The Gulf Coast League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. It is a Rookie League, with a season running from mid-June to late August. The season is 60 games long and teams in the league are divided into three divisions, East, North and South.
WELCOME TO SOFTBALL The FGCL will feature a 25 game schedule, complete with an all-star event and playoff. With two professional softball teams located in Florida plus the new national team, Team Florida, players will be able to compete against professionals at the highest level and experience.
The current minor league classification system divides leagues into one of five classes, those being Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), Class A (Single-A or A), Class A Short Season, and Rookie. Furthermore, Class A is further subdivided into Class A Advanced, and Class A.
The Florida Complex League (FCL) Astros are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team in Florida. They compete in the rookie-level FCL East Division. Their Major League Baseball affiliation is the Houston Astros. Their home location is The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches complex in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Atlantic Sun ConferenceFlorida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Meyers, FL and the Softball program competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) conference.
Atlantic Sun ConferenceJacksonville University is located in Jacksonville, FL and the Softball program competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) conference.
rookie leaguesThe lowest levels of professional baseball serve primarily as development systems for the sport's most inexperienced prospects, with the absolute bottom, the rookie leagues, occupying the major league squads' spring training complexes and making no effort to earn money on their own.
According to The Athletic, the average player salary for a minor league player was $6,000 in Single-A, $9,350 in Double-A and $15,000 in Triple-A in 2018. A minor league baseball player in Rookie ball can make as little as $4,800 for the entire year.
Prior to the 2021 season, MLB cut 43 minor-league affiliates and promised better conditions for players as a result. The league raised the minimum weekly salary at rookie and short-season levels from $290 to $400; at Class A, from $290 to $500; at Double A, from $350 to $600; and at Triple A, from $502 to $700.
rookie-level Minor LeagueThe Florida Complex League (FCL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in Florida, United States. Before 2021, it was known as the Gulf Coast League (GCL).
Florida Grapefruit League | Press Release | Minor League Baseball in Florida Returns to the Field in 11 Locations Statewide. After missing out on the 2020 Minor League Baseball season, Florida's minor league affiliates return to the field this week in 11 Florida locations.
In the Gulf Shores region there are 3 professional teams, including the Mobile BayBears. They all play in the Double A Southern League of Minor League Baseball (MiLB).