The league is designed to develop college talent, and only current college-eligible players are allowed to participate.

The West Coast League has produced dozens of professional players, including a number of major leaguers.

2012 In 2012, the Wenatchee AppleSox won the East Division after topping the Bellingham Bells in the first round of the playoffs.

At the same time, in the West Division the Corvallis Knights defeated the Cowlitz Black Bears.

Yakima, Bellingham, and Corvallis won their divisions and set the field for the first three-division WCL playoff.

2016 In the 2015–2016 off-season, the Medford Rogues left the WCL and joined the Great West League.

They had 60,466 total fans through the gates, averaging 2,239 a night, with a record 5,133 in one game on June 30 against the Kelowna Falcons.

The Ridgefield Raptors also joined the West Coast League, bringing the total number of teams to 13.

2020 The West Coast League canceled its 2020 summer collegiate season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[17] 2021 In 2021, the Springfield Drifters, Nanaimo NightOwls, and Edmonton Riverhawks announced plans to join the West Coast League, bringing the total number of teams to 16.

The WCL split back into two divisions of eight teams apiece for the North and South regions.

However, five Canadian teams in the West Coast League did not play the 2021 season due to pandemic-related border and gathering limitations.

The agreement was reached to jointly pursue initiatives of mutual interest, including player and coach development, technology innovation related to scouting and fan experience, and community engagement.

2024 On January 19, 2024, the West Coast League announced it had awarded a expansion franchise to Salem, Oregon.

On August 16, the Pickles defeated the Wenatchee AppleSox, 6-5, in the WCL Championship Game with a walkoff run in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Mitchell Gunsolus, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012 Grant Melker, Corvallis Knights, 2014 Michael Lucarelli, Corvallis Knights, 2014 Mitch Skaggs, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2015 Evan Johnson, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2017 Chandler Anderson, Corvallis Knights, 2018 Gio Diaz, Portland Pickles, 2018 Joichiro Oyama, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2022 (min 2.7 Plate Appearances per team game) Austin Shenton, Bellingham Bells, 2017 Evan Johnson, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2017 Jackson Lockwood, Corvallis Knights, 2014 Zach Draper, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2016 8–0, Eli Morgan, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014 7–0, Josh Mitchell, Victoria HarbourCats, 2016 6–0, Seth Martinez, Bellingham Bells, 2014 Zach Draper, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2016 Sean Luke-Brija, Walla Walla Sweets, 2013 David Bigelow, Bellingham Bells, 2014 Lars Rider, Cowlitz Black Bears, 2015 Sam Hellinger, Bellingham Bells, 2016 Steven Singer, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2009 Todd Poggemeyer, Bellingham Bells, 2008 Ari Ronick, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2005 J.T.