Rhode Island Tiger Sharks

The league immediately looked to expand and also three of the original six teams did not make it to a second year.

The Northeast League wanted to expand into the New England Region and had to search fast.

West Warwick would be one of the New England cities granted a franchise, taking over for the Mohawk Valley Landsharks.

[1] The only recognizable player for the Tiger Sharks was former New York Yankees utility outfielder Mike Humphreys.

It did not take long to figure out that minor-league baseball was not suited for the city and the park.