Arizona Complex League Padres

The Arizona Complex League Padres or ACL Padres are a Minor League Baseball team based in Peoria, Arizona. The Padres compete in the Arizona Complex League as a rookie-level affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex, 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)
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

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) from 1988 to 2000. 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. 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). Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Rosters

Arizona Complex League Padres roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 95 Bryan Balzer -- Boston Bateman 53 Langston Burkett -- Clark Candiotti 46 Adler Cecil 12 Humberto Cruz 15 Igor Gil 29 Jesus Gonzalez # 50 Jesus Lopez -- Kash Mayfield 28 Abraham Parra 64 Jimmy Reyes		Catchers  8 Jesus Castro 88 Kaden Hollow 83 Carlos Rodriguez Infielders -- Nick Ahmed 81 Spence Coffman 11 Luis De Leon -- Kale Fountain -- Cobb Hightower 43 Ismael Javier 37 Yendry Rojas 78 Emil Turbi Outfielders 72 Kashon Conliffe 13 Ruben Salinas # -- Kavares Tears		Manager  2 Luis Mendez Coaches 15 Brian Betancourth (hitting)  8 Aaron Bray (assistant hitting) 39 Brian Burres (pitching) 50 Jerry Downs (hitting)  8 Nolan Earley (hitting) 17 Yoel Monzon (pitching) 47 Leo Rosales (pitching) 30 Phillip Wellman (bench) 60-day injured list -- Breck Eichelberger 57 Donte Grant (full season) 10 Kannon Kemp 76 Dane Lais 47 Henry Martinez 26 Daniel Montesino 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 September 1, 2024 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

External links

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