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Originally Posted by teak88
There was a time in the mid-60's, I think, when the roster was reduced to 27 after Spring Trng for 2-3 wks, then reduced to 25. The idea was to give the teams a bit of extra time in figuring out their rosters, I guess. Lasted only for a yr or two as I recall.
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Actually, it was from 1957-67. Clubs could carry 28 players on the active roster for the first 30 days of the season, then had to cut down to 25. Previously, clubs could carry up to all 40 players for the first 30 days.
The change to 28 was greeted favourably by the minor leagues, as it meant less instability and turnover in their rosters during the opening period of their seasons.
In 1968, MLB adopted a 25-man active limit from opening day (excluding the work stoppage affected seasons of 1990 and 1995).