Baseball Calendar

Nov. 19-20 - Owners meeting, New York.

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

Dec. 2-5 - Major League Baseball Players Association executive board meeting, Orlando, Fla.

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

Dec. 8-11 - Winter meetings, Las Vegas.

Dec. 8 - Hall of Fame Veterans Committee vote announced, Las Vegas.

Dec. 12 - Last day for teams to offer 2009 contracts to unsigned players.

2009

Jan 5-15 - Salary arbitration filing.

Jan. 19 or 20 - Exchange of salary arbitration figures.

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

Feb. 14 - Mandatory reporting date for players on World Baseball Classic rosters of China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan unless they have reported directly to their national teams; mandatory reporting date for pitchers and catchers on provisional rosters of other WBC teams; voluntary reporting date for non-WBC pitchers, catchers and injured players.

Feb. 17 - Mandatory reporting date for remaining position players on WBC rosters; voluntary reporting date for non-WBC position players.