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Old 09-24-2008, 12:07 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by MatthewAllenHanso View Post
Can someone explain roster expansion to me? How many guys do they call up, when and how? Never understood it.
Basically on September 1st, each MLB team is allowed to expand their roster from 25 to as many as 40, although I can't really think of a big league team that's ever called up 15 additional guys.

So in a nutshell, from September 1st until the end of the regular season, your team can be anywhere from 25 to 40 guys. It's a good way for teams out of the race to test out their top prospects since the minor league season ends in September.

The 8 teams that make the postseason then have to get their roster back down to 25 for the playoffs and they can adjust their roster after each series.
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