International competition
National Team tournaments
*
Haarlem Baseball Week: (July)
*
U-15 Baseball World Cup
The U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-under baseball world championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. I ...
: (TBA)
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U-23 Baseball World Cup: (September)
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WBSC Premier12: (November)
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Women's Baseball World Cup
The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. Through its 2012 edition, it was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation; following the 2013 merger ...
: (July–August)
Club team tournaments
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2024 Caribbean Series:
Tiburones de La Guaira
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European Champions Cup: (June)
North American domestic leagues
Major League Baseball
Minor League Baseball
*Rookie
*Single A
*Double A
*Triple A
*High A
MLB Partner Leagues
Independent Baseball Leagues
College Baseball
*
2024 College World Series
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Division II
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Division III
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NAIA
*
Junior College World Series
**Division I:
**Division II:
**Division III:
Colliegiate Summer Baseball Leagues
Little League
*
Little League World Series:
*
Intermediate League World Series:
*
Junior League World Series
The Junior League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 12, 13, and 14 years old. The tournament is held annually at Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan. It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named fo ...
:
*
Senior League World Series
The Senior League World Series is a baseball tournament for adolescence aged 13 to 16 years old that began in 1961. In 2017, the tournament was moved from Bangor, Maine to Easley, South Carolina. (Easley was the site of the Big League World Seri ...
:
Other domestic leagues
Summer leagues
Winter leagues
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Australian Baseball League:
Adelaide Giants
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Colombian League:
Caimanes de Barranquilla
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Cuban Elite League
The Cuban Elite League ( es, Liga Élite del Beisbol Cubano, or LEB), is a Winter league baseball, winter baseball league in Cuba. It debuted in 2022 as the highest level of the Cuban baseball league system. Beginning with the 2023-24 season, the ...
:
Cocodrilos de Matanzas
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Dominican League:
Tigres del Licey
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Mexican Pacific League
The Mexican Pacific League (), known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons or simply LMP for its acronym in Spanish, is a professional baseball winter league based in Northern Mexico. The ten-team regular season schedule run ...
:
Naranjeros de Hermosillo
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Nicaraguan League:
Gigantes de Rivas
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες, ''Gígantes'', Γίγας, ''Gígas''), were a race of great strength and aggression, though not necessarily of great size. They were known for the Giganto ...
*
Panamanian League:
Federales de Chiriquí
The Federales de Chiriquí are a professional baseball team in the Panamanian Professional Baseball League, or Probeis. Founded in 2019, the team is based in Panama's western Chiriquí Province.
History
Federales are the latest professional te ...
*
Puerto Rican League
Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to:
Places
* El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain
*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
* Puerto Colombia, Colombia
* Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
* Puerto Galera, O ...
:
Criollos de Caguas
*
Venezuelan League:
Tiburones de La Guaira
Awards
Major League Baseball
Events
January
*January 23: The results of the
Baseball Writers' Association of America's voting for the 2024
Hall of Fame
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induction class were announced.
Adrián Beltré,
Joe Mauer, and
Todd Helton were the candidates elected.
*January 27: Baseball Writers' Association Dinner
February
*February 14: Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training
*February 16:
2024 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 16, 2024. The season will progress through the re ...
begins
*February 19: Spring Training begins for other MLB Players
*February 23: Spring Training begins for a few teams
*February 24: Spring Training begins for all teams
March
*March 20–21:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs
San Diego Padres in
Seoul, South Korea
*March 26: Spring Training Ends
*March 28:
2024 Major League Baseball season
The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) is scheduled to begin on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea before the regular season proper runs from March 28 to S ...
begins
April
*April 4: Opening Day for All Minor League Teams
*April 15:
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. Celebrated at MLB ballparks, on that one day, all player ...
*April 27–28:
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...
vs
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...
in
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mex ...
May
*May 12:
Mother's Day
*May 27:
Memorial Day
June
*June 8–9:
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
vs
New York Mets in
London, England
*June 14–25: The
2024 Men's College World Series takes place in
Omaha, Nebraska
*June 16:
Father's Day
*June 20:
St. Louis Cardinals vs
San Francisco Giants at
Rickwood Field in
Birmingham, Alabama
July
*July 4:
Independence Day
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*July 16:
2024 MLB All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas
*July 28: Induction Ceremonies for the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in
Cooperstown, New York
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
*July 31: (6 p.m. ET) Trading Deadline
August
*August 15–25: The
2024 Little League World Series will be held at
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
*August 31: MLB's Postseason-eligible deadline for players acquired via waiver claim
September
*September 1:
MLB active rosters expand from 26 to 28 players
*September 2:
Labor Day
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...
*September 15: Roberto Clemente day
*September 29: End of the
Major League Baseball season
October
Postseason
*October 1:
American League Wild Card Series
The Wild Card Series (formerly known as Wild Card Game from 2012 to 2019 and in 2021) are games that serve as the opening round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason. A single wild card game was first instituted in 2012; best-of-three ...
And
National League Wild Card Series begins
*October 5:
American League Division Series and
National League Division Series begins
*October 13:
National League Championship Series Begins
*October 14:
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the two winners of the American ...
Begins
*October 25:
2024 World Series begins
November
*November 2: Game 7 of the
World Series (if Necessary)
*Immediately after World Series: Eligible players become free agents
*Second day After World Series: Trading Window Opens
*Fifth day after the end of the world series: Deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to their eligible players who become free agents
*Sixth day after the end of the world series: First Day of free agents may sign contracts with a club other than a former club
*12th day after the end of the world series: Last Day for article xx (B) free agents to accept a qualifying offer from a former club (Midnight ET.)
December
*December 2–5:
Winter Meetings
*December 5:
Rule 5 Draft
Deaths
January
*January 3 –
Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (born July 19, 1927) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his ten-season active career in the major leagues, Gardner was a scrappy, light-hitting second baseman for the New Yo ...
, 96, played 10 MLB seasons for six teams from 1954 to 1963 beginning with the Giants, Orioles, Senators, Twins, NY Yankees and finished his career in 1963 with the Red Sox. He also managed for six seasons for two teams beginning with the Twins from 1981 to 1985 and the Royals in 1987.
*January 11 –
Bud Harrelson, 79, played 16 MLB seasons with the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980. Served as a coach and later manager with the Mets for two seasons in 1990 and 1991.
*January 19 –
Red Swanson, 87, played 43 games (42 as a pitcher) from 1955 to 1957 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
*January 21 –
Steve Staggs
Stephen Robert Staggs (born May 6, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played 72 games for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays season and 47 games for the Oakland Athletics dur ...
, 72, played with the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics in 1977 and 1978.
*January 22 –
Don Lassetter, 90, played four games with the St. Louis Cardinals before spending the rest of his career in the minor leagues.
*January 26 –
Jimy Williams, 80, played with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 and 1967. He later served as manager with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1986 to 1989, Boston Red Sox from 1997 to 2001, and Houston Astros from 2002 to 2004.
*January 31
**
Al McBean
Alvin O'Neal McBean (born May 15, 1938) is a former professional baseball player from the United States Virgin Islands. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he played the majority of hi ...
, 85, played ten MLB seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 to 1970 as a pitcher.
**
John Pregenzer
John Arthur Pregenzer (August 2, 1932 – January 31, 2024) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in parts of two Major League Baseball seasons (1963–64) for the San Francisco Giants. The right-hander stood tall and weigh ...
, 91, played two seasons with the San Francisco Giants in 1963 and 1964.
February
*February 1 –
Mike Martin, 79, served as baseball coach for the Florida State Seminoles for 40 seasons from 1980 to 2019. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in the same year
*February 3 –
Bill Lachemann
William Charles Lachemann (born April 5, 1934 at Los Angeles) is an American professional baseball coach. A longtime member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization, in at age 84 he was still active in professional baseball as the Angel ...
, 89, served as a bullpen coach for the California Angels in 1995 and 1996.
*February 4 –
Brant Alyea
Garrabrant Ryerson Alyea (born December 8, 1940) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 1965, ...
, 83, played six MLB seasons with the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1965 to 1972. In 1965, he became the ninth player in MLB history to hit a home run on his first MLB pitch.
*February 7 –
Carl Iwasaki
Carl Keiji Iwasaki (born October 30, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball at Northern Colorado for coach Tom Petroff from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head of the Austin Kangaroos (2005–2010) ...
, 62, served as a baseball coach for the Austin Kangaroos from 2005 to 2010, and the Northern Colorado Bears from 2011 to 2022.
*February 9 –
Jim Hannan
James John Hannan (January 7, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American retired professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1971 for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. Th ...
, 84, played ten MLB seasons with the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1962 to 1971. He co-founded with the
Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association
The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created in 1982 by former Washington Senators player Chuck Hinton to promote the game of baseball, raise money for charities, inspire and educate y ...
(MLBPAA) and served as its first president from 1982 to 1986.
*February 14 –
Don Gullett, 73, played nine MLB seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees from 1970 to 1978. He won three World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976, and the Yankees in 1977.
*February 15 –
Tom Qualters, 88, played as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox in 1953, 1957, and 1958.
*February 16 –
Joe Hindelang, 78, worked as a baseball coach for
USciences,
Lafayette, and
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campu ...
fron 1978 to 2004.
*February 20 –
Larry Demery
Lawrence Calvin Demery (born June 4, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
A native of Bakersfield, California, Demery was the s ...
, 67, played as a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1974 to 1977.
*February 24 –
John Oldham John Oldham may refer to:
*John Oldham (colonist) (1592–1636), early Puritan settler in Massachusetts
*John Oldham (poet) (1653–1684), English poet
* John Oldham (psychiatrist), American psychiatrist
*John Oldham (engineer) (1779–1840), Iris ...
, 91 played as a pinch runner with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956, though he played as a pitcher through his entire career. He later served as a baseball head coach for
Campbell High School,
Westmont High School,
San Jose City College, and
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...
from 1960 to 1997.
*February 25 –
José DeLeón
José DeLeón Chestaro (born December 20, 1960) is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillie ...
, 63, a Dominican pitcher played 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos from 1983 to 1995. DeLeón led the National League in strikeouts in 1989 with 201.
*February 28 –
Héctor Ortiz, 54, played four seasons with the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers from 1998 to 2002 before serving as first base, and bullpen coach for the Rangers from 2015 to 2020.
March
*March 3 –
U.L. Washington, 70, a American shortstop who played 11 Major League seasons for three teams from 1977–87 Started his major league career in 1977 with the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
, and later in 1985 with the
Montreal Expos and finished his career in 1987 with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
before retiring in 1988.
*March 3 –
Ed Ott
Nathan Edward Ott (born July 11, 1951), nicknamed "Otter", is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 to 1981, most notably as a member of the Pittsbur ...
, 72, an American catcher played eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels from 1974 to 1981. Ott won a World Series championship with the Pirates in 1979.
See also
*
2024 Major League Baseball season
The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) is scheduled to begin on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea before the regular season proper runs from March 28 to S ...
References
External links
Major League Baseball official website
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