BASEBALL CALENDAR

BASEBALL CALENDAR
Dec. 19 -- Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept or reject the offers.
Dec. 20 -- Last day for teams to offer 2005 contracts to unsigned players.
Jan. 4 -- Hall of Fame voting announced.
Jan 5-15 -- Salary arbitration filing.
Jan. 8 -- Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams.
Jan. 12-13 -- Owners meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jan. 18 -- Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb. 1-21 -- Salary arbitration hearings.
Feb. 19 -- Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 24 -- Voluntary reporting date for other players.
March 2-11 -- Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 2 -- Mandatory reporting date.
March 16 -- Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 30 -- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2005 salary.
April 4 -- Opening day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.July 12 -- All-Star game, Detroit.