2024 Frontier League season

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2024 Frontier League season
League Frontier League
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 9 – September 1
(Playoffs: TBD – TBD)
Number of games96 (768 games in total)
Number of teams16
East Division
West Division
Frontier League Championship
Seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Frontier League season is the 31st season of operation (30th season of play) of the Frontier League (FL). The regular season will begin on May 9, 2024, and will end on September 1, 2024. The playoffs are then planned to begin shortly afterwards, ending with the Frontier League Championship Series in September with the last possible date being on September 15, 2024.

Contents

The Québec Capitales entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Evansville Otters, three games to two, in the league's 2023 championship series. [1]

Team and rule changes

After the 2023 season, the league announced a new expansion team had been awarded to Brockton, Massachusetts, and the team would play in Campanelli Stadium. [2] On December 15, 2023, the expansion team was named the Knockouts. [3]

As a result of the league announcing the New England Knockouts as the new expansion franchise, the Empire State Greys would not return for the 2024 season and would be dormant. [4]

The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, East and West.

The season will be played with a 96-game schedule; teams will play four series, two home and two road, against their seven division rivals. Each team will visit two clubs from the opposite division while hosting two different teams. The top three teams in each division will qualify for the 2023 playoffs, with the first-place team already qualifying for the division championship, and the second and third-place teams playing each other in a wild card game. [5]

The Frontier League’s total player compensation budget will remain at $365,000 per team with a minimum of $13,800 per player. Veterans will earn up to $22,800, and each team's highest-paid player will make as much as $27,300. For players aged 23 and younger, only 50% of their salary counts towards the cap.

Regular season standings

East Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1 New York Boulders 13103.769--
2 Québec Capitales 1477.5003.5
3 Sussex County Miners 1477.5003.5
4 Ottawa Titans 1367.4624.0
5 Trois-Rivières Aigles 1367.4624.0
6 New Jersey Jackals 1358.3855.0
7 Tri-City ValleyCats 1459.3575.5
8 New England Knockouts 1349.3086.0
West Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1 Schaumburg Boomers 1394.692--
2 Washington Wild Things 1394.692--
3 Lake Erie Crushers 1495.6430.5
4 Gateway Grizzlies 1486.5711.5
5 Windy City ThunderBolts 1587.5332.0
6 Joliet Slammers 1468.4293.5
7 Florence Y'alls 1358.3854.0
8 Evansville Otters 15510.3335.0

Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
HR Matt Warkentin, Andrew Czech Joliet Slammers, Washington Wild Things 5
AVG Raphael Gladu Trois-Rivières Aigles .407
RBIs Zade Richardson Florence Y'alls 20
SB Cam Phelts Windy City ThunderBolts 16

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
W Matt Voelker, Jack Mahoney, Brandon Backman Ottawa Titans, Windy City ThunderBolts, New York Boulders 3
ERA James Bradwell Windy City ThunderBolts 0.00
SO Cole Cook Schaumburg Boomers 28
SV Erasmo Pinales, Gyeongju Kim, Jake Joyce, Lukas Veinbergs Ottawa Titans, Washington Wild Things, Schaumburg Boomers, Gateway Grizzlies 4

Awards

All-star selections

[6]

All-star game MVP — TBD

End of year awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerTBDTBD
Pitcher of the YearTBDTBD
Rookie of the YearTBDTBD
Manager of the YearTBDTBD

Playoffs

Format

The second-place team will host the third-place team from their division in a wild-card game. The winner of these games will face their division winners in a best-of-three divisional series, with the division winners hosting games 2 and 3 (if necessary). The championship playoffs shall be scheduled to begin on the second day following the scheduled completion of the division playoffs. The championship series will be a best-of-five format. The team advancing with the best regular-season record will host games 3, 4, and 5 (if necessary). In the event of a tie, tie-breaking procedures as outlined in league rules will be utilized. [7]

Playoff bracket

Wild Card GameDivision Series
(best-of-three)		Championship Series
(best-of-five)
East Division
West Division

Notable players

Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Frontier League in 2024

Other notable players who played in the Frontier League in 2024

See also

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References

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