2022 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 2022 throughout the world.
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International competition
National Team tournaments
- U-12 Baseball World Cup (July)
- U-18 Baseball World Cup (September)
- U-23 Baseball World Cup (October)
Club team tournaments
North American domestic leagues
The 2022 Cleveland Guardians season will be the first under that name for the franchise previously known as the Cleveland Indians.[2]
Other domestic leagues
Summer leagues
- Chinese Professional Baseball League—Taiwan Series: season began April 2
- Dutch League: TBA
- Finnish League: TBA
- French League: TBA
- German League: TBA
- Irish League: TBA
- Italian League: TBA
- KBO League—Korean Series: season began April 2
- Nippon Professional Baseball—Japan Series: season began March 25
- Central League: TBA
- Pacific League: TBA
- Mexican League: TBA
- Spanish League: TBA
Winter leagues
- Australian Baseball League: season cancelled[3]
- Colombian League: Caimanes de Barranquilla[4]
- Cuban National Series: TBA
- Dominican League: Gigantes del Cibao[5]
- Mexican Pacific League: Charros de Jalisco[6]
- Nicaraguan League: Leones de León[7]
- Panamanian League: Astronautas de Los Santos[8]
- Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas[9]
- Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes[10]
Awards and honors
Major League Baseball
- Baseball Hall of Fame honors
In voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), David Ortiz was selected for induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ortiz and other honorees composing the class of 2022 will be honored in ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, scheduled for July 24, 2022.[11]
Events
January
- The year began with Major League Baseball in a work-stoppage, due to the 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout.[12]
- January 9 – Rachel Balkovec was hired as manager of the New York Yankees' Low-A Southeast affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to hold this position in the affiliated minor leagues.[13]
February
- February 18 – the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season begins.
March
- March 1 – Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association fail to meet an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement by the league's imposed 5:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) deadline, thus triggering the cancellation of every team's first two series, a total of 91 games. The cancellations push the league's opening day back to April.[14]
- March 31 – the 2022 Major League Baseball season was originally scheduled to begin.[15]
April
- April 2 – the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is scheduled to begin.[16]
- April 7 – Opening Day of Major League Baseball's 2022 season.
- April 10 – Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki throws a perfect game, the first in 28 years and the 16th in NPB history. Sasaki tied an existing NPB record by striking out 19 batters, and setting a new record by striking out 13 consecutive batters.[17]
- April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day.[15]
June
- June 17–28: 2022 College World Series
July
- July 19: 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
August
- August 18–28: The 2022 Little League World Series will be held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- August 29: Postseason-eligible trading deadline
September
- September 1: MLB active rosters will expand from 26 to 28 players.
- September 7: Induction ceremonies will be held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York
October
- October 2: End of the Major League Baseball regular season
Postseason
- October 4: NL Wild Card Game
- October 5: AL Wild Card Game
- October 7: NLDS Begins
- October 8: ALDS Begins
- October 14: NLCS Begins
- October 15: ALCS Begins
- October 25: 118th World Series
November
- November 2: Game 7 of world series (if necessary)
- November 18: (tenative) Day to file lists for all Major And Minor League Levels
- Immediately after World Series: Eligible players become free agents
- Fifth day after end of World Series: Deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to their eligible players who became free agents
- Sixth day after end of World Series: First Day of free agents may sign contracts with a club other than a former club
- 12th day after end of World Series: Last Day for article xx (B) free agents to accept qualifying offer from a former club (Midnight ET.)
December
- December 5–8: Winter Meetings
- December 8: Rule 5 Draft
Deaths
January
- January 2 – Larry Biittner, 75, outfielder and first baseman in MLB from 1970 to 1983 for five different franchises including the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers.[18]
- January 4 – Jim Corsi, 60, pitched in MLB for five different teams from 1988 to 1999, including three seasons with the Boston Red Sox and three stints with the Oakland Athletics.[19]
- January 27 − Gene Clines, 75, played 10 seasons for four Major League Teams with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and finished his career with Chicago Cubs. In 1979 After his playing career was over he became a hitting coach for the Brewers the Giants and the Cubs.[20]
- January 29 − Jeff Innis, 59, relief pitcher for the New York Mets from 1987–1993.[21]
February
- February 8 – Gerald Williams, 55, outfielder for the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets from 1992–2005.[22]
- February 9 – Jeremy Giambi, 47, former outfielder and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox from 1998–2003.[23]
- February 12 − Calvin Jones, 59, former pitcher for the Seattle Mariners played two seasons for the team from 1991–1992. Jones also played for the China Times Eagles and Chinatrust Whales of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the Taichung Agan of the Taiwan Major League. He finished his career as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[24]
March
- March 10 – Odalis Perez, 44, MLB Pitcher who played 11 seasons for four major league teams he started his major league career in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, and played later for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and finished his major league career in 2008 with the Washington Nationals.[25]
- March 16 – Ralph Terry, 86, MLB Pitcher who played 12 seasons for four Major League Teams Started his major league career in 1956 with the New York Yankees, and played later for the Kansas City A's, Cleveland Indians, and finished his career with the New York Mets in 1967.[26]
- March 16 – Pete Ward, 86, MLB player who played for nine seasons for three MLB teams Baltimore, Chicago White Sox and played later in his career with the New York Yankees. He was born in Montreal in 1937 and he died in Owsego, Oregon in 2022.[27]
April
- April 3 – Tommy Davis, 83, MLB left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland A's, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels.[28]
- April 5 - John Ellis, 73, MLB catcher for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers[29]
- April 10 - Joe Horlen, 84, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics[30]
See also
References
- Woodbury, Evan (February 4, 2022). "Colombia wins Caribbean Series title; will it be the last baseball we see for a while?". mlive.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Bell, Mandy (November 19, 2021). "Guardians era officially arrives in Cleveland". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Australian Baseball League cancels entire 2021–2022 season due to COVID-19". Inside the Games. October 22, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- "Caimanes de Barranquilla will represent Colombia in the Caribbean Series". Today-in-24. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- Casella, Paul and Manny Randhawa (January 22, 2022). "Gigantes del Cibao win LIDOM title". mlb.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Tomateros (1–8) Charros: Resumen de la Final". AS.com (in Spanish). January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- "Leones de León are crowned champions of the Professional League". Viva Nicaragua. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- "Astronautas de Los Santos win Panama's Professional Baseball League". WBSC. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Criollos celebrate their twentieth championship with a caravan". caguascriollos.com/. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Navegantes de Magallanes win Venezuelan Professional Baseball League 2021–2022 title". WBSC.org. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- "2022 Induction Ceremony". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- Griffin, John (January 2, 2022). "Where we stand one month into the lockout". pinstripealley.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- Hoch, Bryan (January 10, 2022). "Rachel Balkovec to manage in Yanks' system". MLB.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- Perry, Dayn; Matt Snyder; Mike Axisa (March 1, 2022). "MLB lockout: Rob Manfred cancels regular season games after owners, MLBPA fail to reach deal". CBS Sports. ViacomCBS. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- "Mark your calendars, 2022 schedule is out". MLB.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- Yang, Chi-fang; Yen, William. "Taiwan's new CPBL baseball season to start in April". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- (Kyodo News)
- Yellon, Al (January 2, 2022). "Former Cubs outfielder Larry Biittner has passed away". bleedcubbieblue.com.
- Sears, Ethan (January 4, 2022). "Jim Corsi, former Red Sox pitcher, dead at 60". New York Post. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- "Former Cubs Player Gene Clines Dies At 75". NBCSports.com. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Harrigan, Thomas (January 30, 2022). "Former Mets Reliever Innis Dies at 59". MLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Hoch, Bryan (February 8, 2022). "Former MLB OF Gerald Williams Dies at 55". MLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Axisa, Mike (February 9, 2022). "Jeremy Giambi, Former MLB Player Who Spent Six Seasons in the Majors, Dies at 47". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Plunkett, Bill (February 14, 2022). "Former Dodgers Scout Calvin Jones Dies". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- "Former Major League Pitcher Odalis Perez Dies After Accident Dominican Republic". ESPN.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- "World Series Hero Ralph Terry Dies In Larned". HaysPost.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- "Pete Ward Major League Baseball Player And Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame Member Dies At 84". Oregonlive.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- "Tommy Davis Two Time Batting Champion Dies At 83". SI.com. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- Hallenbeck, Brian (April 7, 2022). "John Ellis, New London native and former major league baseball player, dies". The Day. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "Cowboy Baseball Hall Of Famer Horlen Passes Away". Oklahoma State University Athletics.
External links
- Major League Baseball official website Archived September 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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