Quietly plugging away despite limited success on the field over the years, the Yakima Reds franchise has been one of the constants in the Northwest Division of the Premier Development League. Founded in the Pro League in 1995, the team finished its inaugural season with a 4-16 record, but rebounded to finish 8-8 the following year.

As the region developed, the team joined the PDL in 1997, making the playoffs for the first time with a 7-9 record. In 1998, the team finished 9-7 and made a brief run in the playoffs.

After finishing 6-10 in 1999, the club bounced back to win the regular season division title with a 12-5-1 record and advance to the league semifinals. Since reaching the PDL Championship tournament in 2000, however, the team has been unable to reach the playoffs despite the club seeing growth off the field, which included the addition of a Super Y-League program in 2001.