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

Nichols baffles Athletics, Indians win

Chet Nichols struckout 8 Kansas City batters in a 4-2 win for the Indians. | Box

Richardson blanks Pittsburgh with 8-0 shutout

Pittsburgh is hoping not to see Gene Richardson again for a long while. Richardson went the distance, leading Cincinnati to a 8-0 victory. | Box

Bell in the zone for victorious Phillies

Gus Bell's hot bat helped the Phillies to a 9-2 win over the Braves. Bell collected 4 hits in the game. | Box

Gilliam powers Cubs to win over Cardinals

Jim Gilliam blasted 2 homers, lifting the Cubs to a 9-6 win over St. Louis. Wally Post had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Chicago while recording 3 hits. | Box

Bailey powers Orioles to win over Yankees

Ed Bailey blasted 2 homers, lifting the Orioles to a 10-4 win over New York. | Box

3/17/2026

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