The 2026 Frontier League season was the 33rd season of operation (32nd season of play) of the Frontier League (FL). The regular season began on May 7, 2026, and ended on September 6. The playoffs concluded on September 26, with the Ottawa Titans winning their first league championship in franchise history, defeating the Evansville Otters in four games, on the city's 200th birthday. Game 3 of the finals set an MLB partner playoff attendance record and a league record with a sellout 10,303 spectators in the park.
Season changes In this season, each club plays a 102-game regular-season schedule instead of the 96-game schedule.
Also, in April 2026, the league announced that it would rebrand as the National Association of Professional Baseball (NAPB) beginning with the 2027 season. The league stated that its history, statistics, records and team histories would continue under the new identity.
Regular season standings
y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
North Division
Team W L Pct. GB y - Québec Capitales 69 32 .683 – x - Ottawa Titans 57 44 .564 12e - Brockton Rox 40 61 .396 29e - Tri-City Valley Cats 39 61 .390 29.5e - Trois-Rivières Aigles 38 64 .373 31.5
East Division Team W L Pct. GB y - New Jersey Jackals 56 46 .549 13.5 x - New York Boulders 55 46 .545 14e - Sussex County Miners 48 54 .471 21.5e - Down East Bird Dawgs 48 54 .471 21.5
Central Division Team W L Pct. GB y - Washington Wild Things 66 35 .653 3 x - Evansville Otters 62 40 .608 7.5x - Florence Y'alls 55 47 .539 14.5e - Lake Erie Crushers 42 59 .416 27
West Division Team W L Pct. GB y - Schaumburg Boomers 57 45 .559 12.5 e - Windy City Thunderbolts 55 47 .539 14.5e - Gateway Grizzlies 44 57 .436 25e - Joliet Slammers 42 60 .412 27.5e - Mississippi Mud Monsters 40 61 .396 29
Playoffs
Format The teams with the highest winning percentage (when calculated to three decimal places) in each respective division at the end of the season will qualify for the playoffs and receive the top two seeds in their conference, regardless of final record. The next two best records in each conference as determined by winning percentage (calculated to three (3) decimal places) will also qualify for the playoffs as wild card teams.
Playoff results
Wild Card Round
Quebec vs. New York
Ottawa vs. New Jersey
Florence vs. Washington
Schaumburg vs. Evansville
Conference Finals
Washington vs. Evansville
Ottawa vs. New York
Championship Finals
Ottawa vs. Evansville
End of year awards Award Player Team Most Valuable Player Andrew Czech Washington Wild Things Pitcher of the Year Kobe Foster Washington Wild Things Rookie of the Year Brett Blomquist Florence Y'alls Manager of the Year Tom Carcione Windy City Thunderbolts Executive of the Year Max Johnson Florence Y'alls
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