Key Dates
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Date
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Event
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Sept. 28
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Last day of the regular season
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Oct. 1 - 8
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Division Series
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Oct. 9 - 19
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League Championships
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Oct. 22 - 30
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World Series
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October/November
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Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
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Nov. 3-6
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General managers' meetings, Dana Point, Calif.
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Dec. 1
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Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
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Dec. 7
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Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
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Dec. 8-11
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Winter meetings, Las Vegas.
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Dec. 12
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Last day for teams to offer 2009 contracts to unsigned players.
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