2026 HOFBL League Schedule

Trading & Waivers - Opens 24 hours after FYPD closes
ARB Salary Freeze Deadline - Non Tender Deadline - 11/21/2025
Roster Decisions - 12/31/2025
Fantrax Dues - 12/31/2025
Qualifying Offer Voting Starts - In progress. Started 1/2/2026.
Free Agency Starts - 2/2/2026
IFA Opens - 3/2/2026
Regular Season Starts - 3/25/2026
MLFAD - 3/31/2026
Trade Deadline - 7/31/2026
FYPD - Monday after the signing deadline (TBD)
End of Regular Season - 8/30/2026
Playoffs Start - 8/31/2026
Playoffs End - 9/27/2026
IFA Ends - 12/18/2026

2025 Playoffs

American League
1. AL East Champion (123-31) 1st round bye
2. AL Central Champion (107-47) 1st round bye
3. AL West Champion (96-58) Matchup with #6
4. #1 Wild Card (99-55) Matchup with #5
5. #2 Wild Card (96-58) Matchup with #4
6. #3 Wild Card (91-63) Matchup with #3

National League
1. NL Central Champion (113-41) 1st round bye
2. NL East Champion (107-47) 1st round bye
3. NL West Champion (89-65) Matchup with #6
4. #1 Wild Card (112-42) Matchup with #5
5. #2 Wild Card (109-45) Matchup with #4
6. #3 Wild Card (85-69) Matchup with #3

Round 1 - Wild Card Round (#3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5)

American League
84.62 vs 175.20
179.23 vs 105.78

National League
153.53 vs 180.85
221.85 vs 124.24


Round 2 - Division Round (#1 vs #4/#5 and #2 vs #3/#6)

American League
118.27 vs 188.75
223.39 vs 146.07

National League
162.63 vs 192.15
120.58 vs 127.11

Round 3 - League Championship

American League
201.12 vs 154.63

National League
227.32 vs 193.35


Round 4 - HOFBL Series

AL Champ...

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Current Playoff standings as of 8/25/2025. Last week of the season.

American League
1st Division Leader - 116-31
2nd Division Leader - 102-45
3rd Division Leader - 95-52
1st Wild Card - 93-54
2nd Wild Card - 91-56
3rd Wild Card - 86-61

In the Hunt
No teams mathematically in the hunt at this point

National League
1st Division Leader - 113-34
2nd Division Leader - 100-47
3rd Division Leader - 86-61
1st Wild Card - 110-37
2nd Wild Card - 105-42
3rd Wild Card - 80-67


In the Hunt
76-71
76-71
75-72

Playoff Structure for Round 1:
- 1st and 2nd Division Winners receive a first round bye.
- 3rd Division Winner vs 3rd Wild Card
- 1st Wild Card vs 2nd Wild Card

Round 2:
- 1st Division winner vs winner of 3rd Division winner vs 3rd Wild Card
- 2nd Division winner vs winner 1st Wild Card vs 2nd Wild Card

Round 3:
AL winners of 1st DiW vs 3DW vs 3WC - ALCS
NL winners of 1st DW vs 3DW vs 3WC - NLCS

Round 4:
ALCS winner vs NLCS Winner - HOFBL World Series

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The 2024 HOFBL and MLB season have concluded. Congratulations again to the on winning the 2024 HOFBL title.

We are now entering the 2025 offseason. Below is some important information you'll need to know for the upcoming offseason:

- Trading is now open.

- ARB contracts will start to be updated after November 22nd. After 11/22, we will use the current salaries on Spotrac for HOFBL ARB 2025 contracts (Estimated or signed amounts).

- A 2025 Check In thread has been created. Please take a minute to confirm you will be returning (or not) for 2025. The Check In thread is here: https://hofbl.com/index.php?topic=1602

- The 2025 League Schedule has been posted. It is here: https://hofbl.com/index.php?topic=1601.0

- Roster decisions (PreArb, ARB, Team Extension, Qualifying Offers) are due by December 31st. Please post your rosters decisions here: https://hofbl.com/index.php?board=60.0

- Here is the list of Expired contracts: https://hofbl.com/index.php?topic=1582.0

- Here are the Team Extension

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2025 HOFBL League Schedule - Tentative

Trading - Opens 24 hours after FYPD closes
ARB Salary Freeze Deadline - Non Tender Deadline - 11/22/2024
Roster Decisions - 12/31/2024
Fantrax Dues - 12/31/2024
Qualifying Offer Voting Starts - 1/20/2025
Free Agency Starts - 2/3/2025
IFA - 3/3/2025
Regular Season Starts - 3/27/2025
MLFAD - 3/31/2025
Trade Deadline - 7/31/2025
FYPD - Monday after the signing deadline (TBD, signing deadline was August 1st in 2024)
End of Regular Season - 8/31/2025
Playoffs Start - 9/1/2025
Playoffs End - 9/28/2025