Major League Baseball Yearly Events Calendar

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1/5 - 1/15 - Events for Salary Arbitration Filing

1/18 - Salary Arbitration Figures Exchanged

2/1 - 2/21 - Salary Arbitration Hearing Events

2/14 - Voluntary Reporting Date for Pitchers, Catchers and Injured Baseball Players

2/19 - Voluntary Reporting Date for Other Players

2/26 - Mandatory Reporting Date for All Players

3/2 - 3/11 - Contracts of Unsigned Players May Be Renewed

3/12 - Last Day to Place Players on Unconditional Release Waivers (pay termination fee for 30 days, not 45)

3/26 - Last Day to Request Unconditional Release Waivers on a Player w/o Having to Pay Full 2008 salary.

3/30 - Opening Day, Active Rosters Set to 25 Players.

Mid-June - Amateur draft.

7/15 - All-Star Game and Events Associated w/ All-Star Game

7/31 – Trade Deadline for Trading Players w/o Waivers

8/31 - Last Day to Trade Players After Passing Them Through Waivers

9/1 - Active Rosters Expand to 40 Players

After World Series - 11/12 - Free Agent Filing Period

11/12 - General Managers' Meetings.

11/14 - 11/15 - Owners' Meetings

12/1 - Last Day for Teams to Offer Salary Arbitration to Players Who Become Free Agents.

12/ 7 - Last Day for Free Agents to Accept Offered Salary Arbitration

12/12 - Last Day for Teams to Offer 2008 Contracts to Unsigned Players.

12/8 - 12/11 - Winter Meeting Events

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