Until the Florida Marlins arrived in 1993, baseball in Florida centered around spring training and minor league teams.

One of the longest-surviving minor leagues is the Florida State League which was formed in 1919 and, except for 1929 to 1935 and 1942 to 1946, has played every season through this year.

Pompano Beach has been represented several times in the FSL:

Pompano Beach Mets, 1969-1973
Pompano Beach Cubs, 1976-1978
Pompano Beach Miracle, 1990-1991

Pompano Beach was a waystop for the Miracle, between its stints in Miami and Ft. Myers (where the team still plays). The team was brought here by Mike Veeck who promoted the team through wacky promotions and gimmicks such as Jerico, a golden retriever who served as bat boy and goodwill ambassador for the club.