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COLUMN: The good, the bad and the ugly from Opening Day (3/29/24)After spending months in hibernation and the past month thawing out in jealousy watching our favorite baseball teams play preseason games under the sun in Arizona and Florida, baseball is finally back. Opening Day on Thursday, March 28, felt like an unofficial holiday, as it always does. When you win the first game, it feels like an omen for a successful future. The same goes for the opposite direction after a loss...
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COLUMN: Youth can still play a role in Cardinals' pitching plans (2/26/24)Back when the St. Louis Cardinals gave up and traded two of their top starting pitchers during last year's trade deadline, they gave their young starters, both incoming and in-house, every chance to succeed and fail through the season's final two months...
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MLB Calendar
Jan. 24: Hall of Fame Baseball Writers' Association of America voting announced.
Jan. 30-Feb. 17: Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 8-10: Owners meeting, Palm Beach, Fla.
Feb. 13: Mandatory reporting date for pitchers and catchers participating in World Baseball Classic.
Feb. 15: Voluntary reporting date for other pitchers and catchers, and injured players.
Feb. 16: Mandatory reporting date for other players participating in World Baseball Classic.
Feb. 24: Exhibition games start.
Feb. 25: Mandatory reporting date.
March 1-10: Period for renewing contracts of unsigned players on 40-man rosters.
March 8-21: World Baseball Classic.
March 30: Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.
April 28-29: San Diego vs. San Francisco at Mexico City.
June 24-25: Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis at London.
July TBA: Amateur draft.
July 11: All-Star Game, Seattle.
July 31: Last day during the season to trade a player.
Aug. 1: Deadline for drafted players to sign, except for players who have exhausted college eligibility, 5 p.m. EDT.
Aug. 20: Philadelphia vs. Washington at Williamsport, Pa.
Oct. 1: Regular season ends.
November TBA: Last day for club to make a qualifying offer to an eligible former player who became a free agent, fifth day after World Series, 5 p.m. EST.
November TBA: Last day for player to accept a qualifying offer, 10th day after World Series, 5 p.m. EST.
Nov 7-9: General managers meetings, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Nov. 17: Last day for teams to offer 2024 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
Dec. 3: Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball/Managers-Umpires-Executives Committee vote announced, Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 4-7: Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 15: International signing period closes, 5 p.m. EST.
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