Gulf Coast League Mets


The Gulf Coast League Mets are a Rookie-level minor league affiliate of the New York Mets that play in the Gulf Coast League. The team plays at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The franchise entered the league in 1983 playing their home games in Sarasota, Florida at Twin Lakes Park. The team moved their base of operations to St. Lucie when the league expanded to Florida's east coast.
Gulf Coast League team rosters are thirty-five players, and cannot have more than twelve players over twenty years old, and no more than four players over 21. No player can have more than two years of prior service, excluding Rookie leagues outside the United States and Canada. 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.
On December 20, 2011, it was announced the Mets would eliminate their Rookie level team due to financial reasons. On November 8, 2012, the Mets announced the re-establishment of a Gulf Coast League team based in Port St. Lucie.

Season-by-season record

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
198324–358thVern Hoscheit
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198821–4210th John Tamargo
198925–3812thJohn Tamargo
199029–3010thJohn Tamargo
199124–3514thJunior Roman
199229–3010thJunior Roman
199339–202ndJunior RomanLost in 1st round
vs. GCL Astros
199432–276thJunior Roman
199538–192ndJohn Stephenson
199629–3010thMickey Brantley
199742–181stMickey Brantley /
Doug Flynn
League Champs
vs. GCL Rangers
Won in 1st round
vs. GCL Yankees
199824–3513thJohn Stephenson
199939–211stJohn StephensonLeague Champs
vs. GCL Twins
Won in 1st round
vs. GCL Royals
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200436–242nd Brett ButlerLost in 1st round
vs. GCL Red Sox
200537–161stGary CarterLost League Finals
vs. GCL Yankees
200623–309thBobby Floyd
200720–3514thJuan Lopez
200827–279th Juan Lopez
200922–3414thJulio Franco
201031–254thSandy Alomar, Sr.Lost in 1st round
vs. GCL Phillies
201127–298thLuis Rojas
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201320–4016thJose Carreno
201433–277thJose Carreno
201527–329th Jose Carreno
201626-2910thJose Carreno
201719-3716thJose Carreno
201824-3114thDavid Davalillo
201930-246thDavid DavalilloPlayoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

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