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APRIL 22-23 IN WASHINGTON, PA

The Frontier League of Professional Baseball, an MLB-Professional Partner league, has announced that its 31st Annual Tryout Camp and Draft will be held Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Wild Things Park in Washington, Pennsylvania, home of the Washington Wild Things.

All 16 Frontier League teams will be represented at the workouts and scouts from multiple Major League Baseball teams also attend each season. Representatives from other independent leagues participate as well. Advance registration is available at frontierleaguetryouts.eventbrite.com.

The workouts officially begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday, April 22 and will feature running, fielding and throwing drills for infielders, outfielders and catchers, as well as batting practice for position players while pitchers will throw 15-20-pitch bullpens. Following the first day, the field managers will post a list of players invited back for the inter-squad games on April 23. At the conclusion of the games, action will break for approximately 30 minutes as clubs prepare for the draft.

Each year for the last 13 seasons, an average of 35 players have been drafted and signed to Spring Training contracts. Several draftees have gone on to be signed by Major League Baseball organizations with five having ascended to the big leagues (Chris Jakubauskas, Seattle; Josh Smoker, New York Mets; Chris Smith, Toronto; Robert Stock, San Diego; and Nick Duron, Philadelphia).

Wild Things Park is located at Exit 15 (Chestnut Street) on I-70 in Washington, Pennsylvania, approximately 40 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh International Airport.

Upon registration, attendees can book a hotel stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Meadow Lands, which is approximately 10 minutes from the stadium at a discounted rate. Players, upon registration for the event, will receive information on how to book their stay at the DoubleTree. 

The 2024 Frontier League Draft will be streamed live on social media. Further details on that will be released closer to the date of the draft.

IMPORTANT: As per the manufacturer’s warranty for the artificial playing surface at Wild Things Park, all players trying out must wear turf shoes or molded cleats. Absolutely no metal cleats will be allowed. This policy is the same that is in effect for all events at Wild Things Park. Players attemping to enter Wild Things Park with metal cleats will be immediately disqualified from the workouts. In addition, there is a strict no seed policy at the stadium. Participants are not permitted to bring seeds into the facility.

The Frontier League is proud to have extended our agreement with the California Winter League and to make the CWL the Official Winter League of the Frontier League for a tenty season in 2024. Frontier League managers and coaches will be instructors in the California Winter League and sign players each season to spring training contracts.  Frontier League staff is onsite for the duration of the CWL to facilitate player signings.

Over the past nine years, an average of over 40 players each CWL season sign Frontier League contracts with dozens more signing with other independent leagues.  Several of these players have advanced to affiliated baseball, including Mickey Jannis who made his MLB debut in 2021; Luke Barker, who was a Triple-A All-Star in 2021 and made his Major League debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2022; Nick Schulz, who saw MLB spring training action in 2018 and won a Midwest League Player of the Month award; and Kyle Johnson, who appeared in MLB spring training with the Chicago Cubs than six weeks after playing in the 2022 CWL.

For more information on or to register for the California Winter League, please visit www.californiawinterleague.com

Information on individual team tryouts will be listed below as the events are scheduled.  Click here for a directory of clubs and their contact information.