The West Palm Beach Tropics were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989.

The club hired Dick Williams as manager and fielded a lineup that included slugger Dave Kingman and Rollie Fingers.

Local Valentino Falcone (a former minor leaguer) ruptured a hamstring stealing second base (one game before opening day) depriving him of an eventual roster spot.

A crowd of 3,404 showed up for opening night, an 8-1 victory over the St. Lucie Legends, and the average draw over 35 home dates settled at a respectable 1,600.

New York theatrical producer Mitch Maxwell purchased the club but never completed financial requirements with the league and tried to sell the team back to Henry.