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Baseball Calendar
Feb. 1-21 -- Salary arbitration hearings. Feb. 13 -- First day for Chicago Cubs and New York Mets pitchers, catchers and injured players to report to spring training. Feb. 18 -- First day for pitchers, catchers and injured players on other teams to report to spring training; first day for other players on Cubs and Mets to report. Feb. 23 -- First day for other players on other teams to report to spring training. Feb. 25 -- Mandatory reporting date for Cubs and Mets. Feb. 29 -- Hall of Fame veterans' committee meeting, Tampa, Fla. March 1 -- Mandatory reporting date. March 2-11 -- Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players. March 14-15 -- Owners meeting, Florida site TBA. March 24 -- Last day to place players with nonguaranteed contracts on unconditional release waivers without paying their entire 2000 salaries. March 29-30 -- New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs, Tokyo. April 3 -- Opening day for other teams, active rosters reduced to 25 players. July 11 -- All-Star game, Atlanta. July 23 -- Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 24 -- Hall of Fame game, Arizona vs. Cleveland, Cooperstown, N.Y. Oct. 3 -- Playoffs begin. Oct. 21 -- World Series begins, city of American League champion. October-November -- Free agent filing, 15 days after World Series. Dec. 7 -- Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents. Dec. 19 -- Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept or reject the offers. Dec. 20 -- Last day to offer 2001 contracts to unsigned players.
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