Friday evening, the Frontier League Announced that the Quebec Capitales were forced to forfeit a game win against the New York Boulders from August 31st.
The league released the following statement:
The Frontier League has determined that the Quebec Capitales improperly used a player in their game against the New York Boulders on August 31. As a result, this game has been declared a forfeit loss for Quebec and a victory for New York. All individual player statistics will remain intact.
“We appreciate the honesty and transparency shown by manager Pat Scalabrini and the Capitales organization during our investigation of this unfortunate situation,” said deputy commissioner Steve Tahsler. “While we do not believe that Quebec had any ill intent, unfortunately a violation occurred, and we need to enforce the associated rule.”
After the September 1st games and decision from the Frontier League, that loss has the Quebec Capitales sitting tied for first place with the New Jersey Jackals while the win has moved the New York Boulders into the third and final playoff spot with only one weekend series remaining.
Our Sports Central reported that the forfeit was due to the use of recently signed “outfielder” Greg Bird.
Frontier League teams are not allowed to add players to the roster after August 14 barring a handful of exceptions. Quebec was in violation of the exception that a player who is ruled out for the season due to injury after the deadline can be replaced by a player of the same position.
Bird, the former New York Yankees first baseman, was signed as an injury replacement for an outfielder and was listed as such on the Capitales’ roster. The 6-foot-3 left-handed slugger would remain eligible so long as he played outfield and not first base, as he did Thursday night. Playing Bird out of position resulted in Quebec’s forfeiture of the game.
The New Jersey Jackals and the New York Boulders face off this weekend for two games, while the Quebec Capitales host the Ottawa Titans for two games.
There are also two teams, the Sussex County Miners and the Tri-City Valley Cats, tied for fourth place… both only a half a game behind third place New York and a playoff spot.
The Miners are set to face the Empire State Greys at home, while the Valley Cats are on the road against Trois-Rivieres. Both the Greys and Trois-Rivieres have been out of the playoffs for quite some time, but could play spoiler in the race to the final playoff spot.
Both the Frontier League and the American Association released their 2023 All-Star game rosters.
Frontier League
2023 ALL-STAR ROSTERS ANNOUNCED
Crestwood, IL – The 30th edition of the Frontier League mid-summer classic will be at 6:30, Wednesday, July 12th at the home of the Windy City ThunderBolts, Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Illinois. The game will be broadcast for free through the Flo Sports social media pages.
Expect a special appearance from the world famous ZOOperstars as well as a post-game firework spectacular.
At 6:30 on Tuesday the 11th, Ozinga Field will also host an All-Star Skills Competition, featuring Precision Hitting, Bunting, Catcher Throwing and Outfield Throwing, with a Home Run Derby to close it out.
Here are the 2023 rosters, first, representing the East division in the Windy City,
Catcher (C)
Rusber Estrada, New Jersey Jackals (Starter)
Sicnarf Loopstok, Ottawa Titans
Zak Whalin, Empire State Greys
First Base (1B)
Keon Barnum, New Jersey Jackals (Starter)
Juremi Profar, Quebec Capitales
Second Base (2B)
Tucker Nathan, New York Boulders (Starter)
Cito Culver, Tri-City ValleyCats
Third Base (3B)
James Nelson, New Jersey Jackals (Starter)
J.R. DiSarcina, Empire State Greys
Shortstop (SS)
Matt McDermott, New York Boulders (Starter)
Ti’Quan Forbes, New Jersey Jackals
Outfielder (OF)
Josh Rehwaldt, New Jersey Jackals (Starter)
Pat Kivelhan, New York Boulders (Starter)
Edwin Mateo, Sussex County Miners (Starter)
Rodrigo Orozco, Trois-Rivieres Aigles
Left-handed Pitcher (LHP)
Griffin Baker, Sussex County Miners
Grant Larson, Ottawa Titans
Reymin Guduan, Tri-City ValleyCats
Right-handed Pitcher (RHP)
Lance Lusk, New Jersey Jackals
Frank Moscatiello, Quebec Capitales
Robbie Hitt, Sussex County Miners
Tucker Smith, Trois-Rivieres Aigles
Matt Vogel, New Jersey Jackals
Mark Moclair, Sussex County Miners
Representing the West division in the Windy City,
Catcher (C)
Dakota Phillips, Evansville Otters (Starter)
Blake Grant-Parks, Schaumburg Boomers
Melvin Novoa, Washington Wild Things
First Base (1B)
Brennan Price, Florence Y’alls (Starter)
Peter Zimmermann, Gateway Grizzlies
Second Base (2B)
Chase Dawson, Schaumburg Boomers (Starter)
Gabe Holt, Gateway Grizzlies
Third Base (3B)
D.J. Stewart, Gateway Grizzlies (Starter)
Jomar Reyes, Evansville Otters
Shortstop (SS)
Abdiel Diaz, Gateway Grizzlies (Starter)
Jarrod Watkins, Lake Erie Crushers
Outfielder (OF)
Andrew Penner, Gateway Grizzlies (Starter)
Jeffrey Baez, Evansville Otters (Starter)
Jairus Richards, Gateway Grizzlies (Starter)
Gaige Howard, Schaumburg Boomers
Left-handed Pitcher (LHP)
Cole Cook, Joliet Slammers
Leoni De La Cruz, Evansville Otters
Kobey Schlotman, Schaumburg Boomers
Right-handed Pitcher (RHP)
Collin Sullivan, Gateway Grizzlies
Henry Omana, Windy City ThunderBolts
Nathan Florence, Florence Y’alls
Tim Holdgrafer, Evansville Otters
Edgar Martinez, Florence Y’alls
Garrett Christman, Windy City ThunderBolts
American Association
2023 American Association All-Star Teams
The All-Star Teams are locked in for July 17 & 18 in Milwaukee. A star-studded lineup from each division will come together for two days for a Homerun Derby and All-Star Game to showcase their talent and compete for mid-season bragging rights.
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