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

Carey delivers in clutch, Tigers win

Andy Carey drove in 5 runs, carrying Detroit to a 12-2 victory over the Athletics. Charlie Silvera of the Tigers had 5 hits in the game. Clem Labine struckout 8 Kansas City batters in the contest. | Box

Mantle blasts off, leads Phillies to win

Mickey Mantle blasted 2 homers, lifting the Phillies to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. | Box

Tigers find a way to survive Simmons

Hits were hard to come by against Curt Simmons last night, but the Tigers pushed across enough to defeat the Athletics, 3-1. Simmons allowed just 4 hits over 9 innings in the loss. | Box

Big game for Belardi lifts Reds to victory

Wayne Belardi drove in 4 runs, carrying Cincinnati to a 6-4 victory over the Braves. Del Ennis recorded 4 hits. | Box

Conley tosses shutout for Dodgers

Chicago is hoping not to see Gene Conley again for a long while. Conley went the distance, leading Los Angeles to a 8-0 victory. | Box

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