Industry veteran Jon Danos is the new CEO of the Frontier League, as the circuit navigates the future as an MLB Partner League after the retirement of Bill Lee. (more…)
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With border still closed, Frontier League adjusts 2021 schedule
With the U.S./Canada border remaining closed for the foreseeable future, the Frontier League has paused international play for the 2021 season, with three teams replaced by a U.S.-based travel team. (more…)
16-team Frontier League unveils 96-game schedule
The independent Frontier League will play a full 96-game season with 16 teams, as the circuit unveils a 2021 schedule. (more…)
Lee to retire from Frontier League
After 27 years as Frontier League Commissioner, Bill Lee is stepping down from the position and assuming the role of Commissioner Emeritus effective March 1, 2020, serving as a consultant for the league and attending league functions. (more…)
ValleyCats join Frontier League
Spurned by Major League Baseball in the big reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the Tri-City ValleyCats will join the independent Frontier League for the 2021 season and beyond. (more…)
Mapping a baseball future outside of MiLB
For most teams not invited to be part of the 120 MiLB licensees, the options for 2021 and beyond are sliding into independent baseball or going the summer-collegiate route. Both will involve plenty of change. (more…)
New for 2021: Ottawa Titans
We have a name for the newest Ottawa team in the independent Frontier League: the Ottawa Titans, launching play in the 2021 season. (more…)
New for 2021: Wintrust Field
The home of the Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League) will have a new name after a naming-rights deal with Wintrust Financial Corp.: Wintrust Field. (more…)
Frontier League returns to Ottawa in 2021
A partnership between Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) will bring the Frontier League to Ottawa’s RCGT Park in the latest attempt to keep professional baseball in the Canadian capital. (more…)
American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues
Two more independent leagues are now under the MLB umbrella, as the American Association and Frontier League have signed up as MLB Partner Leagues, joining the Atlantic League. (more…)
Elite Eight time in Best of the Ballparks 2020 indy vote
After a few close votes and a few upsets, we’re now in the Elite Eight round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent-baseball competition. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Voting opens for Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent baseball competition
Let the voting begin on the next category in the 2020 Best of the Ballparks vote, as we ask fans to choose their favorite independent-baseball ballpark from the American Association, Atlantic League, Frontier League and United Shore Professional Baseball League. (more…)
Frontier League suspends 2020 season
Finding that a patchwork of local and state restrictions on crowds too difficult to surmount, the independent Frontier League has suspended its 2020 season, though some teams will be running local events. (more…)