[1] On the field, the West Palm Beach Tropics ran away with the league's South Division, finishing 15 games ahead of the second place Fort Myers Sun Sox.

[1] Washington's teammate Mickey Rivers hit .366, and Gold Coast Sun Bert Campaneris, the oldest everyday player in the league at 47, stole 16 bases.

Tim Ireland of Fort Myers hit a league best .374,[1] and his teammate Kim Allen paced the circuit with 33 stolen bases.

[1][3] In the first weekend of February 1990, the league's top four teams participated in a three-game, single elimination tournament with a rather unusual format.

On February 4, 1990, the Pelicans, powered by Lamar Johnson's home run and 3 RBIs, beat the Tropics 12–4 for the league's first championship.