MiLB important dates

97th day of not being home and baseball is commingled up fast.IMPORTANT DATES

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Pitchers and catchers begin reporting to Spring Training

MARCH 1, 2016

Grapefruit and Cactus League play begins

MARCH 22, 2016

Parent club exhibition game
Los Angeles Angels at Salt Lake Bees

MARCH 30, 2016

Parent club exhibition game
San Francisco Giants at Sacramento River Cats

MARCH 31, 2016

Parent club exhibition game
San Diego Padres at El Paso Chihuahuas

APRIL 1, 2016

Mexican League season begins

APRIL 2, 2016

Parent club exhibition game
Milwaukee Brewers at Biloxi Shuckers

APRIL 7, 2016

Minor League Baseball Opening Day for full-season leagues

APRIL 15, 2016

Jackie Robinson Celebration Game
Brevard County Manatees vs. St. Lucie Mets at Vero Beach, Florida

JUNE 1, 2016

21st Annual Rickwood Classic, Birmingham, Alabama

JUNE 9-11, 2016

First-Year Player Draft

JUNE 17, 2016

New York-Penn League season begins
Northwest League season begins
Pioneer League season begins

JUNE 18, 2016

Florida State League All-Star Game, Fort Myers, Florida

JUNE 20, 2016

Arizona Rookie League season begins

JUNE 21, 2016

California/Carolina All-Star Game, Lake Elsinore, California
Midwest League All-Star Game, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
South Atlantic League All-Star Game, Lexington, Kentucky
Southern League All-Star Game, Pearl, Mississippi

JUNE 23, 2016

Appalachian League season begins

JUNE 24, 2016

Gulf Coast League season begins

JUNE 28, 2016

Texas League All-Star Game, Springfield, Missouri

JULY 2, 2016

International free agent signing period begins

JULY 10, 2016

Futures Game, San Diego

JULY 13, 2016

Eastern League All-Star Game, Akron, Ohio
Triple-A All-Star Game, Charlotte, North Carolina

JULY 15, 2016

Deadline for signing 2016 draftees

AUG. 2, 2016

Northwest/Pioneer League All-Star Game, Ogden, Utah

AUG. 16, 2016

New York-Penn League All-Star Game, Fishkill, New York

SEPT. 20, 2016

Triple-A National Championship Game, Memphis, Tennessee

SEPT. 27-29, 2016

Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama

DEC. 4-7, 2016

PBEO Job Fair, National Harbor, Maryland

DEC. 5-8, 2016

Baseball Winter Meetings, National Harbor, Maryland

DEC. 5-7, 2016

Baseball Trade Show, National Harbor, Maryland

DEC. 8, 2016

Rule 5 Draft, National Harbor, Maryland