The 2024 Frontier League season was the 31st season of operation (30th season of play) of the

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(FL). The regular season began on May 9, 2024, and ended on September 1, 2024. The playoffs concluded on September 14, with the

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defeating the

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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

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, 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

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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

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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

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

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Pitching

Awards

All-star selections

East Division

West Division

All-star game MVP — David Mendham (

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)

End of year awards

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

Notable players

''Former

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players who played in the

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

in 2024'' * Chris Kwitzer (New York) * Assaf Lowengart (New York) * Brandon Marklund (Québec) * Brandon McIlwain (Washington) *

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(New Jersey) * Juremi Profar (Québec) * Roniel Raudes (New Jersey)

References

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