GCL Nationals
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Gulf Coast League Nationals Founded in 1969 (1969–1970, 1974, 1977, 1986–present) West Palm Beach, Florida |
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| Current | Class Rookie League | ||||
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| League | Gulf Coast League | ||||
| Division | East Division | ||||
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| Current | Washington Nationals (2005–present) | ||||
| Previous | Montreal Expos (1969–2004) | ||||
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| League titles (4) |
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| Division titles (6) |
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| Nickname | GCL Nationals | ||||
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Previous names
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Gulf Coast League Expos (1969–2004) | ||||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches (2017–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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Washington Nationals Training Center | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Washington Nationals | ||||
| Manager | Josh Johnson | ||||
The Gulf Coast League Nationals, often called the GCL Nationals, are a rookie-level minor-league baseball team that is an affiliate of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. The team is a member of the Gulf Coast League and plays in West Palm Beach, Florida, at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. 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 1969 to 2004, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Expos (or GCL Expos), and was a minor-league affiliate of the National League's Montreal Expos. The Gulf Coast League Expos played in the Gulf Coast League from 1969 to 1970, in 1974, in 1977, and again from 1986 to 2004.
They were based in various Florida cities during these years: in Sarasota in 1969, in Bradenton in 1970, in Sarasota in 1974 and 1977, in Bradenton from 1986 to 1991, in West Palm Beach from 1992 to 1997, in Jupiter in 1998 and 1999, in Bradenton in 2000, in Jupiter in 2001, and in Melbourne from 2002 to 2004.
The team won two Gulf Coast League championships over the course of its history, the first in 1969 under manager J. W. Porter and the second in 1991 under manager Keith Snider.
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