Editing Frontier League (section)

== Season structure ==
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).<ref name=":0" />

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 game|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 of 12 games against five of their eight other divisional opponents, plus three series of three games against two others, and two series of three games against the remaining one; and only one series of three games against four of the nine teams in the other division once—home or road.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

The league's regular season standings are based on a win system. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most wins in each division is crowned the division champion, and the league's overall leader is awarded the league's 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. Eight teams in the league qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in each division. The two divisions champions proceed to the Frontier League Championship Series (FLCS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontier League |url=https://frontierleague.com/information/2022_Playoff_Format}}</ref> 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 home-field advantage.<ref name=":1" />

=== Players ===
The Frontier League uses a [[salary cap]]. As of the 2025 season, clubs are required to spend a maximum of [[United States dollar|US$]]895,000 on player compensation, with a minimum salary of $26,200 per player.<ref>{{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}}</ref> For players aged 23 and younger on standard contracts, only 50% of their salary counts towards the cap (up to $150,000 total).<ref>{{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}}</ref> There is also a separate salary cap for coaches and technical staff.

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.

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontier League |url=https://www.frontierleague.com/player-eligibility}}</ref> The remaining six players on the 24-man roster can be classified as <nowiki>''</nowiki>Experienced-1<nowiki>''</nowiki> or <nowiki>''</nowiki>Experienced-2<nowiki>''</nowiki>. 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.