Lead Story - 3/24/2026

1960 Off Season Schedule

Here is the off season schedule in preparation for the 1960 season, fresh from the league office:

✅Thursday, March 12, 8 AM: Deadline to sign contracts, apply bonus baby tags, and buy out contracts using existing cap space. League year rolls over to 1960 with progressions and rookie imports - real stats year may be changed to 1959.

✅Thursday, March 12, 12 PM: Round 1 of free agency kicks off; pre-ranking of rookies turns on.

✅Friday, March 13, 12 PM: Two-round draft commences. 8 Hours to pick in round 1, 4 hours in round 2.

✅Monday, March 16, 10 AM: Deadline to submit bids for round 1.

✅Monday, March 23, 10 AM: Deadline to submit bids for round 2 of free agency

✅Monday, March 23, 3 PM: Deadline to buy out contracts

✅Monday, March 23, 3 PM: doubling of stats

✅Monday, March 23, 5 PM: Opening Day 1960!

Tuesday, March 24, 5 PM: Deadline to request position changes

Dodgers fail to follow Killebrew's lead in loss

A big game from Harmon Killebrew couldn't lift the Dodgers to victory. Chicago prevailed by a score of 7-6, despite 3 hits and 3 RBIs by Killebrew. | Box

Score whiffs 8 in 5-0 win

Herb Score struckout 8 Baltimore batters in a 5-0 win for the Senators. | Box

Athletics fall to White Sox despite Hoeft's efforts

Billy Hoeft whiffed 8 batters, but the White Sox managed to beat the Athletics, 9-6. | Box

Black whiffs 9 in 5-3 win

Joe Black struckout 9 Boston batters in a 5-3 win for the Yankees. | Box

Runnels powers White Sox to win over Tigers

Pete Runnels blasted 2 homers, lifting the White Sox to a 11-7 win over Detroit. | Box

3/17/2026

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