Arizona Complex League Padres

The Arizona Complex League Padres are a Rookie-level affiliate of the San Diego Padres, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, which is also the spring training home of the major-league Padres. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents.

Arizona Complex League Padres
(1988–2000, 2004–present) Peoria, Arizona previously in Scottsdale, Arizona (1988–1992)
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Arizona Complex League
Division	West
Previous leagues	Arizona League (1988–2000, 2004–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	San Diego Padres
Minor league titles
League titles (2)	1996 2006
Team data
Name	ACL Padres
Previous names	AZL Padres 1 & 2 (2017–2019) AZL Padres (1988–2000, 2004–2016)
Ballpark	Peoria Sports Complex (1993–2000, 2004–present)
Previous parks	Scottsdale Stadium (1988–1992)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	San Diego Padres
Manager	Miguel Del Castillo^[1]

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) from 1988 to 2000.^[2] For the 1988–1992 seasons, the team played its home games at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale. The team moved to Peoria and the Peoria Sports Complex in 1993.

After being absent from the league from 2001 through 2003, the team resumed operation in 2004 and has competed since then.^[2] 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).

Rosters

Arizona Complex League Padres roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 43 Luarbert Arias -- Blake Baker 36 Sam Ballard ‡ 68 Wilton Castillo -- Octavio Castillo ~ 29 Jesus Gonzalez 90 Manny Guzman 98 Jagger Haynes 87 Yerry Landinez 97 Justin Lange 24 Victor Lizarraga 45 Frank Lopez 10 Edgar Martinez -- Seth Mayberry   78 Brayan Medina 59 Joshua Paulina 71 Body Rascon 88 Jose Luis Reyes 70 Evan Sweeting 38 Alexuan Vega -- Riley Yeatman †		Catchers 74 Jared Alvarez-Lopez 18 Anderson Arias 12 Victor Duarte 84 Matias Polanco 21 Alex Ramirez -- Wynston Sawyer    8 Wilfredo Tovar Infielders 26 Neifi Antunez 17 Charlis Aquino 46 Vladimir Echavarria 32 Albert Fabian 11 Carlos Luis 79 Anthony Nunez  9 Luis Paz 96 Willmert Paula 64 Bryan Torres Outfielders -- Reginald Dowston   44 Cristian Heredia 36 Pierce Jones 14 Taylor Lomack   14 Edwin Rojas 13 Rubem Salinas		Manager 30 Miguel Del Castillo Coaches 24 Matt Hancock (pitching) 23 Jed Morris (hitting)  4 Lukas Ray (fielding) 27 Christian Wonders (rehab pitching)   7-day injured list * On San Diego Padres 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 29, 2021 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → San Diego Padres minor league players

Notable players

Notable players for the team include:

• Dylan Axelrod
• Cody Decker
• Max Fried
• Mat Latos
• Derrek Lee
• Jake Peavy
• Fernando Tatis Jr.
• Will Venable

References

1. "Roster".
2. "San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

• Official website (Padres 1)
• Official website (Padres 2)