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Baseball Calendar

Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Feb. 18 — Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.

Feb. 23 — Voluntary reporting date for other players.

March 2 — Mandatory reporting date.

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

March 17_ Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.

March 31 — Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2010 salary.

April 4 — Opening day, New York Yankees at Boston, active rosters reduced to 25 players.

June 7-9 — Amateur draft, Secaucus, N.J.

July 13 — All-Star game, Anaheim, Calif.

July 25 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.

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

Aug. 15 — Last day to sign selections from 2010 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.

Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players.

November — Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.

Dec. 6-9 — Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Dec. 12 — Last day for teams to offer 2011 contracts to unsigned players.