Designated for assignment: Difference between revisions

'''Designated for assignment''' ('''DFA''') is a contractual term used in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref>{{cite news |title=Talking baseball: What exactly does designated for assignment mean?|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20120220/SPORTS/302209996|newspaper=[[Providence Journal]] |access-date=July 26, 2016|date=February 20, 2012}}</ref> A player who is designated for assignment is immediately removed from the team's [[40-man roster]], after which the team must, within seven days after the date of designation,{{efn|Prior to 2017, the time limit was 10 days.}} return the player to the 40-man roster, place the player on [[Waivers (MLB)|waivers]], trade the player, release the player, or outright the player from the 40-man roster into [[Minor League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/1/4/703125/the-40-man-roster-how-does |title=The 40-Man Roster: How Does It Work? |publisher=Brew Crew Ball |date=2009-01-04 |access-date=2013-02-26}}</ref>