# 2024 Frontier League season

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. 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 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.
The FL's total player compensation budget was increased by $520,000 compared to 2023 to a total of $895,000 with a minimum of $26,200 per player.

## 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

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.

### Playoff bracket

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