2024 Frontier League season

2024 Frontier League season
League	Frontier League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 9 – September 1 (Playoffs: TBD – TBD)
Number of games	96 (768 games in total)
Number of teams	16
East Division
West Division
Frontier League Championship

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.

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. On December 15, 2023, the expansion team was named the Knockouts.

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.

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.

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

as of June 11, 2024

East Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	New York Boulders	26	18	8	.692	--
2	Tri-City ValleyCats	28	15	13	.536	4.0
3	Québec Capitales	28	15	13	.536	4.0
4	Ottawa Titans	27	13	14	.481	5.5
5	Trois-Rivières Aigles	27	13	14	.481	5.5
6	New Jersey Jackals	28	11	17	.393	8.0
7	Sussex County Miners	27	10	17	.370	8.5
8	New England Knockouts	27	10	17	.370	8.5

West Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	Lake Erie Crushers	28	19	9	.679	--
2	Schaumburg Boomers	27	18	9	.667	0.5
3	Washington Wild Things	27	18	9	.667	0.5
4	Gateway Grizzlies	27	17	10	.630	1.5
5	Windy City ThunderBolts	29	13	16	.448	6.5
6	Joliet Slammers	28	12	16	.429	7.0
7	Evansville Otters	28	9	19	.321	10.0
8	Florence Y'alls	26	8	18	.308	10.0

• y – Clinched division
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

as of June 11, 2024

Hitting

Stat	Player	Team	Total
HR	Andrew Czech	Washington Wild Things	8
AVG	Austin Dennis	New York Boulders	.393
RBIs	David Vinsky, Christian Kuzemka	New York Boulders, Windy City ThunderBolts	30
SB	Cam Phelts	Windy City ThunderBolts	25

Pitching

Stat	Player	Team	Total
W	Frank Moscatiello, Jack Mahoney	Québec Capitales, Windy City ThunderBolts	5
ERA	Zach Kirby	Washington Wild Things	1.72
SO	Cole Cook	Schaumburg Boomers	51
SV	Trevor Kuncl	Lake Erie Crushers	8

Awards

All-star selections

East Division

Elected starters

Position	Player	Team
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
DH

Reserves

Position	Player	Team

Pitchers

Player	Team

West Division

Elected starters

Position	Player	Team
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
DH

Reserves

Position	Player	Team

Pitchers

Player	Team

All-star game MVP — TBD

End of year awards

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

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.

Playoff bracket

	Wild Card Game					Division Series (best-of-three)							Championship Series (best-of-five)
						East Division
	3					1
	2												E
						West Division							W
	3					1
	2

Notable players

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

• Mario Feliciano (Trois-Rivières)
• Miguel Gómez (New Jersey)
• Alfredo González (Lake Erie)
• Alfredo Marte (New York)
• Jesen Therrien (Trois-Rivières)
• Jesmuel Valentín (Québec)

Other notable players who played in the Frontier League in 2024

• Brandon Marklund (Québec)
• Juremi Profar (Québec)
• Roniel Raudes (New Jersey)

See also

• 2024 American Association season
• 2024 Major League Baseball season
• 2024 Pecos League season