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'{{Short description|Baseball league in the United States and Canada}} {{Use American English|date=January 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox sports league | logo = Frontier League.png | current_season = 2024 Frontier League season | sport = Baseball | founded = 1993 | commissioner = Steve Tahsler | teams = 16 | country = {{Ubl|United States (13 teams)|Canada (3 teams)}} | champion = [[Québec Capitales]] (2023) | most_champs = [[Schaumburg Boomers]] (4) }} The '''Frontier League''' ({{lang-fr|Ligue Frontière}}) is a [[Professional sports|professional]] [[baseball]] [[sports league|league]] based in the [[East North Central states|East North Central]] and [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]] United States, and [[Central Canada]]. It operates as one of four [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) Partner Leagues in the American [[independent baseball league]] system. Founded in 1993, the Frontier League is the oldest extant independent baseball league in North America to have never organized under the [[Minor League Baseball]] system. The league is contested by sixteen teams, thirteen from the United States and three from Canada, who are evenly divided into two [[Athletic conference|conferences]]. After playing a [[Season (sports)|regular season]] of matches against intra- and inter-conference opponents, the best three teams in each conference face off in a [[playoff|postseason]] tournament that determines the champion. 23 distinct franchises had competed in the league. Its largest period of growth followed in 2020–21, when six teams from the ceased [[Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball|Can–Am]] and [[New York–Penn League|New York–Penn]] leagues joined alongside an expansion franchise. The [[Evansville Otters]], the only one of the original eight franchises still playing today, is the longest tenured team in the league, while the [[Schaumburg Boomers]] have won the most championships (4). The current champions are the [[Québec Capitales]]. ==Structure== Teams in the Frontier League must recruit and sign their own players, who usually are undrafted college players or one-time prospects who have been released by their teams. Frontier League rules limit teams to three "veterans" (Players older than 29 years as of October 1), while a minimum of ten of the 24-man roster are required to be rookies.<ref>{{cite web | title = Player Eligibility | newspaper = FrontierLeague.com | date = March 1, 2020 | url =https://frontierleague.com/player-eligibility/ | access-date = March 1, 2020}}</ref> Typically, teams play a 96-game regular season from May to September. Pay in the Frontier League is minimal. For the 2020 season, each team had a salary cap of $85,000 and the player salaries ranged from a minimum of $600 up to $1,600 per month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Independent Baseball? |url=https://www.prospectslive.com/general/2020/5/29/the-age-old-question-what-is-independent-baseball |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Prospects Live |language=en-US}}</ref> Veterans could earn up to $2,500 per month, and each team's highest-paid player could make as much as $4,000 a month with only one-third of the salary counting against the cap.<ref>{{cite news | last = Chris | first = Dugan | title = Frontier League hoping more experience means better baseball | newspaper = [[Observer–Reporter]] | date = February 4, 2020 | url =https://observer-reporter.com/sports/pro_sports/wild_things/frontier-league-hoping-more-experience-means-better-baseball/article_3cd186ec-4796-11ea-a9cf-1ba300f040bd.html | access-date = February 4, 2020}}</ref> Due to the low pay, players typically live with host families and receive meal money during the season. ==History== The Frontier League was founded in 1993. It initially struggled to retain franchises, with four of its eight founding teams folding within three seasons, though steadily grew to twelve teams within a decade. The first league champions were the [[Zanesville Greys]]. Eight teams have won more than one championship: Springfield in 1996 and 1998; Johnstown in 1995 (as the [[Johnstown Johnnies|Steal]]) and in 2000 (as the [[Johnstown Johnnies|Johnnies]]), [[Richmond Roosters]] in 2001 and 2002, Windy City in 2007 and 2008, the Joliet Slammers in 2011 and 2018, and the [[Evansville Otters]] in 2006 and 2016. With four titles, the [[Schaumburg Boomers]] have won the most league championships. On June 20, 2000, [[Brian Tollberg]] debuted with the [[San Diego Padres]], becoming the first player from the Frontier League to make it to the Majors. A week later, [[Morgan Burkhart]] made his debut with the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Although the league does not have any teams located in the same city as Major League teams, it does nonetheless have teams located within the markets of Major League teams. The [[Chicago]] area has three teams ([[Joliet Slammers]], [[Schaumburg Boomers]] and [[Windy City ThunderBolts]]), as does the [[New York City|New York]] area ([[New Jersey Jackals]], [[Sussex County Miners]], and [[New York Boulders]]), and [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] ([[Gateway Grizzlies]]), [[Cleveland]] ([[Lake Erie Crushers]]), [[Cincinnati]] ([[Florence Y'alls]]) and [[Pittsburgh]] ([[Washington Wild Things]]) each have one. The Wild Things, in particular, have been able to market themselves as a successful alternative to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] due to the latter franchise's long stretch of losing seasons, which lasted from the Frontier League's founding in 1993 until 2013 when the Pirates finished with a record of 94–68.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://flhistory.gofreeserve.com/WashingtonWildThings.htm |title=Team History |website=Washington Wild Things |access-date=January 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104555/http://flhistory.gofreeserve.com/WashingtonWildThings.htm |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> === 2019–2020: Merger, MLB Partner League === On October 16, 2019, it was announced that the Frontier League would be merging with the [[Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball]], absorbing five of its teams to form the largest independent professional baseball league. This added the [[New Jersey Jackals]], [[New York Boulders]], [[Quebec Capitales]], [[Sussex County Miners]], and [[Trois-Rivieres Aigles]] to the league; the [[Ottawa Champions]], the last remaining Can-Am League team, was not invited to participate.<ref name="frontiercanam">{{Cite web |url=http://frontierleague.com/2019/10/16/frontier-league-can-am-league-to-join-forces/ |title=Frontier League, Can-Am League to Join Forces |date=October 16, 2019 |website=FrontierLeague.com}}</ref> The divisions were renamed, with the easternmost teams playing in the Can-Am Division and the westernmost in the Midwestern Division. The league had a partnership agreement with the [[California Winter League (2010)|California Winter League]] for player development.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://californiawinterleague.com/2020/08/27/california-winter-league-and-frontier-league-extend-relationship/ |title=California Winter League and Frontier League Extend Relationship into 2021 |publisher=California Winter League |date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref> On September 24, 2020, [[Major League Baseball]] announced that it named the Frontier League an [[MLB Partner League]].<ref name=MLB9-24-20>{{cite web|title=PressRelease|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/american-association-frontier-league-partner-leagues-of-mlb|website=MLB|date=September 24, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> This enables collaboration with MLB to jointly discuss marketing and promotional initiatives to grow, expand, and enhance the game of baseball.<ref>{{cite news |title=American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/24/american-association-frontier-league-now-mlb-partner-leagues/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=September 24, 2020}}</ref> === 2021: New teams, border issues === For the 2021 season, the Frontier League announced it would be adding two new teams. The first announcement came around the same time as the announcement of the partnership with Major League Baseball, as [[Ottawa]] was granted an expansion franchise in the league. The team, as chosen by fans in a contest, was named the [[Ottawa Titans (baseball)|Titans]] and will play at [[RCGT Park]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reichard |first1=Kevin |title=Frontier League returns to Ottawa in 2021 |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/25/frontier-league-returns-to-ottawa-in-2021/ |access-date=September 26, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Baines |first1=Tim |title=PLAY BALL! Sam Katz confident baseball will be a hit in Ottawa when it returns next year |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/baseball/play-ball-sam-katz-confident-baseball-will-be-a-hit-in-ottawa-when-it-returns-next-year |access-date=September 26, 2020 |work=[[Ottawa Sun]] |date=September 23, 2020 |language=en-CA}}</ref> Then, on January 8, 2021, after the reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the league added the [[Tri-City ValleyCats]], which were one of several teams that were orphaned or disbanded when the [[New York-Penn League]] was folded. The Titans and ValleyCats joined the five former Can-Am League teams and Washington in the Can-Am Division; to even the divisions at seven teams, Lake Erie was moved to the Midwestern Division.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} In April 2021, the league announced that the [[Québec Capitales]], the [[Trois-Rivières Aigles (Frontier League)|Trois-Rivières Aigles]], and the [[Ottawa Titans]] would not compete in the 2021 season due to the [[Canada–United States border#21st century|prolonged closure of the Canada–United States border]] as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Titans, the Aigles and the Capitales later joined forces to form a new team that competed as a member of the Atlantic Division.<ref name=FL_4-27-21>{{cite press release|url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/27/equipe-quebec-unveils-branding/|title=ÉQUIPE QUÉBEC UNVEILS BRANDING |date=April 27, 2021 |accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref> Known as ''Équipe Québec'', they began the season as a [[traveling team]], and starting on July 30, 2021, started sharing home games between [[Québec City]] and [[Trois-Rivières]] following a loosening in border restrictions.<ref name=FL_4-17-21>{{cite press release|url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/17/frontier-league-adjusts-2021-schedule/|title=FRONTIER LEAGUE ADJUSTS 2021 SCHEDULE |date=April 17, 2021 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Retour du baseball professionnel au Québec |url=https://capitalesdequebec.com/fr/nouvelles-et-medias/nouvelles/retour-du-baseball-professionnel-au-quebec |access-date=July 25, 2021 |work=Québec Capitales |date=July 21, 2021 |language=fr-CA}}</ref> 10 games were played in Québec City and 11 in Trois-Rivières. They did not play in Ottawa due to COVID-19 restrictions in [[Ontario]]. On October 6, 2021, the owners of the [[Southern Illinois Miners]], Jayne and John Simmons, announced they would be retiring from professional baseball to spend more time with family and the Miners would be ceasing operations and dropping out of the Frontier League.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Jayne and John Simmons Announce Retirement from Professional Baseball in Marion, Illinois |url=https://southernillinoisminers.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/releases/20211006leprkm |publisher=Southern Illinois Miners |access-date=October 8, 2021 |language=en |date=October 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reichard |first1=Kevin |title=Southern Illinois Miners ceasing operations |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/10/07/southern-illinois-miners-ceasing-operations/ |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |access-date=October 8, 2021 |date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> As a result, the league formed the [[Empire State Greys]], to compete as a [[traveling team]] with a roster of players from the [[Empire Professional Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/02/12/new-for-2022-empire-state-greys/ |title=New for 2022: Empire State Greys |website=Ballpark Digest |first=Kevin |last=Reichard |date=February 12, 2022 |accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref> === New England expansion === In September 2023, the league announced a new team, the [[New England Knockouts]], were to play at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Massachusetts in the Eastern Division of the Frontier League beginning with the 2024 season. This will bring the total number of permanent members of the league to sixteen teams.<ref name="New England">{{cite press release |title=Frontier League Awards Membership to New England |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/releases/20230921gltdyb |website=FrontierLeague.com |publisher=Frontier League |access-date=October 11, 2023 |language=en |date=September 21, 2023}}</ref> ==Teams== {| class="wikitable" style="width:62em" |- ! style="background-color:#00183f" colspan="8" | <span style="color:white; font-size:125%;">Frontier League</span> |- ! Division ! Team ! Founded ! Joined ! City ! Stadium ! Capacity |- ! style="background-color:#bd001b" rowspan="8" | <span style="color: white">East</span> |'''[[New England Knockouts]]'''<ref name="New England" /> |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2024 |[[Brockton, Massachusetts]] |[[Campanelli Stadium]] |4,750 |- |'''[[New Jersey Jackals]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|1998 |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |[[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[New Jersey]] |[[Hinchliffe Stadium]] |7,500 |- |'''[[New York Boulders]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|2011 |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |[[Pomona, New York|Pomona]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |[[Clover Stadium]] |6,362 |- |'''[[Ottawa Titans]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2020 |[[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] |[[Ottawa Stadium]] |10,332 |- |'''[[Québec Capitales]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|1999 |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |[[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]], [[Quebec]] |[[Stade Canac]] |4,300<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports facilities and competition venues |url=https://meetings.quebec-cite.com/en/sports-events-quebec-city/sports-facilities-competition-venues |publisher=Quebec City Business Destination |access-date=September 11, 2021 |quote=Capacity: 4,300 seats}}</ref> |- |'''[[Sussex County Miners]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|2015 |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |[[Augusta, New Jersey|Augusta]], [[New Jersey]] |[[Skylands Stadium]] |4,500 |- |'''[[Tri-City ValleyCats]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|2002 |style="text-align:center;"|2021 |[[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |[[Joseph L. Bruno Stadium]] |4,500 |- |'''[[Trois-Rivières Aigles (2013–)|Trois-Rivières Aigles]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|2012 |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |[[Trois-Rivières]], [[Quebec]] |[[Stade Quillorama]] |4,500 |- ! style="background-color:#00183f" rowspan="8" | <span style="color: white">West</span> |'''[[Evansville Otters]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995 |[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]], [[Indiana]] |[[Bosse Field]] |5,181 |- |'''[[Florence Y'alls]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2003 |[[Florence, Kentucky|Florence]], [[Kentucky]] |[[Thomas More Stadium]] |4,500 |- |'''[[Gateway Grizzlies]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001 |[[Sauget, Illinois|Sauget]], [[Illinois]] |[[Grizzlies Ballpark]] |6,000 |- |'''[[Joliet Slammers]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2011 |[[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]], [[Illinois]] |[[Duly Health and Care Field]] |6,016 |- |'''[[Lake Erie Crushers]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2009 |[[Avon, Ohio|Avon]], [[Ohio]] |[[Mercy Health Stadium]] |5,000 |- |'''[[Schaumburg Boomers]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2012 |[[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]], [[Illinois]] |[[Wintrust Field]] |7,365 |- |'''[[Washington Wild Things]]''' |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2002 |[[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]], [[Pennsylvania]] |[[Wild Things Park]] |3,200 |- |'''[[Windy City ThunderBolts]]''' |style="text-align:center;"|1995 |style="text-align:center;"|1999 |[[Crestwood, Illinois|Crestwood]], [[Illinois]] |[[Ozinga Field]] |3,200 |} ===Map of teams=== <!--Temporarily commenting out map based on "Module:Location map/data/USA Midwest". Seems there's something wrong here. Evansville is appearing in Illinois instead of Indiana, Florence in Indiana instead of Kentucky, and other cities are just a bit off, even though the coordinates are correct according to the individual city articles.--> {{location map+ |USA Northeast |float=center |width=700|caption='''Current team locations:'''{{Legend|#FF0000|East Division}}{{Legend|#0000cc|West Division}} |places= {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.45991 |long=-82.06124 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Lake Erie Crushers|Crushers]] |position=bottom}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=40.91833 |long=-74.18111 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[New Jersey Jackals|Jackals]] |position=bottom}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.16948 |long=-74.03868 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[New York Boulders|Boulders]] |position=top}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=46.81874 |long=-71.23383 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Québec Capitales|Capitales]] |position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.12667 |long=-74.71258 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Sussex County Miners|Miners]] |position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=46.34791 |long=-72.55667 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Trois-Rivières Aigles (2013–)|Aigles]] |position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=42.69558 |long=-73.68012 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Tri-City ValleyCats|ValleyCats]]|position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=45.42016|long=-75.65349|mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Ottawa Titans|Titans]] |position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=40.15428 |long=-80.28366 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Washington Wild Things|Wild Things]] |position=right}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=37.99283 |long=-87.56279 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Evansville Otters|Otters]] |position=top}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=38.98265 |long=-84.6386 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Florence Y'alls|Y'alls]] |position=top}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=38.56586 |long=-90.13585 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Gateway Grizzlies|Grizzlies]] |position=top}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.52601 |long=-88.07754 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Joliet Slammers|Slammers]] |position=left}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.99287 |long=-88.11754 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Schaumburg Boomers|Boomers]] |position=top}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=41.63735 |long=-87.73132 |mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[Windy City ThunderBolts|ThunderBolts]] |position=right}} {{location map~ |USA Northeast |lat=42.06958 |long=-71.04287 |mark=Red pog.svg |marksize=6 |label=[[New England Knockouts|Knockouts]] |position=top}} }} ===Former teams=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Canton Coyotes]] (2002, became the Mid-Missouri Mavericks) *[[Canton Crocodiles]] (1997–2002, became the Washington Wild Things) *[[Chillicothe Paints]] (1993–2008, joined the [[Prospect League]]) *[[Dubois County Dragons]] (2000–2002, became the Kenosha Mammoths) *[[Empire State Greys]] (2022–2023, Temporary travel team) *[[Équipe Québec]] (2021, Temporary travel team consisting of Canadian players from Trois-Rivières and Québec operated due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions) *[[Erie Sailors]] (1994, became the Johnstown Steal) *[[Florence Freedom]] (2003–2019, became the Florence Y'alls) *[[Johnstown Johnnies]] (1998–2002, became the Florence Freedom) *[[Johnstown Steal]] (1995–1998, became the Johnstown Johnnies) *[[Kalamazoo Kings]] (2001–2010, folded) *[[Kalamazoo Kodiaks]] (1996–1998, became the London Werewolves) *[[Kenosha Mammoths]] (2003, became the Springfield-Ozark Ducks) *[[Kentucky Rifles]] (1993–1994, folded) *[[Lancaster Scouts]] (1993–1994, became the Evansville Otters) *[[London Rippers]] (2012, folded) *[[London Werewolves]] (1999–2001, became the Canton Coyotes) *[[Mid-Missouri Mavericks]] (2003–2005, folded) *[[Midwest Sliders]] (2008–2009, became the Oakland County Cruisers) *[[Normal CornBelters]] (2010–2018, joined the [[Prospect League]]) *[[Newark Buffaloes]] (1994–1995, became the Kalamazoo Kodiaks) *[[Oakland County Cruisers]] (2010–2011, became the London Rippers) *[[Ohio Valley Redcoats]] (1993–1998, became the Dubois County Dragons; returned 2005, folded) *[[Portsmouth Explorers]] (1993–1995, became the Springfield Capitals) *[[Richmond Roosters]] (1995–2005, became the Traverse City Beach Bums) *[[River City Rascals]] (1999–2019, folded) *[[Rockford Aviators]] (2013–2015, folded) *[[Rockford RiverHawks]] (2002–2009, moved to [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]]; returned 2011–2012, replaced by Rockford Aviators) *[[Slippery Rock Sliders]] (2007, became the Midwest Sliders) *[[Southern Illinois Miners]] (2007–2021, folded) *[[Springfield Capitals]] (1996–2001, became the Rockford Riverhawks) *[[Springfield-Ozark Ducks]] (2004, became the Ohio Valley Redcoats) *[[Traverse City Beach Bums]] (2006–2018, folded) *[[Tri-State Tomahawks]] (1993, folded) *[[West Virginia Coal Sox]] (1993, folded) *[[Zanesville Greys]] (1993–1996, became the River City Rascals) {{div col end}} ===Franchise timeline=== <timeline> DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:20 Period = from:1993 till:2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:40 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 Colors = id:barcolor value:rg(0.99,0.7,0.7) id:line value:black id:bg value:white PlotData= width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/2008 text:[[Chillicothe Paints]] (1993–2008) bar:2 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/1994 text:[[Kentucky Rifles]] (1993–94) bar:3 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:end text:[[Lancaster Scouts]] (1993–94), [[Evansville Otters]] (1995–) bar:4 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/2005 text:[[Ohio Valley Redcoats]] (1993–98, 2005), [[Dubois County Dragons]] (1999–2002), [[Kenosha Mammoths]] (2003), [[Springfield-Ozark Ducks]] (2004) bar:5 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/2009 text:[[Portsmouth Explorers]] (1993–95), [[Springfield Capitals]] (1996–2001), [[Rockford RiverHawks]] (2002–09, 2011–12), [[Rockford Aviators]] (2013–15) bar:5 color:orange from:05/15/2011 till:09/20/2015 bar:6 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:07/10/1993 text:[[Tri-State Tomahawks]] (1993) bar:7 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:06/30/1993 text:[[West Virginia Coal Sox]] (1993) bar:8 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/1996 text:[[Zanesville Greys]] (1993–96) bar:8 color:orange from:05/15/1999 till:09/15/2019 text:[[River City Rascals]] (1999–2019) bar:9 color:orange from:05/15/1994 till:end text:[[Erie Sailors]] (1994), [[Johnstown Steal]] (1995–98), Johnstown Johnnies (1999–2002), [[Florence Freedom]] (2003–19), [[Florence Y'alls]] (2020–) bar:10 color:orange from:05/15/1994 till:09/20/2005 text:[[Newark Buffaloes]]/Bison (1994–95), Kalamazoo Kodiaks (1996–98), London Werewolves (1999–2001), Canton Coyotes (2002), Mid-Missouri Mavericks (2003–05) bar:11 color:orange from:05/15/1995 till:09/26/2018 text:[[Richmond Roosters]] (1995–2005), [[Traverse City Beach Bums]] (2006–18) bar:12 color:orange from:05/15/1997 till:end text:[[Canton Crocodiles]] (1997–2001), Washington Wild Things (2002–) bar:13 color:orange from:05/15/1999 till:end text:[[Cook County Cheetahs]] (1999–2003), Windy City ThunderBolts (2004–) bar:14 color:orange from:05/15/2001 till:end text:[[Gateway Grizzlies]] (2001–) bar:15 color:orange from:05/15/2001 till:09/20/2008 text:[[Kalamazoo Kings]] (2001–10) bar:16 color:orange from:05/15/2007 till:07/25/2012 text:[[Slippery Rock Sliders]] (2007), Midwest Sliders (2008), Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti (2009), [[Oakland County Cruisers]] (2010), [[London Rippers]] (2012) bar:17 color:orange from:05/15/2007 till:09/12/2021text:[[Southern Illinois Miners]] (2007–21) bar:18 color:orange from:05/15/2009 till:end text:[[Lake Erie Crushers]] (2009–) bar:19 color:orange from:05/15/2010 till:09/26/2018 text:[[Normal CornBelters]] (2010–18) bar:20 color:orange from:05/15/2011 till:end text:[[Joliet Slammers]] (2011–) bar:21 color:orange from:05/15/2012 till:end text:[[Schaumburg Boomers]] (2012–) bar:22 color:orange from:07/25/2012 till:10/31/2012 text:[[Pennsylvania Road Warriors|Road Warriors]] (2012) bar:23 color:orange from:05/25/2013 till:09/30/2015 text:[[Frontier Greys]] (2013–15) bar:24 color:orange from:05/15/2020 till:end text:[[New Jersey Jackals]] (2020–) bar:25 color:orange from:05/15/2020 till:end text:[[New York Boulders]] (2020–) bar:26 color:orange from:05/15/2020 till:end text:[[Québec Capitales]] (2020–) bar:27 color:orange from:05/15/2020 till:end text:[[Sussex County Miners]] (2020–) bar:28 color:orange from:05/15/2020 till:end text:[[Trois-Rivières Aigles (Frontier League)|Trois-Rivières Aigles]] (2020–) bar:29 color:orange from:05/15/2021 till:end text:[[Ottawa Titans]] (2021–) bar:30 color:orange from:05/27/2021 till:end text:[[Tri-City Valley Cats]] (2021–) bar:31 color:orange from:05/27/2021 till:09/19/2021 text:Équipe Québec (2021) bar:32 color:orange from:05/27/2022 till:09/17/2023 text:Empire State Greys (2022–2023) bar:33 color:orange from:05/10/2024 till:end text:New England Knockouts (2024) ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1993 TextData = fontsize:L textcolor:black pos:(175,30) # tabs:(0-center) text:"Frontier League Franchise History" </timeline> ==Champions== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *1993 [[River City Rascals|Zanesville Greys]] *1994 [[Erie Sailors]] *1995 [[Florence Y'alls|Johnstown Steal]] *1996 [[Springfield Capitals]] *1997 [[Washington Wild Things|Canton Crocodiles]] *1998 [[Springfield Capitals]] *1999 [[London Werewolves]] *2000 [[Florence Y'alls|Johnstown Johnnies]] *2001 [[Traverse City Beach Bums|Richmond Roosters]] *2002 [[Traverse City Beach Bums|Richmond Roosters]] *2003 [[Gateway Grizzlies]] *2004 [[Rockford Riverhawks]] *2005 [[Kalamazoo Kings]] *2006 [[Evansville Otters]] *2007 [[Windy City ThunderBolts]] *2008 [[Windy City ThunderBolts]] *2009 [[Lake Erie Crushers]] *2010 [[River City Rascals]] *2011 [[Joliet Slammers]] *2012 [[Southern Illinois Miners]] *2013 [[Schaumburg Boomers]] *2014 [[Schaumburg Boomers]] *2015 [[Traverse City Beach Bums]] *2016 [[Evansville Otters]] *2017 [[Schaumburg Boomers]] *2018 [[Joliet Slammers]] *2019 [[River City Rascals]] *2020 Season cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{Cite news|first=Chris|last=Dugan|title=Frontier League season canceled|language=en|work=Observer-Reporter|url=https://observer-reporter.com/sports/pro_sports/wild_things/frontier-league-season-canceled/article_2359472e-b657-11ea-bb30-075f5e0ead0c.html|access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> *2021 [[Schaumburg Boomers]] *2022 [[Québec Capitales]] *2023 [[Québec Capitales]] {{div col end}} ==Records== === Individual career records === ==== Batting ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Statistic !Record !Player |- |Games Played |588 | rowspan="3" |Chris Sidick |- |At Bats |2,225 |- |Runs |434 |- |Hits |725 |Santiago Chirino |- |Home Runs |127 | rowspan="2" |Charlie Lisk |- |Runs Batted In |442 |} ==== Pitching ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Statistic !Record !Player |- |Games |255 |Nick Kennedy |- |Games started |98 | rowspan="5" |Aaron Ledbetter |- |Innings Pitched |671.2 |- |Wins |51 |- |Strikeouts |522 |- |Complete Games |18 |- |Saves |74 |Zach Strecker |} == Broadcasting == On February 24, 2022, the Frontier League announced that all games for the 2022 season would be available through the streaming platform FloSports.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Frontier League and FloSports Announce Landmark Streaming Rights Agreement |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/frontier-league-and-flosports-announce-landmark-streaming-rights-agreement/n-5794661 |website=OurSports Central |publisher=Frontier League |access-date=March 10, 2022 |language=en |date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Baseball awards#U.S. independent professional leagues]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.frontierleague.com Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061214055634/http://flhistory.garmurdesign.com/ Frontier League History] * [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?code=FRON&class=Ind Frontier League Encyclopedia and History at Baseball Reference] {{Frontier League}} {{Professional Baseball}} [[Category:Frontier League| ]] [[Category:Independent baseball leagues in the United States]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in Illinois]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in Indiana]] [[Category:1993 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Sports leagues established in 1993]] [[Category:Professional sports leagues in the United States]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in New Jersey]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in New York (state)]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in Ohio]] [[Category:Baseball leagues in Kentucky]] 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