Baseball Calendar

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Sept. 1 -- Active rosters expand to 40 players.

Oct. 5 -- Postseason begins, wild-card playoffs.

Oct. 6 -- Division series begin.

Oct. 13 -- League championship series begin.

Oct. 24 -- World Series begins, city of National League champion.

November TBA -- Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.

November TBA -- Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series.

Nov. 7-9 -- General managers meetings, Indian Wells, Calif.

Dec. 2 -- Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts to unsigned players.

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

2013

Jan. 15 -- Salary arbitration filing.

Jan. 18 -- Salary arbitration figures exchanged.

Feb. 1-21 -- Salary arbitrating hearings, Phoenix.

Feb. 14 -- Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players (tentative).

Feb. 19 -- Voluntary reporting date for other players (tentative).

Feb. 26 -- Mandatory reporting date (tentative).

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

March 13 -- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2013 salary (tentative).

March 27 -- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2013 salary (tentative).

March 31 -- Opening day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players (tentative).

July 16 -- All-Star game, Citi Field, New York.

Dec. 9-12 -- Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press

This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index

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