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2024 Frontier League season
LeagueFrontier League
SportBaseball
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 began 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.

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

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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

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as of August 20, 2024

East Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Québec Capitales 85 58 27 .682 --
2 Ottawa Titans 84 47 37 .560 10.5
3 Tri-City ValleyCats 83 46 37 .554 11.0
4 New York Boulders 85 45 40 .529 13.0
5 Trois-Rivières Aigles 83 40 43 .482 17.0
6 e – New England Knockouts 82 31 51 .378 25.5
7 e – Sussex County Miners 84 30 54 .357 27.5
8 e – New Jersey Jackals 84 29 55 .345 28.5
West Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Washington Wild Things 84 58 26 .690 --
2 Gateway Grizzlies 84 52 32 .619 6.0
3 Lake Erie Crushers 84 46 38 .548 12.0
4 Schaumburg Boomers 85 44 41 .518 14.5
5 Florence Y'alls 84 41 43 .488 17.0
6 Evansville Otters 86 38 48 .442 21.0
7 Joliet Slammers 85 35 50 .412 23.5
8 e – Windy City ThunderBolts 86 34 52 .395 25.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

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as of August 9, 2024

Hitting

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Stat Player Team Total
HR Matt Warkentin Joliet Slammers 17
AVG Cory Acton Sussex County Miners .337
RBIs Matt Warkentin Joliet Slammers 63
SB Austin White New England Knockouts 45

Pitching

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Stat Player Team Total
W James Bradwell Québec Capitales 10
ERA Kevin Pindel Windy City ThunderBolts 1.76
SO Deylen Miley Gateway Grizzlies 124
SV Erasmo Pinales, Gyeongju Kim Ottawa Titans, Washington Wild Things 18

Awards

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All-star selections

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[6] [7] [8]

All-star game MVP — TBD

End of year awards

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Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player TBD TBD
Pitcher of the Year TBD TBD
Rookie of the Year TBD TBD
Manager of the Year TBD TBD

Playoffs

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Format

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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.[9]

Playoff bracket

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Wild Card GameDivision Series
(best-of-three)		Championship Series
(best-of-five)
East Division
31
2E
West Division
W
31
2

Notable players

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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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  1. ^ "The Quebec Capitales are champions of the Frontier League again!". qctonline.com. September 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Frontier League Awards Membership to New England". Frontier League. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ "Brockton's pro baseball club dumps 'Chowdahheads' name. Here's the new name". The Enterprise. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  4. ^ "Frontier League Awards Membership To New England". FloSports. 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  5. ^ "FRONTIER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2024 SCHEDULE". Frontier League. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "2024 All-Star Game Rosters Announced". Frontier League. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  7. ^ "2024 All-Star Game Rosters Additions Announced". Frontier League. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  8. ^ "Capitales to make Frontier League All-Star Game an event to remember". Québec Chronicle Telegraph. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ "2024 Playoff Format - Frontier League". frontierleague.com.
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