| 2024 Frontier League season | |
| League: | Frontier League |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | May 9 - September 1 (Playoffs: TBD - TBD) |
| No Of Games: | 96 (768 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| Season2: | East Division |
| Season3: | West Division |
| Finals: | Frontier League Championship |
| Prevseason Link: | 2023 Frontier League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2023 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2025 Frontier League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 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]
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.
as of August 21, 2024
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Québec Capitales | 86 | 58 | 28 | .674 | -- | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid blue;" | 2 | Ottawa Titans | 84 | 47 | 37 | .560 | 10 |
| 3 | Tri-City ValleyCats | 84 | 47 | 37 | .560 | 10.0 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 4 | New York Boulders | 86 | 45 | 41 | .523 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 84 | 41 | 43 | .488 | 16.0 | |
| 6 | e – New England Knockouts | 83 | 32 | 51 | .386 | 24.5 | |
| 7 | e – Sussex County Miners | 84 | 30 | 54 | .357 | 27.0 | |
| 8 | e – New Jersey Jackals | 85 | 29 | 56 | .341 | 28.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Washington Wild Things | 85 | 59 | 26 | .694 | -- | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid blue;" | 2 | Gateway Grizzlies | 85 | 53 | 32 | .624 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Lake Erie Crushers | 85 | 47 | 38 | .553 | 12.0 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 4 | Schaumburg Boomers | 86 | 44 | 42 | .512 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Florence Y'alls | 85 | 41 | 44 | .482 | 18.0 | |
| 6 | Evansville Otters | 87 | 39 | 48 | .448 | 21.0 | |
| 7 | e – Joliet Slammers | 86 | 35 | 51 | .407 | 24.5 | |
| 8 | e – Windy City ThunderBolts | 86 | 34 | 52 | .395 | 25.0 |
as of August 9, 2024
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Matt Warkentin | 17 | ||
| AVG | Cory Acton | .337 | ||
| RBIs | Matt Warkentin | 63 | ||
| SB | Austin White | 45 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | James Bradwell | 10 | ||
| ERA | Kevin Pindel | 1.76 | ||
| SO | Deylen Miley | 124 | ||
| SV | Erasmo Pinales, Gyeongju Kim | 18 |
| +Elected starters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Cristino | Knockouts | |
| 1B | Dalton Combs | Aigles | |
| 2B | Cory Acton | Miners | |
| 3B | AJ Wright | Titans | |
| SS | Austin Dennis | Boulders | |
| OF | David Vinsky | Boulders | |
| OF | LP Pelletier | Aigles | |
| OF | Justin Gideon | Capitales |
| +Reserves | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Oscar Campos | ValleyCats | |
| C | Joe DeLuca | Boulders | |
| 1B | Peyton Isaacson | Boulders | |
| 2B | Jesmuel Valentín | Capitales | |
| 3B | Chris Kwitzer | Boulders | |
| SS | Kyle Crowl | Capitales | |
| OF | Raphael Gladu | Aigles | |
| OF | Austin White | Knockouts | |
| OF | Jonathan Lacroix | Capitales |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Backman | Boulders | |
| Erasmo Pinales | Titans | |
| Ryan Sandberg | Capitales | |
| Tucker Smith | Aigles | |
| Frank Moscatiello | Capitales | |
| Blaine Traxel | Boulders | |
| Dylan Smith | Boulders | |
| Yuhi Sako | Jackals | |
| Grant Larson | Titans | |
| James Bradwell | Capitales |
| +Elected starters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Alfredo González | Crushers | |
| 1B | Matthew Warkentin | Slammers | |
| 2B | Alec Craig | Boomers | |
| 3B | DJ Stewart | Grizzlies | |
| SS | Tyler Depreta-Johnson | Boomers | |
| OF | Christian Fedko | Boomers | |
| OF | TJ Reeves | Y'alls | |
| OF | Hank Zeisler | Y'alls |
| +Reserves | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sergio Gutierrez | Y'alls | |
| C | Drew Stengren | Slammers | |
| C | John Tuccillo | Crushers | |
| 1B | David Mendham | Otters | |
| 1B | Christian Kuzemka | ThunderBolts | |
| 2B | Gabe Holt | Grizzlies | |
| 2B | Ed Johnson | Y'alls | |
| 3B | Brian Fuentes | Y'alls | |
| 3B | Logan Thomason | Crushers | |
| SS | Abdiel Diaz | Grizzlies | |
| SS | Jarrod Watkins | Crushers | |
| OF | Caleb McNeely | Wild Things | |
| OF | Chase Dawson | Boomers |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eisenbarger | Crushers | |
| Kevin Pindel | ThunderBolts | |
| Cole Cook | Boomers | |
| Gyeongju Kim | Wild Things | |
| Zach Kirby | Wild Things | |
| Kobe Foster | Wild Things | |
| Christian Scafidi | Crushers | |
| Anthony Escobar | Crushers | |
| Trevor Kuncl | Crushers | |
| Lukas Veinbergs | Grizzlies | |
| Ben Terwilliger | Y'alls | |
| Zach Smith | Otters | |
| Christian James | Wild Things |
All-star game MVP — TBD
| 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 |
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]
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Frontier League in 2024
Other notable players who played in the Frontier League in 2024