Frontier League#Champions

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 Steal) and in 2000 (as the 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 FL player 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 area (New Jersey Jackals, Sussex County Miners, and New York Boulders), and 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 league's founding in 1993 until 2013 when the Pirates finished with a record of 94–68.{{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 }}

On October 16, 2019, it was announced that the Frontier League would be merging with the Can-Am League, absorbing five of its teams to form the largest independent professional baseball league. This added the New Jersey Jackals, New York Boulders, Québec Capitales, Sussex County Miners, and Trois-Rivières Aigles to the league; the Ottawa Champions, the last remaining Can-Am League team, were not invited to participate.{{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=Frontier League}} The divisions were renamed, with the easternmost teams playing in the Can-Am Division and the westernmost teams playing in the Midwest Division.

On September 24, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that it named the FL as an MLB Partner League.{{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}} This enables collaboration with MLB to jointly discuss marketing and promotional initiatives to grow, expand, and enhance the game and quality of baseball.{{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}}

For the 2021 season, the league announced that they 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 Titans and started playing at Ottawa Stadium.{{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}}{{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}} 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, ValleyCats as well as the Washington Wild Things joined the five former Can-Am League teams in the Can-Am Division, to even the divisions at eight teams; Lake Erie was transferred to the Midwest Division.

On April 22, 2021, the league announced that the Québec Capitales, the Trois-Rivières Aigles, and the Ottawa Titans would not compete in the 2021 season due to the prolonged closure of the Canada–United States border as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Titans, Aigles and Capitales later joined forces to form a new team that competed as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Can-Am Conference.{{cite press release |url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/27/equipe-quebec-unveils-branding/ |title=ÉQUIPE QUÉBEC UNVEILS BRANDING |website=Frontier League |date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021}} Known as Équipe Québec, they began the season as a traveling team, and starting on July 30, 2021, started sharing home games between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières following a loosening in border restrictions.{{cite press release |url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/17/frontier-league-adjusts-2021-schedule/ |title=FRONTIER LEAGUE ADJUSTS 2021 SCHEDULE |website=Frontier League |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021}}{{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}} 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 FL.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

In September 2023, the league announced a new team, the New England Knockouts, who were planned to play at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Massachusetts, beginning with the 2024 season. This brought the total number of permanent members of the league to sixteen teams.{{cite press release |title=Frontier League Awards Membership to New England |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/releases/20230921gltdyb |website=Frontier League |access-date=October 11, 2023 |language=en |date=September 21, 2023}} After playing one season as the Knockouts, the team was renamed as the Brockton Rox in January 2025.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/29/sports/brockton-rox-2025/ |title=Brockton Rox returning to professional baseball with Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice as co-owner |first=Amin |last=Touri |website=The Boston Globe |url-access=limited |date=January 29, 2025 |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}

In September 2024, the league announced an expansion to Mississippi and North Carolina. A franchise was awarded to Pearl, Mississippi, called the Mississippi Mud Monsters,{{cite news | url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2024/09/28/mississippi-mud-monsters-the-new-name-for-frontier-league-team/75427078007/ | title=New name for a new baseball team in Pearl, Mississippi | date=September 28, 2024 | access-date=January 14, 2025 | last=Reily | first=Ross|work=Clarion Ledger}} following the departure of the Atlanta Braves Double-A affiliate, the Mississippi Braves.{{Cite news |url=https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-braves-play-final-game-at-trustmark/62106153 |title=New baseball team coming to Trustmark Park as M-Braves leave |date=September 9, 2024 |last=Simmons |first=Scott |language=en |access-date=September 9, 2024 |work=WAPT}} The Down East Bird Dawgs, a new team in Kinston, North Carolina, will play in Grainger Stadium, which was formerly home of the Texas Rangers-affiliated Down East Wood Ducks.{{Cite press release |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Frontier League Adds Down East Bird Dawgs In Latest Expansion |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/20240917gjimcy |website=Frontier League |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Sartori |first1=Gabby |last2=Layton |first2=Courtney |title=Down East Wood Ducks reveal new team name and logo at Grainger Stadium |url=https://www.wnct.com/down-east-wood-ducks/down-east-wood-ducks-reveal-new-team-name-and-logo-at-grainger-stadium/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |work=WNCT-TV |date=September 17, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Down East Bird Dawgs coming to Kinston's Grainger Stadium |url=https://www.witn.com/2024/09/17/down-east-bird-dawgs-coming-kinstons-grainger-stadium/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |work=WITN |date=September 17, 2024 |language=en}}

The Frontier League season is divided into a preseason (late April and early May), a regular season (from early May through early September) and a postseason (the Frontier League playoffs) that runs until late September.

Teams usually hold a spring showcase for prospects in April and participate in prospect tournaments, full games that do not feature any veterans, in late April. Full training camps begin in late April, including a preseason consisting of a few exhibition games. Split squad games, in which parts of a team's regular season roster play separate games on the same day, are occasionally played during the preseason.

During the regular season, clubs play each other in a predefined schedule. Since 2021, in the regular season, all teams play 96 games: 48 games each of home and road, playing 84 games in their own geographic division—four series (12 games) against five of their eight intra-conference opponents, plus three series (9 games) against two others, and two series (6 games) against the remaining one; and only one series (3 games) against four of the nine teams in the other conference once—home or road.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-28 |title=Frontier League, Ottawa Titans Announce 2025 Schedule |url=https://www.ottawatitans.com/frontier-league-ottawa-titans-announce-2025-schedule |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.ottawatitans.com |language=en}}

The league's regular season standings are based on a win percentage system. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the highest win percentage in each divisions is crowned the division champion, and the league's overall leader are named the Frontier League regular season champions.

The Frontier League playoffs, which go from early to late September, are an elimination tournament where two teams play against each other to win a series in order to advance to the next round. The final remaining team is crowned the Frontier League champion. Four teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs: the top team in each division plus the two conference teams with the next highest win percentage.{{Cite web |title=Frontier League |url=https://frontierleague.com/information/2022_Playoff_Format}} The two Wild Card Series winners proceed to the Frontier League Division Series (FLDS) as the league's conference finals, and the two conference champions proceed to the Frontier League Championship Series (FLCS). In all rounds, the higher-ranked team is awarded home-field advantage, with up to three of the five games played at this team's home venue. In the FLCS, the team with the most wins during the regular season has the home-field advantage.

The Frontier League uses a salary cap. As of the 2025 season, clubs are required to spend a maximum of US$895,000 on player compensation, with a minimum salary of $26,200 per player.{{Cite web |last=Blank |first=Jeff |date=2024-04-03 |title=How Much Do Minor League Baseball Players Make Annually |url=https://sportslawblogger.com/what-is-the-annual-salary-of-minor-league-baseball-players.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=SportsLawBlogger.com |language=en-US}} For players aged 23 and younger on standard contracts, only 50% of their salary counts towards the cap (up to $150,000 total).{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Breaking Down Minor League Baseball Salary Trends In 2025 |url=https://thesportseconomist.com/minor-league-baseball-salary-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |language=en-US}} There is also a separate salary cap for coaches and technical staff.

Teams in the FL must recruit and sign their own players, who usually are undrafted college players or one-time prospects who have been released by their teams.

The league also has several other rules to give younger players more opportunities. This includes a maximum of eight veterans per team, and a minimum of ten rookies in their roster.{{Cite web |title=Frontier League |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/player-eligibility}} The remaining six players on the 24-man roster can be classified as Experienced-1 or Experienced-2. Rosters are limited to a size of 24 players on the Opening Day series, although up to 10 additional players can be added to a team's roster during the regular season before the transactions limit.

For the 2021 season, the Frontier League consisted of 14 teams—13 based in the United States and 1 in Canada.{{Cite web |title=2021 Frontier League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d70cbe6d |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} The FL divided the 14 teams into two conferences: the Can-Am Conference and the Midwest Conference. Each conference was split into two divisions: the Can-Am Conference contained 6 teams (three per division), while the Midwest Conference had 8 teams (four per division).{{Cite web |title=Frontier League - standings |url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=200&seasonid=32988 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Pointstreak Sports Technologies |language=en}} The league temporarily realigned from the 2022 to the 2024 seasons but returned to the previous alignment the following year. With the addition of the Empire State Greys in 2022–23 and the Brockton Rox in 2024, the league operated at 16 teams with only two divisions: East and West.{{Cite web |title=2023 Frontier League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8fee23ee |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2024 Frontier League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=dd4bd050 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

The league expanded for the first time in 9 years to 15 teams with the addition of the Ottawa Titans in 2020, then to 16 with the addition of the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2021.{{Cite news |title=Ottawa Sun |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/baseball/lets-play-ball-ottawa-titans-optimistic-2021-baseball-season-will-go-ahead}} In September 2024, a new expansion team in Mississippi was created, after the ownership group of the Mississippi Braves sold the team.{{Cite press release |title=The Frontier League Announces Newest Expansion Team In Mississippi |date=September 9, 2024 |url=https://frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/20240909gh3jqt |language=en |website=Frontier League}} A few weeks later, a second new team in Kinston, North Carolina joined the FL, and started playing in 2025 as the Down East Bird Dawgs.{{Cite press release |title=Frontier League adds Down East Bird Dawgs in latest expansion |date=2024-09-17 |publisher=Frontier League |url=https://frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/20240917gjimcy}} The expansion of the two new teams marks the league's first expansion into the deep south, and largest expansion in history. The league reverted to the 2021 setup: two conferences with four divisions.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-28 |title=Frontier League, Ottawa Titans Announce 2025 Schedule |url=https://www.ottawatitans.com/frontier-league-ottawa-titans-announce-2025-schedule |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.ottawatitans.com |language=en}}{{OSM Location map

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• 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 Ottawa, Québec and Trois-Rivières operated due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions)
• Erie Sailors (1994, became the Johnstown Steal)
• Florence Freedom (2003–2019, became the Florence Y'alls)
• Frontier Greys (2013–2015, Temporary travel team)
• 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; returned 2011–2012, became 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)
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• 1993 Zanesville Greys
• 1994 Erie Sailors
• 1995 Johnstown Steal
• 1996 Springfield Capitals
• 1997 Canton Crocodiles
• 1998 Springfield Capitals
• 1999 London Werewolves
• 2000 Johnstown Johnnies
• 2001 Richmond Roosters
• 2002 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{{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}}
• 2021 Schaumburg Boomers
• 2022 Québec Capitales
• 2023 Québec Capitales
• 2024 Québec Capitales

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On February 24, 2022, the FL announced that all games for the 2022 season would be available through the streaming platform FloSports.{{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}} They then announced a move to streaming platform HomeTeam Network for the 2025 season.{{cite press release |title=Frontier League Announces Multi-Year Streaming and Broadcast Partnership With Hometeam Network |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/frontier-league-announces-multi-year-streaming-and-broadcast-partnership-with-hometeam-network |publisher=Frontier League |access-date=April 7, 2025| language=en}}

• Baseball awards#U.S. independent professional leagues

{{reflist}}

• [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]

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