The Pensacola Blue Wahoos follow a proud tradition of professional baseball in Pensacola dating back to the 19th century. First recorded in the area in 1867 as a growing leisure activity, the sport saw early clubs like the Mallorys, Hope, Pastimes, Harwells and Dudes play in Seville Square and other open spaces near downtown. Other “city league” teams, like the East Ends, Eddys, Rounders, Warringtons and Orioles, played regularly against area clubs. Barnstormers, from the famed House of David team to MLB clubs like the New York Yankees, also passed through town regularly to play the various local teams. The Pensacola Flyers, birthed in 1909 just months after the first military flight, found success playing other city teams in the region. The era of modern professional baseball began in earnest with the 1913 Pensacola Snappers, who played one season in the Cotton States League. Below is a wide-ranging list of the professional baseball teams that called Pensacola home prior to the Blue Wahoos:

While officially nicknamed the Pensacola Pilots, sportswriters and fans would often use "Pilots" and "Fliers" interchangeably between 1927 and 1951. An alternate spelling, "Flyers," was also occasionally used.

Maxent Park was renovated and renamed Legion Field in 1928. Pelican Park was renamed Jim Spooner Field in 2008.