayers Coaches/Other Pitchers
- 13 Yancorix Adrian
- 53 Luis Bernardo
- 7 Mark Blackmar
- 15 Miguel Chalas
- 49 Cameron Coffey
- 24 Juan Guzman
- 34 Ivan Hernandez
- 51 Jose Nivar
- 48 Bennett Parry
- 37 David Richardson
- 23 Jose Rivera
- 27 Eduardo Rodriguez
- 14 Israel Sosa
- 44 Sebastian Vader
- 6 Dustin Ward
- 50 Kenneth Wise
- 30 Eric Wooten
Catchers
- 36 Cameron Edman
- 21 Gabriel Lino
- 45 Tanner Murphy
- 3 Pedro Perez
Infielders
- 54 Doug Bream
- 2 Moises Ciriaco
- 46 Michael Mosby
- 35 Jerome Pena
- 1 Pedro Rodriguez
Outfielders
- 9 Roderick Bernadina
- 10 Rojean Cleofa
- 17 Manuel Hernandez
- 25 Gregory Lorenzo
- -- Luis Ramirez
- 19 Jalen Simmons
Manager
- 16 Ramon Sambo
Coaches
- 12 Jerry Greeley (third base)
- 39 Larry Jaster (pitching)
- 29 Milt May (hitting)
7-day disabled list
* On Baltimore Orioles 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated September 15, 2011
Transactions
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http://www.orioleshangout.com/article.asp?id=698
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/GCL_OriolesExternal links
Team Website
Team Roster
Gulf Coast League Website
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