2022 Frontier League season
The 2022 Frontier League season was the 29th season of operation of the Frontier League. The league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the Empire State Greys. The league had a May-to-September regular season scheduling and a full 96-game regular season. The season began on May 12.
The playoffs concluded on September 18, with the Québec Capitales defeating the Schaumburg Boomers in the finals in four games, winning their eight championship in franchise history.
Team and rule changes
The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, East and West.Due to the folding of the Southern Illinois Miners following the 2021 season, the league introduced a new team, the Empire State Greys, to compete as a traveling team with a roster of players from the Empire Professional Baseball League.
The season was played with a 96-game schedule; teams play either three or four series against their division rivals while facing the eight teams from the other division at least once each. The top three teams in each division will qualify for the 2022 playoffs, with the first-place team already qualifying for the division championship, and the second and third place teams playing each other in a wild card game.
The maximum team compensation for this season remained at $603,000 split between players and coaching staff. The maximum spend on player compensation was $375,000. In 2022, the U23 player salary rule was introduced which counts financial compensation to players aged 23 or under at 50% towards the cap.
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – Québec Capitales | 96 | 62 | 34 | .646 | -- |
| 2 | x – New York Boulders | 95 | 57 | 38 | .600 | 4.5 |
| 3 | x – Ottawa Titans | 95 | 56 | 39 | .589 | 5.5 |
| 4 | e – Sussex County Miners | 95 | 54 | 41 | .568 | 7.5 |
| 5 | e – Tri-City ValleyCats | 95 | 54 | 41 | .568 | 7.5 |
| 6 | e – New Jersey Jackals | 94 | 45 | 49 | .479 | 16.0 |
| 7 | e – Trois-Rivières Aigles | 95 | 45 | 50 | .474 | 16.5 |
| 8 | e – Empire State Greys | 96 | 6 | 90 | .063 | 56.0 |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – Washington Wild Things | 96 | 62 | 34 | .646 | -- |
| 2 | x – Schaumburg Boomers | 96 | 53 | 43 | .552 | 9.0 |
| 3 | x – Evansville Otters | 95 | 52 | 43 | .547 | 9.5 |
| 4 | e – Joliet Slammers | 96 | 49 | 47 | .510 | 13.0 |
| 5 | e – Lake Erie Crushers | 96 | 49 | 47 | .510 | 13.0 |
| 6 | e – Gateway Grizzlies | 96 | 47 | 49 | .490 | 15.0 |
| 7 | e – Florence Y'alls | 95 | 39 | 56 | .411 | 22.5 |
| 8 | e – Windy City ThunderBolts | 95 | 33 | 62 | .347 | 28.5 |