Baseball Calendar

July 12 -- All-Star game, Phoenix.
July 24 -- Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 -- Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Aug. 15 -- Last day to sign selections from 2011 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.
Sept. 1 -- Active rosters expand to 40 players.
Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 -- Playoffs begin.
Oct. 19 -- World Series begins.
November -- Free agent period to sign exclusively with former teams, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Dec. 1 -- Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
Dec. 5-8 -- Winter meetings, Dallas.
Dec. 7 -- Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
Dec. 11 -- Collective bargaining agreement expires.
Dec. 12 -- Last day for teams to offer 2012 contracts to unsigned players.