2024 Miami Marlins calendar

There's so much more to baseball fandom than just knowing the start times for regular season games. As this calendar demonstrates, from January through December, the Miami Marlins have events and milestones worth monitoring and celebrating, and there are deadlines that influence how the 2024 team will be assembled.

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• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Birthdays are included for all players on the Marlins 40-man roster and major league injured list.

More events will be added once their dates are confirmed.

January 11—Deadline to exchange salary arbitration figures

The Marlins have 11 arbitration-eligible players for the 2024 season:

• Luis Arraez
• Anthony Bender
• Christian Bethancourt
• JT Chargois
• Jazz Chisholm Jr.
• Jesús Luzardo
• Steven Okert
• A.J. Puk
• Trevor Rogers
• Jesús Sánchez
• Tanner Scott

January 15—New international signing period opens

• International amateurs ages 16 and up (predominantly from Latin America and the Caribbean) are eligible to sign with MLB teams.
• The Marlins' bonus pool will be $6,520,000. Any signings of $10,000 or less do not count against the pool.
• Although the signing period remains open through December 15, the vast majority of deals will be announced on the first day. These deals are typically agreed upon months if not years in advance.
• Signings can officially begin at 9:00 a.m. ET.

January 22—Jon Berti's birthday (turning 34 years old)

January 26—Marlins FanFest

• The club's annual FanFest will be held at LoanDepot Park from 4:00-10:00 p.m.

February 1—Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s birthday (26)

February 3—Anthony Bender's birthday (29)

February 5—Kaleb Ort's birthday (32)

February 6—Anthony Maldonado's birthday (26)

February 9—Vidal Bruján's birthday (26)

February 15—Marlins pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training

• This date also roughly coincides with the return of the 60-day injured list. Marlins players like Sandy Alcantara who are expected to be sidelined through May 2024 (and beyond) can be transferred to the 60-day IL to create room on the 40-man roster.

February 20—First Marlins full-squad workout

February 22—Spring Training Photo Day

February 24—Grapefruit League opener

• The Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals meet at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
• First pitch at 1:05 p.m.
• The Marlins are scheduled to play 30 Grapefruit League games.

February 26—Peyton Burdick's birthday (27)

March 6—Dane Myers' birthday (28)

March 12—Max Meyer's birthday (25)

March 15—Spring Breakout exhibition

• As part of a new MLB initiative, the Marlins will select 20-25 of their top prospects to face Cardinals prospects in a seven-inning exhibition game at Roger Dean.
• First pitch is at 2:05 p.m.

March 24—George Soriano's birthday (25)

March/April Game Schedule

March 28—Marlins Opening Day

• The Marlins host the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin their 2024 regular season.
• The Marlins' all-time record on Opening Day is 12-19.
• First pitch at 4:10 p.m.

March 29—Triple-A Jacksonville regular season opener

• The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are scheduled to play 144 games. This is their 15th season as a Marlins affiliate and fourth season at the Triple-A level.

April 5—Double-A Pensacola, High-A Beloit and Low-A Jupiter regular season openers

• The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are scheduled to play 138 games. This is their fourth season as a Marlins affiliate.
• The Beloit Sky Carp are scheduled to play 132 games. This is their fourth season as a Marlins affiliate.
• The Jupiter Hammerheads are scheduled to play 132 games. This is their 22nd season as a Marlins affiliate and fourth season at the Low-A level.

April 9—Luis Arraez's birthday (27)

April 10—Jake Burger's birthday (28)

April 13—Edward Cabrera's birthday (26)

April 14—Roddery Muñoz's birthday (24)

April 15—Eury Pérez's birthday (21)

April 25—A.J. Puk's birthday (29)

May Game Schedule

June Game Schedule

June 12—Avisaíl García's birthday (33)

July Game Schedule

July 9—Steven Okert's birthday (33)

July 14-16—MLB Draft

• The Marlins have the 16th, 57th and 72nd overall picks in the draft and the 19th pick in all subsequent rounds.
• This will be Miami's first draft with Frankie Piliere in charge of the amateur scouting department.

July 16—MLB All-Star Game

• Every MLB team is guaranteed to have at least one All-Star representative.
• In 2023, the Marlins' All-Star representatives were Luis Arraez and Jorge Soler.

July 22—Tanner Scott's birthday (30)

July 29—Sixto Sánchez's birthday (26)

July 30—MLB Trade Deadline

• The Marlins have made moves on deadline day each of the last six seasons
• Trades must be submitted for MLB approval by 6:00 p.m. ET

August Game Schedule

August 5—Braxton Garrett's birthday (27)

August 9—Xavier Edwards' birthday (25)

August 14—Josh Bell's birthday (32)

August 18—Andrew Nardi's birthday (26)

August 19—Josh Simpson's birthday (27)

September Game Schedule

September 2—Christian Bethancourt's birthday (33)

September 3—Jacob Amaya's birthday (26)

September 7—Sandy Alcantara's birthday (29)

September 8—Victor Mesa Jr.'s birthday (23)

September 15—5,000th (regular season) game in Marlins history

September 22—Calvin Faucher's birthday (29)

September 30—Jesús Luzardo's birthday (27)

October 1—MLB postseason begins

• The Marlins hope to qualify for the postseason in consecutive years for the first time in franchise history.

October 7—Jesús Sánchez's birthday (27)

October 15—Huascar Brazoban's birthday (35)

October 19—Bryan Hoeing's birthday (28)

First day after World Series—Eligible players become XX( free agents

• If not extended beforehand, Josh Bell and Tanner Scott will be granted free agency.

November 10—Jordan Groshans' birthday (25)

November 11—Nick Fortes' birthday (28)

November 13—Trevor Rogers' birthday (27)

November 14—Deadline for clubs to file reserve lists

• Rule 5 Draft-eligible prospects must be selected to the 40-man roster to be protected from the major league phase of the draft.
• Marlins prospects who will be Rule 5-eligible for the first time in 2024 include Dax Fulton, Patrick Monteverde, Cody Morissette and Paul McIntosh.
• Deadline at 6:00 p.m. ET.

December 3—JT Chargois' birthday (34)

December 15—International signing period closes

December 16—Bryan De La Cruz's birthday (28)

December 17—Ryan Weathers' birthday (25)

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