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Frontier League team forfeits two games
The Frontier League announced that the Gateway Grizzlies must forfeit two of their victories after an investigation determined that Gateway misclassified a player, which resulted in the Grizzlies having more than the maximum 12 Experienced-level players for part of the season.
The Grizzlies self-reported the issue to the Frontier League office and asked officials to confirm their findings. After reviewing records and boxscores, it was determined that the player who was misclassified appeared in two Gateway victories, against Joliet on May 15 and River City on May 18. Those two games will be counted as victories for the Slammers and Rascals and losses for Gateway.
“We appreciate the honesty, integrity, and cooperation shown by the Gateway organization, starting with their self-reporting a potential infraction,” said Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee. “Gateway is one of our longest-operating and best-regarded members and their handling of this situation is an example of why they are respected throughout baseball.”
The changes to the standings need to be made by Pointstreak, the official statistical provider to the Independent Professional Baseball Federation and may take up to 48 hours to take effect.