Tanduay's prior involvement Tanduay's involvement with basketball can be traced back to the
Tanduay Rhum Masters that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from
1975 to
1987 and again from
1999 to
2001.
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League In
2018, the Batangas City Athletics were founded as one of the league's ten charter teams. With a record of 8-1, Batangas City captured the league's best record and made it to the
2018 MPBL Rajah Cup finals, where they beat the
Muntinlupa Cagers, three games to one, to become the inaugural MPBL champions. In the
2018–19 season, Batangas City ended the season with a record of 13-10 to claim the second seed in the Southern Division. The team failed to defend their championship, after they lost to the Davao Occidental Tigers in the division finals in three games. In the
2019–20 season, Batangas City made their third straight playoff appearance with a record of 19-11, but lost to the
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in the First Round in three games. The team opted out of the
2021 Invitational before returning in
2022, in which the team was renamed to Batangas City Embassy Chill. With a 17-4 record, the team made their fourth straight playoff appearance, once again making a run to the division finals, where they would once again fall to Zamboanga in three games. For the
2023 Preseason Invitational, the team was temporarily renamed as the Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters. For the
2026 season, the team reverted back the name as the Batangas City Athletics.
FilBasket As the MPBL postponed its fourth season to 2022, the Tanduay-backed franchise were among the teams that took part in
FilBasket. The team first took part in the
2021 Subic Championship. The Athletics finished 8th, but lost to eventual champions AICC Manila. Right before the 2022 MPBL season, the franchise took part in the succeeding
2022 Summer Championship, marking the franchise's first professional outing. As the Tanduay Rum Masters, the team finished the elimination round 11–0, winning every game. During the playoffs, they first beat Muntinlupa in the quarterfinals but would get swept by the fifth-seeded
San Juan Knights in the semifinals. ==Home arenas==