The Frontier League introduced that they are going to be increasing to Mississippi in 2025.
With the Double A Mississippi Braves shifting to Georgia on the finish of the season, Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi has opened up for an additional group to name the park residence.
The enlargement group would be the seventeenth group within the league as of proper now.
This announcement has left many questions on the way forward for the league. Mississippi is effectively exterior of the geographical area that the Frontier League is understood for; Thus prompting many individuals to marvel when and the place an 18th group might be introduced.
One other query mark might be journey and the league’s divisional arrange. Pearl is a 24 hour drive from the northern most group (Quebec) and nonetheless at a minimal over 7 hours away from the closest present Frontier League group.
Commissoner Steve Tahsler was quoted within the Clarion Ledger from at this time’s press convention giving some hints as to what’s to come back.
The league is at the moment contested by 16 groups together with three in Canada, who’re evenly divided into two divisions. The Mississippi group would be the league’s seventeenth group with a yet-unannounced 18th group deliberate for 2025.
Tahsler stated with 18 groups within the league for 2025, there might be a brand new scheduling format and the league might be break up into 4 divisions, as an alternative of the present two-division mannequin.
The Mississippi group might be part of the Western Division, which can embrace the St. Louis group and three groups from the Chicago space.
Officers stated the 18th group might be introduced subsequent week, and also will be in a Southern metropolis. It will likely be part of the Jap Division. The Jap and Western Divisions will play regularly with a rotating schedule that can deliver each group within the league to each metropolis, even those as far-off as Canada, each two years.
“Scheduling might be much like what you see for SEC soccer proper now,” Tahsler stated.
Hypothesis could be that Alabama is also a match for the Frontier League. There are former minor league stadiums in Cell and Hoover that aren’t getting used for that objective now.
The official league announcement may be learn beneath.
PEARL, MS – The Frontier League is happy to announce its latest enlargement group, which might be positioned in Pearl, Mississippi.
After yet one more record-breaking season, the league might be increasing to 17 groups. Mississippi’s New Frontier League Staff might be taking part in its video games at Trustmark Park, the previous residence of the Mississippi Braves. The chance for enlargement got here into play when the M-Braves, who at the moment function the double-A minor league affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, introduced that they’d be relocating to Columbus, Georgia after the 2024 season. That they had been in Pearl since 2005.
The group might be owned by Joseph Eng, who additionally owns the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Affiliation. Eng is an skilled know-how govt and member of the chief group at Billtrust, the place he’s accountable for product and know-how for the enterprise. He has held comparable roles at TravelClick, a journey hospitality knowledge and software program supplier, JetBlue Airways, and SWIFT, the worldwide messaging community for the monetary business. TBH Sports activities & Leisure will handle the group on behalf of Mr. Eng.
2025 would be the second straight yr of enlargement for the Frontier League, after including New England for the 2024 season. “Your entire Frontier League is happy to welcome Trustmark Park and Pearl for our 2025 season,” stated Commissioner Steve Tahsler. “Mississippi has an impressive baseball custom, and we’re honored so as to add the Frontier League as an possibility for gamers and followers.”
17 groups marks a brand new excessive for the Frontier League, surpassing a number of seasons the place the league supported 16 groups. The league can also be set to announce an 18th group in the course of the third week of September.
Mississippi’s New Frontier League Staff, its key members, and followers can vote on the group’s new title between September ninth and September twenty fifth by way of Main League Baseball’s OnDeck platform. Potential group names are:
1. Mississippi Mud Monsters
2. Mississippi Grits
3. Mississippi Soul Shakers
Sustain with updates and forged your vote on the Frontier League’s latest group on its new web site!
