| 2022 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – November 5, 2022[1] |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ABC MLB Network |
| Streaming partner(s) | Apple TV+ Peacock YouTube |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Jackson Holliday |
| Picked by | Baltimore Orioles |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | NL: Paul Goldschmidt (STL) AL: Aaron Judge (NYY) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Houston Astros |
| AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
| NL champions | Philadelphia Phillies |
| NL runners-up | San Diego Padres |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Houston Astros |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
| World Series MVP | Jeremy Peña (HOU) |
The 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) was originally scheduled to begin on March 31 and end on October 2. The 2021–22 lockout caused the season to be delayed by one week, starting on April 7. The regular season ended on October 5. The start of the season was delayed by a lockout of players, which commenced on December 2, 2021, following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).[2] On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal on a five-year CBA, with Opening Day being held on April 7 (delayed from its originally planned March 31), and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA, universal designated hitter was adopted, the postseason was expanded to 12 teams, and the regular season tie-breaker game was eliminated. In November 2021, the Cleveland Indians announced their new team name, the Cleveland Guardians.[3] The 2022 MLB All-Star Game was held on July 19 and hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.[4]
- ^ "Baseball Schedule". New York: MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Manfred, Robert D. (December 2, 2021). "A letter to baseball fans" (Press release). New York: MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (November 19, 2021). "Guardians era officially arrives in Cleveland". New York: MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Shaikin, Bill (July 3, 2020). "Dodgers awarded the 2022 All-Star game after this year's event is canceled". Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Yahoo! Sports.