| 2002 Baseball Calendar |
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| Feb. 26 |
Mandatory reporting date. |
| March 2-11 |
Period teams may renew contracts of unsigned players. |
| March 27 |
Last day to place players on unconditional release waivers without paying their entire 2002 salaries. |
| March 31 |
Opening Day, active rosters reduced to 25 players. |
| June 4-5 |
First-Year Player Draft |
| July 9 |
All-Star Game, Milwaukee |
| July 28 |
Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. |
| July 31 |
Last day to trade players without first securing waivers. |
| Aug. 31 |
Deadline for postseason rosters. |
| Sept. 1 |
Active rosters increased to 40 players. |
| Oct. 1 |
Division Series begin. |
| Oct. 8 |
League Championship Series begin. |
| Oct. 19 |
World Series begins, city of AL champion. |
| Dec. 13-16 |
Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn. |
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