[4] The city signed the agreement with the team on June 26,[5][6] with approval by Major League Baseball coming in August.

[9] The Hops replaced the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, who relocated to Tucson at the end of the 2010 season.

[15] The team was managed by J. R. House, whose coaching staff included fellow-former major leaguers Doug Drabek and Mark Grace.

The team set another franchise attendance record in 2015 with 143,412 (an average of 3,774 for 38 dates) while winning a second consecutive league title.

[19] They faced the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the divisional round, where they won the series 2–0, and advanced to Northwest League finals for the first time since 2015.

[22] In 2022, the High-A West became known as the Northwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

[31] The team's logo includes a hop cone wearing a baseball hat, evergreen trees, and Mount Hood.

[33] In March 2013, the team announced a three-year deal with BridgePort Brewing Company to be the official beer of the Hops.

[34][35] Advantis Credit Union, Les Schwab Tires, Nike, Tuality Healthcare, and The Oregonian were the founding sponsors.