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ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins73% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 73%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 31 daysEstimated: free agents may sign at 5 p.m. ET on the fifth day after the World Series ends (NBC, 2025-26 cycle); MLB.com[2]'s schedule has Game 1 on 23 October and a possible Game 7 on 31 October, so the opening lies between 1 and 5 November 2026. The latest case, 5 November at 5 p.m. ET (22:00Z, after daylight saving ends on 1 November), is used; it moves to the real day once the Series is over.
MLB free agents can sign from 5 p.m. ET on the fifth day after the World Series, headed by Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal, with the collective bargaining agreement expiring on 1 December and a lockout widely expected.
