 On October 21, 2015, the Camden Riversharks announced they would cease operations immediately due to the inability to reach an agreement on lease terms with the owner of Campbell's Field, the Camden County Improvement Authority (the authority had purchased Campbell's Field from Rutgers University two months prior).The Riversharks were replaced by the New Britain Bees, for the 2016 season.The Riversharks were not the first baseball team to call Camden, New Jersey home.