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2024 in baseball

See also: 2024 Major League Baseball season, 2024 KBO League season, and 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The following are the baseball events of the year 2024 throughout the world.

International competition

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National Team tournaments

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Club team tournaments

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North American domestic leagues

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Major League Baseball

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Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball season
Wild Card Series
(ALWCS, NLWCS) 		Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
1 NY Yankees 3
4 Baltimore 0 5 Kansas City 1
5 Kansas City 2 American League1 NY Yankees 4
2 Cleveland 1
2 Cleveland 3
3 Houston 0 6 Detroit 2
6 Detroit 2 AL1 NY Yankees 1
NL1 LA Dodgers 4
1 LA Dodgers 3
4 San Diego 2 4 San Diego 2
5 Atlanta 0 National League1 LA Dodgers 4
6 NY Mets 2
2 Philadelphia 1
3 Milwaukee 1 6 NY Mets 3
6 NY Mets 2

Minor League Baseball

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Independent baseball leagues

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College Baseball

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Colliegiate Summer Baseball Leagues

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Little League

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Other domestic leagues

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Summer leagues

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Winter leagues

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Awards

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Major League Baseball

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Korean Baseball League

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Events

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January

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February

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  • February 14: Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training
  • February 16: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season 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

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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October 1: 2024 KBO League regular season ends

KBO Postseason

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October 2: 2024 KBO League postseason begins

  • October 2: Wild Card Game begins
  • October 5: Semi-playoff begins
  • Playoff begins

MLB Postseason

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November

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  • 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

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Deaths

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January

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  • January 3 – Billy Gardner, 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.[74]
  • 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.[75]
  • January 19 – Red Swanson, 87, played 43 games (42 as a pitcher) from 1955 to 1957 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • January 21 – Steve Staggs, 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.[76]
  • January 31
    • Al McBean, 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, 91, played two seasons with the San Francisco Giants in 1963 and 1964.

February

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  • 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, 89, served as a bullpen coach for the California Angels in 1995 and 1996.
  • February 4 – Brant Alyea, 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, 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, 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 (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 from 1978 to 2004.
  • February 20 – Larry Demery, 67, played as a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1974 to 1977.
  • February 24 – John Oldham, 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 from 1960 to 1997.
  • February 25 – José DeLeón, 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

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  • March 3 – U.L. Washington, 70, an 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, and later in 1985 with the Montreal Expos and finished his career in 1987 with the Pittsburgh Pirates before retiring in 1988.
  • March 3 – Ed Ott, 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.
  • March 12 – Bill Plummer, 76, an American catcher played 11 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Seattle Mariners from 1968 to 1978. Plummer later served as coach and manager for the Mariners in 1982 to 1983 , and from 1988 to 1992 and for the Rockies in 1993 and 1994. Plummer won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976.
  • March 14 – Mike Lude, 101, served as a baseball coach for the Maine Black Bears, in 1950 and 1951. Lude would later serve as a football coach for the Colorado State Rams from 1962 to 1969.
  • March 14 – Jim McAndrew, 80, an American pitcher played seven seasons with the New York Mets and San Diego Padres from 1968 to 1974. McAndrew won a World Series championship with the Mets in 1969.
  • March 22 – Chuck Seelbach, 76, an American pitcher played four seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1971 to 1974.
  • March 23 – Peter Angelos, 94, American lawyer and baseball executive, owner of the Baltimore Orioles from 1993 to 2023.

April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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See also

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References

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