January 24 - Red Sox Tickets for most games are on-sale.
(Except for Opening Day and Yankees games.)
February 1-21 - Salary arbitration hearings - Phoenix
(The Red Sox have already settled with Pedroia (long-term contract), Youkilis (long-term contract), Papelbon (one year contract) and still need to work out a deal with Javy Lopez).
February 6 - Red Sox truck day
February 9 - Truck arrives in Fort Meyers
February 14 - Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training
February 14 - Mandatory reporting date for players on World
Baseball Classic rosters of China, Japan,
South Korea and Taiwan unless they have reported
directly to their national teams; mandatory reporting
date for pitchers and catchers on provisional rosters
of other WBC teams; voluntary reporting date for non-WBC
pitchers, catchers and injured players.
February 17 - Mandatory reporting date for remaining position players
on WBC rosters; voluntary reporting date for non-WBC
position players
February 22 - Mandatory reporting date for non-WBC players
February 25 - Exhibition Games start
2/25 1pm: Josh Beckett vs. Boston College
2/25 7pm: Tim Wakefield vs. Twins
2/26 1pm: Jon Lester vs. Pirates
2/27 1pm: Michael Bowden at Rays
2/28 1pm: Chris Johnson vs. Northeastern University
2/28 7pm: Clay Bucholz vs. Reds
March 2-11 - Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players
March 5-23 - World Baseball Classic
March 18 - Last day to place a player on unconditional release
waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of
45 days
March 23 - World Baseball Classic Championship Game
at Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles
April 1 - Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a
player without having to pay his full 2008 salary.
April 5 - MLB Opening Day - Atlanta at Philadelphia
April 6 - Red Sox Opening Day - (Home) vs. Tampa Bay.
(The Red Sox open at home for the first time since 2002 and just the second time since 1996.)
June 9-10 - Amateur Draft
July 14 - All-Star Break -
July 14 - All-Star Game - St Louis - Busch Stadium
July 26 - Baseball Hall of Fame Induction - Cooperstown, NY
(Three cheers for Jim Rice - Congrats Jim!!)
July 31 - Last day to trade a player without securing waivers
August 15 - Last day to sign selections from 2009 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.
September 1 - Active rosters expand to 40 players.
October - MLB Playoffs Begin
October - ALDS/NLDS/Wild Card
October - ALCS/NLCS
October - World Series
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