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MLB 2006 Calendar

07 February 2006

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Feb 1-20Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, FL.
Feb 16Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers, and injured players.
Feb 21Voluntary reporting date for other players.
Feb 27Hall of Fame Negro leagues and pre-Negro league selection committee vote, Tampa, FL.
Feb 28Mandatory reporting date for all players.
Mar 2-11Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
Mar 3-20World Baseball Classic.
Mar 15Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
Mar 29Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2006 salary.
Apr 2Opening Day, Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.
May 15Hall of Fame Game, Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Cooperstown, NY.
Jun 6-7Amateur draft.
Jul 11All-Star Game, Pittsburgh.
Jul 30Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, NY.
Jul 31Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Sep 1Active rosters expand to 40 players.
Oct 3Playoffs begin.
Oct 10League Championship Series begin.
Oct 21World Series begins.
Oct 26?Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Nov 13-17General managers' meetings, Naples, FL.
Dec 4-7Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Dec 4-8Major League Baseball Players Association executive board meeting, Bonita Springs, FL.
Dec 7Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their players who became free agents.
Dec 19Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept or reject the offers.
Dec 20Last day for teams to offer 2007 contracts to unsigned players.
 
2007          
Jan 5-15Salary arbitration filing.
Jan 8Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams.
Jan 18Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb 1-21Salary arbitration hearings.
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