2024 Frontier League season

2024 Frontier League season
League	Frontier League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 9 – September 1 (Playoffs: September 3 – September 14)
Number of games	96 (768 games in total)
Number of teams	16
East Division
League champions	Québec Capitales
West Division
League champions	Washington Wild Things
Frontier League Championship
Champions	Québec Capitales
Runners-up	Washington Wild Things

The 2024 Frontier League season was the 31st season of operation (30th season of play) of the Frontier League (FL). The regular season began on May 9, 2024, and ended on September 1, 2024.

The playoffs concluded on September 14, with the Québec Capitales defeating the Washington Wild Things in the finals in four games, winning their third consecutive championship and 10th in franchise history.

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.[1] On December 15, 2023, the expansion team was named the Knockouts.[2]

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.[3]

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

The season be played with a 96-game schedule; teams played four series, two home and two road, against their seven division rivals. Each team visited two clubs from the opposite division while hosting two different teams. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first-place teams qualified as regular season champions, and the second and third-place teams played each other in a wild card game.[4]

The Frontier League’s total player compensation budget remained at $365,000 per team with a minimum of $13,800 per player. Veterans could earn up to $22,800, and each team's highest-paid player could 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

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Québec Capitales	95	64	31	.674	--
2	x – Tri-City ValleyCats	93	52	41	.559	11.0
3	x – Ottawa Titans	94	52	42	.553	11.5
4	e – New York Boulders	96	52	44	.537	13.0
5	e – Trois-Rivières Aigles	93	44	51	.463	19.0
6	e – New England Knockouts	93	38	55	.409	25.0
7	e – New Jersey Jackals	94	33	61	.351	30.5
8	e – Sussex County Miners	95	33	62	.347	31.0

West Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Washington Wild Things	93	65	28	.699	--
2	x – Gateway Grizzlies	94	58	36	.617	7.5
3	x – Lake Erie Crushers	95	51	44	.543	14.5
4	e – Schaumburg Boomers	96	51	45	.531	14.5
5	e – Florence Y'alls	94	44	50	.468	21.5
6	e – Evansville Otters	96	41	55	.427	25.5
7	e – Windy City ThunderBolts	96	40	56	.417	26.5
8	e – Joliet Slammers	95	37	58	.389	29.0

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

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Stat	Player	Team	Total
HR	John Cristino	New England Knockouts	26
AVG	Tyreque Reed	Washington Wild Things	.341
RBIs	Matt Warkentin	Joliet Slammers	83
SB	Austin White	New England Knockouts	60

Pitching

Stat	Player	Team	Total
W	James Bradwell	Québec Capitales	12
ERA	Kevin Pindel	Windy City ThunderBolts	2.00
SO	Deylen Miley	Gateway Grizzlies	161
SV	Gyeongju Kim	Washington Wild Things	28

Awards

All-star selections

East Division 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

West Division 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

[5] [6] [7]

All-star game MVP — David Mendham (Evansville Otters)

End of year awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Caleb McNeely	Washington Wild Things
Pitcher of the Year	James Bradwell	Québec Capitales
Rookie of the Year	TJ Reeves	Florence Y'alls
Manager of the Year	Patrick Scalabrini	Québec Capitales

Playoffs

Format

The second-place team will host the third-place team from their division in a wild-card game on September 3. 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.[8]

Playoff bracket

	Wild Card Game					Division Series (best-of-three)							Championship Series (best-of-five)
						East Division
						3	Ottawa Titans	2	6	7
	3	Ottawa Titans	5			1	Québec Capitales	1	10	8
	2	Tri-City ValleyCats	2										E	Québec Capitales	2	11	8	7	X
						West Division							W	Washington Wild Things	5	6	6	6	X
						3	Lake Erie Crushers	0	0	X
	3	Lake Erie Crushers	10			1	Washington Wild Things	2	10	X
	2	Gateway Grizzlies	8

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

• Chris Kwitzer (New York)
• Assaf Lowengart (New York)
• Brandon Marklund (Québec)
• Brandon McIlwain (Washington)
• Robb Paller (New Jersey)
• Juremi Profar (Québec)
• Roniel Raudes (New Jersey)

See also

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

References

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