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| Gulf Coast League Orioles Founded in 1991 Sarasota, Florida | |
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| Class | Rookie |
| League | Gulf Coast League |
| Division | South |
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| Team | Baltimore Orioles |
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| League titles (0) | None |
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| Name | GCL Orioles (1991–2003, 2007–present) |
| Ballpark | Ed Smith Stadium |
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Baltimore Orioles |
| Manager | Alan Mills |
The Gulf Coast League Orioles (or GCL Orioles) are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Gulf Coast League. The Orioles were originally a team from 1991 to 2003, but were reactivated in 2007. The Orioles play their home games in Sarasota, Florida at Ed Smith Stadium, which became the spring training home to the Orioles at the start of the 2010 season. Since 2021, Baltimore has fielded two squads in the Gulf Coast League: GCL Orioles Black and GCL Orioles Orange.
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 progressively 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.
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
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| 1991 | 35-24 | 1st | Ed Napoleon | Lost League Finals vs. GCL Expos (2 games to 1) | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | 14-41 | 16th | Jesus Alfaro | Missed | |
| 2009 | 30-26 | 5th | Ramon Sambo | Missed | |
| 2010 | 25-34 | 13th | Ramon Sambo | Missed | |
| 2011 | 38-22 | 2nd | Ramon Sambo | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0) | |
| 2012 | 25-35 | 12th | Ramon Sambo | Missed | |
| 2013 | 30-30 | 6th (t) | Orlando Gomez | Missed | |
| 2014 | 29-31 | 10th | Orlando Gomez | Missed | |
| 2015 | 34-25 | 5th (t) | Matt Merullo | Missed | |
| 2016 | 27-32 | 11th (t) | Orlando Gomez | Missed | |
| 2017 | 28-32 | 12th (t) | Carlos Tosca | Missed | |
| 2018 | 13-42 | 18th | Carlos Tosca | Missed | |
| 2019 | 38-15 | 1st | Alan Mills | Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian | |
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