The Bears competed at the Class A Short Season level as members of the Northwest League from 1990 to 2012.

In 2011, the city of Vancouver, Washington, presented a proposal on May 13 for a new ballpark to be built on the Clark College campus, ready to host the Yakima Bears franchise for the 2012 season.

[4] After that deal fell through, the team received an offer sheet from Hillsboro, a suburb west of Portland, in June 2012 with plans to start play there in a new ballpark in 2013.

The Bears were replaced one year later with the formation of the Yakima Valley Pippins of the West Coast League.

[25] The stadium remains in use today and is the current home of the Yakima Pippins of the West Coast League.