| 2022 Texas Rangers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Globe Life Field | |
| City | Arlington | |
| Record | 68–94 (.420) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson | |
| Managers | Chris Woodward - released August 15, 2022 Tony Beasley interim manager as of August 15, 2022 | |
| Television | Bally Sports Southwest (Dave Raymond, C.J. Nitkowski, Tom Grieve, Dave Valle) | |
| Radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Dave Raymond) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2022 Texas Rangers season was the 62nd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 51st in Arlington as the Rangers, and the third season at Globe Life Field. As the club's 51st season in Arlington, the 2022 season also marked the 50th anniversary of the team's first season as the Texas Rangers in 1972.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7.[1] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[2]
The Rangers became the first team in history to be strikeout victims of two immaculate innings pitched in the same game on June 15, by Luis García and Phil Maton of the Houston Astros. It was also the first occasion in major league history two immaculate innings were pitched on the same date. On July 31, Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels hurled another immaculate inning against the Rangers, joining the 1979 San Francisco Giants as the only teams to have three while batting.
On August 15, 2022, the Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward after a 51–63 record through 114 games. Tony Beasley was named interim manager for the remainder of the season.[3] On September 14, the Rangers set a new club record for losses by one-run with 32 (with only 13 wins by one run).[4]
On August 17, 2022, the Rangers fired President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels. Chris Young, who was named general manager in 2020 to take over the role from Daniels, was named the new club president.[5]
Although the Rangers missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive season, they did improve on their record from the previous season by finishing 68–94 and fourth in the American League West.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Passan, Jeff (August 15, 2022). "Texas Rangers fire manager Chris Woodward amid season of dissatisfactory progress". Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ @Evan_P_Grant (September 15, 2022). "It was only a matter of time. This was Rangers 32nd one-run loss, setting new Texas record for most one-run losses…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Osborne, Ryan (August 17, 2022). "Cleaning house: Texas Rangers fire longtime exec Jon Daniels, 2 days after ousting manager". Retrieved August 18, 2022.