Baseball Calendar

Nov. 15-16 – General managers meetings, Milwaukee.

Nov. 16-17 – Owners meetings, Milwaukee.

Nov, 23 – Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.

Dec. 5-8 – Winter meetings, Dallas.

Dec. 7 – Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.

Dec. 11 – Collective bargaining agreement expires.

Dec. 12 – Last day for teams to offer 2012 contracts to unsigned players.

2012

Jan. 5-13 – Salary arbitrating filing.

Jan. 17 – Exchange of salary arbitration figures.

Jan. 9 – Hall of Fame voting announced, New York.

Feb. 1-21 – Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Feb. 19 – Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.

Feb. 24 – Voluntary reporting date for other players.

March 2 – Mandatory reporting date.

March 2-11 – Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.

March 19 – Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.

April 2 – Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2012 salary.

April 4 – Opening day, St. Louis at Miami. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

June 4 – Amateur draft.

July 10 – All-Star game, Kansas City, Mo.

July 22 – Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 31 – Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

Sept. 1 – Active rosters expand to 40 players.

Dec. 3-6 – Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.

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