2021 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTORY ANTHONY CAUSI 1971-2020 SID HARTMAN 1920-2020 MEL ANTONEN 1956-2021 PEDRO GOMEZ 1962-2021 Published by the Major League Baseball Communications Department Designed and edited by: Lydia P. Devlin Information provided by the 30 Major League Clubs and the entities listed. All photos by Getty Images Sport and MLB Photos via Getty Images Sport. Copyright © 2021, The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball TABLE OF CONTENTS 2021 Important Dates 4 PUBLICATIONS MLB Club PR Directory 6 Baseball America 29 Baseball Digest 29 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Sporting News 29 Sports Illustrated 29 Office of the Commissioner 10 Street & Smith’s Sports MLB Communications 12 Business Daily 29 Official Baseball Historian 14 Street & Smith’s Sports MLB Photography 14 Business Journal 30 MLB Broadcasting 14 Time Magazine 30 Baseball Assistance Team 14 USA Today/Sports Weekly 30 MLB International 15 Wall Street Journal 30 Data Operations 15 Arizona Fall League 15 TELEVISION NETWORKS BASEBALL ORGANIZATIONS ESPN, Inc. 31 FOX Sports 32-33 MLB Players Association 16 MLB Network 33-34 MLB Players, Inc. 17 Turner Sports 35 USA Baseball 17 CBS Sports 36 Minor League Baseball 18 CNN Sports 36 World Baseball Softball (WBSC) 19 FOX Sports Regional Network 36 Association of Professional HBO Sports 36 Baseball Players of America 19 NBC Sports 36 MLB Players Alumni Association 20 Sportsnet 36 MLB Umpires Association 20 TSN 37 USA Softball 20 Society for American Baseball RADIO NETWORKS Research (SABR) 21 Elias Sports Bureau 21 ESPN Radio Network 38 National Baseball Hall of Fame Sirius XM Satellite Radio 39 and Museum 22 ABC Sports Radio 40 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 22 AP Broadcast Sports 40 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 22 FOX Sports Radio Network 40 Baseball Writ ers' Association SportsMapRadio 40 of America (BBWAA) 23 Westwood One 40 National Baseball Writers 24 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS Associated Press Sports Editors 27 Agence France-Presse (Photo) 27 Associated Press 27 Associated Press Photo 27 Bloomberg News 27 Canadian Press 27 CBS Newspath 28 CBSSports.com 28 ESPN.com 28 FOXSports/FOXSportsGo.com 28 Getty Images 28 Kyodo News 28 SI.com 28 Thomson Reuters 28 Yahoo! Sports 28 2 2021 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTORY Robert O. Fishel Award 41 MEDIA REGULATIONS AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS Umpire Media Access Policy 230 2021 Club/Media Regulations Baltimore Orioles 42 in English 231 Boston Red Sox 46 Chicago White Sox 52 Cleveland Indians 58 Detroit Tigers 64 Houston Astros 68 Kansas City Royals 72 Los Angeles Angels 76 Minnesota Twins 82 New York Yankees 87 Oakland Athletics 96 Seattle Mariners 103 Tampa Bay Rays 107 Texas Rangers 111 Toronto Blue Jays 118 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS Arizona Diamondbacks 123 Atlanta Braves 128 Chicago Cubs 133 Cincinnati Reds 139 Colorado Rockies 144 Los Angeles Dodgers 148 Miami Marlins 155 Milwaukee Brewers 160 New York Mets 165 Philadelphia Phillies 175 Pittsburgh Pirates 181 St. Louis Cardinals 185 San Diego Padres 189 San Francisco Giants 194 Washington Nationals 202 RETIRED NUMBERS Club Retired Numbers 207 NEWSPAPER/CREDENTIAL INFORMATION Newspaper Directory 211 SCHEDULES MLB Regular Season Schedule 216 Broadcast FOX and FS1 Schedule 228 ESPN Schedule 229 2021 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTORY 3 2021 IMPORTANT DATES Jan. 15 Salary arbitration exchange date. Feb. 1-19 Salary arbitration hearings (if applicable) Feb. 17 The voluntary date on which all pitchers, catchers and injured players on a Major League roster may be invited to Spring Training workouts. Feb. 22 The voluntary date on which all position players on a Major League roster may be invited to Spring Training workouts. Feb. 27 Mandatory date all players must report to Spring Training. March 2 First date to renew Major League contracts. March 11 Last date to renew Major League contracts. March 15 Opening of the International Player Registration Period. March 16 Last date to assign an injured player to a Minor League club, if applicable. March 28 The earliest date that a Club may backdate a placement on the 7-day Injured List March 29 The earliest date that a Club may backdate a placement on the 10-day Injured List. April 1 Opening Day April 4 First date 7-day Injured List players may be reinstated, if applicable. April 8 First date 10-day Injured List players may be reinstated, if applicable. April 11 First date optioned players may be recalled, if applicable. April 15 Jackie Robinson Day May 9 Mother's Day May 15 Earliest date Clubs may re-sign Major League players they released after September 12, 2020; and Armed Forces Day. May 31 First date that players on the 60-day Injured List may be reinstated, if permissible; and Memorial Day. June 2 Lou Gehrig Day June 16 First date Clubs may trade a XX(B) player without his consent. June 20 Father's Day July 4 Start of the Closed Period for the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft; and Independence Day. July 11-13 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft 4 2021 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTORY July 11 2021 All-Star Sunday Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia July 12 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, Atlanta, Georgia July 13 91st All-Star Game, Presented by MasterCard, Truist Park July 25 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Cooperstown, New York July 30 Non-waiver trade deadline, 4:00 p.m. (ET). July 31 New waiver period begins. Aug. 12 MLB at Field of Dreams, Presented by GEICO, Dyersville, Iowa. Aug. 22 MLB Little League Classic, Presented by GEICO, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Aug. 31 Postseason eligibility lists are established at 11:59 pm ET. Sept. 1 Active Major League player limit increased from 26 to 28; and Childhood Cancer Awareness. Sept. 11 September 11 Remembrance Sept. 15 Roberto Clemente Day Oct. 3 Final scheduled day of 2021 Championship Season. Oct. 5 Start of Postseason. Oct. 21 Spirit Day Oct. 26 117th World Series begins. 1st Day After - Eligible players become free agents at 9:00am ET 4th Day After - Last date to request waivers on draft-excluded players until next spring 5th Day After - Last date to reinstate players from the 60-day Injured List - Last date to outright potential Minor League free agent without Major League contract, if permissible (Before 5:00 p.m. ET) - Last date for former Club to tender qualifying offer to players - Free agents may sign with any Club at 5:00 p.m. ET - Minor League players become free agents at 5:00 p.m. ET, if applicable 15th Day After - Last date for player to accept qualifying offer from former Club Nov. 19 Reserve lists for all Major and Minor League levels filed by 6:00 pm ET. Dec. 2 Last date to tender contracts. Dec. 5 Last date to outright a player prior to the Rule 5 Draft. Dec. 5-9 2021 Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida. Dec. 8 2021 Rule 5 Draft Note: These dates will be used unless notified differently. 2021 MEDIA INFORMATION DIRECTORY 5 MLB PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORY ADDRESS PR STAFF OFFICE CELL/HOME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Communications Patrick Courtney (212) 931-7878 (917) 705-7318 1271 Avenue of the Americas Matt Bourne 931-7878 (917) 612-5401 New York, NY 10020 John Blundell 931-7885 (917) 593-7466 (212) 931-7878 Mike Teevan 931-7879 (917) 488-7078 FAX: (212) 949-5405 Steven Arocho 931-7581 (718) 614-3487 Ileana Peña Donovan 931-7875 (917) 655-9792 Donald Muller 931-7883 (516) 314-4605 Lydia Devlin 931-7621 (917) 318-5213 David Hochman 931-7652 (201) 602-2981 Yolayna Alvarez 931-7509 (615) 870-9442 Kerline Batista 931-7899 (347) 998-2049 Paul Koehler 931-7615 (201) 961-4915 Troy Watson 931-7820 (732) 642-9742 Ginger Dillon 931-7553 (201) 232-0431 BALTIMORE ORIOLES Oriole Park Katie Krause (410) 547-6159 (210) 279-6793 at Camden Yards Kailey Adams 547-6167 (513) 543-1421 333 W. 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