Baseball Calendar

June 7-9 - Amateur draft.

July 10 - All-Star game, San Francisco.

July 29 - Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.

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

Aug. 14-16 - Owners meeting, Toronto.

Sept. 1 - Active rosters expand to 40 players.

Oct. 3 - Playoffs begin.

Oct. 11 - League championship series begin.

Oct. 24 - World Series begins.

October/November - Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.

Nov. 6-9 - General managers' meetings, Orlando, Fla.

Dec. 1 - Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.

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

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

Dec. 12 - Last day for teams to offer 2008 contracts to unsigned players.