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The Frontier League (FL; French: Ligue Frontière, LF) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 18 teams – 15 in the United States and 3 in Canada.The FL is one of the eight independent baseball leagues in the United States and Canada, and is considered the oldest independent baseball league in the world.
The league's player compensation budget increased by $230,000 compared to 2022. Teams were required to spend a maximum of $365,000 on their 24-player rosters 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.
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 regular season began on May 9, 2024, and ended on September 1, 2024.
On September 18, 2011, the Slammers were named Frontier League champions after defeating the River City Rascals, 6–5 in Joliet, taking the best-of-five Frontier League championship series three games to one. Following the 2012 season, the Slammers were purchased on October 15, 2012, by Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, LLC.
First ever perfect game in Frontier League history, (Matt Sergey, August 24, 2014) Frontier League Organization of the Year Award (2002, 2004, 2005) Second team in Frontier League history to make playoffs four straight years (Evansville, 1997–2000) Led Frontier League in wins four straight seasons 2002 (56–28) 2003 (54–34) 2004 (62–34)
This placed the team third in the East Division. Outfielder Reggie Watson led the league in batting average (.357) and steals (20), while also winning the Home Run Derby at the 2007 Frontier League All-Star Game, hosted by Florence. Outfielder Ryan Basham earned the Frontier League Rookie of the Year award, hitting .298 with 17 home runs on the ...
League Division Series: Lost vs. Lake Erie Crushers 2-3 2014 38-58 .396 6th in FL East 2015 56-38 .596 2nd in FL East League Play-in Game: Won vs. Rockford Aviators 5-1 Frontier League Division Series: Won vs. Normal CornBelters 2-0 Frontier League Championship Series: Won vs. River City Rascals 3-0 Frontier League Champions: 2016 42-52 .447 ...
In their second Frontier League season, Kalamazoo hosted the 2002 Frontier League All-Star game on July 10. The night before, the Major League Baseball All-Star game ended in a controversial 7-7 tie after 11 innings. The Frontier League owners in attendance determined that their league All-Star Game should never end in a tie and designed a Home ...