Baseball Calendar
By The Associated Press
(AP) -- Through Nov. 19 - Free agent filing period.
Nov. 9-11 - General managers meetings, Chicago.
Nov. 18-19 - Owners meeting, Chicago.
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 - Major League Baseball Players Association executive board meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dec. 1 - Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
Dec. 7 - Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
Dec. 7-10 - Winter meetings, Indianapolis.
Dec. 12 - Last day for teams to offer 2010 contracts to unsigned players.
Jan 5-15 - Salary arbitration filing.
Jan. 6 - Hall of Fame BBWAA voting announced.
Jan. 19 - Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb. 1-21 - Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 18 - Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 23 - Voluntary reporting date for other players.
March 2 - Mandatory reporting date.
March 2-11 - Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 17- Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 31 - Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2008 salary.
April 4 - Opening day, active rosters reduced to 25 players.
June 7-9 - Amateur draft, Secaucus, N.J.
July 13 - All-Star game, Anaheim, Calif.
July 25 - Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 - Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Aug. 15 - Last day to sign selections from 2010 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.
Sept. 1 - Active rosters expand to 40 players.
November - Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Dec. 4-7 - Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Dec. 12 - Last day for teams to offer 2011 contracts to unsigned players.
Updated November 7, 2009
