The Niagara Falls Rapids were the last Major League-affiliated pro baseball team to play in Niagara Falls, New York. The Detroit Tigers short-season Class A farm club play five seasons in the New York-Penn League from 1989 to 1993. The Rapids won the league title in the final summer of play in 1993.
The Niagara Falls White Sox were one of several Niagara Falls entries in the New York-Penn League between the years 1970 and 1993. The Sox followed the Niagara Falls Pirates (1970-1979) and preceded the Niagara Falls Rapids (1989-1993). Notable alumni included future Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek and closer Bobby Thigpen, who established the Major League single-season saves record with the Chicago White Sox in 1990.
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