2022 In Baseball

International competition

National team tournaments

*U-12 Baseball World Cup: United States
* U-15 Baseball World Cup: United States
* U-18 Baseball World Cup: United States
*U-23 Baseball World Cup: Japan
*Baseball5 World Cup: Cuba
* Haarlem Baseball Week: Netherlands

Club team tournaments

* 2022 Caribbean Series: Caimanes de Barranquilla
*European Cup: Parma Baseball Club
* Grand Forks International: Seattle Studs

North American domestic leagues

Major League Baseball

Standings

=American League

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=National League

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Minor League Baseball

*Triple–A
**International League: Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)
**Pacific Coast League: Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks)
***Triple-A National Championship Game: Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)
*Double–A
** Eastern League: Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees)
** Southern League: Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins)
**Texas League: Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers)
*High–A
**Midwest League: South Bend Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
**Northwest League: Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants)
**South Atlantic League: Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays)
*Single–A
**California League: Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres)
**Carolina League: Charleston RiverDogs (Tampa Bay Rays)
**Florida State League: St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets)
*Rookie
**Arizona Complex League: ACL Giants (San Francisco Giants)
**Dominican Summer League: DSL Phillies White (Philadelphia Phillies)
**Florida Complex League: FCL Yankees (New York Yankees)
*Fall League
**Arizona Fall League: Surprise Saguaros

MLB Partner Leagues

*American Association of Professional Baseball: Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
*Atlantic League of Professional Baseball: Lancaster Barnstormers
*Frontier League: Québec Capitales
* Pioneer League: Grand Junction Rockies

Independent baseball leagues

*Empire Professional Baseball League: Tupper Lake Riverpigs
*Pecos League: Roswell Invaders
*United Shore Professional Baseball League: Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers

College baseball

* 2022 College World Series: Ole Miss Rebels
*NCAA Division II: North Greenville Crusaders
*NCAA Division III: Eastern Connecticut Warriors
* NAIA: Southeastern Fire
* Junior College World Series:
**Division I: Central Arizona College
**Division II: Pearl River Community College
**Division III: Herkimer County Community College

Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues

*Appalachian League: Kingsport Axmen
*Cape Cod League: Bourne Braves
*MLB Draft League: West Virginia Black Bears
* New England Collegiate Baseball League: Martha's Vineyard Sharks

Little League

*Senior League World Series: Radamés López Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
* Junior League World Series: Chung Shan Little League (Taichung, Taiwan)
*Intermediate League World Series: Danville Little League (Danville, California)
*Little League World Series: Honolulu Little League (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Other domestic leagues

Summer leagues

*Chinese Professional Baseball LeagueTaiwan Series: CTBC Brothers
*Cuban National Series: Alazanes de Granma
* Dutch LeagueHolland Series: HCAW Bussum
* Finnish League: Espoo Expos
*French League: Huskies de Rouen
* German League: Bonn Capitals
* Irish League: Ashbourne Giants
* Italian League: San Marino Baseball Club
*KBO LeagueKorean Series: SSG Landers
*Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Series: Orix Buffaloes
**Central League: Tokyo Yakult Swallows
**Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes
*Mexican League: Leones de Yucatán
* Spanish League: Tenerife Marlins
* Swedish League: Rättvik Butchers

Winter leagues

*Australian Baseball League: ''season cancelled''
* Colombian League: Caimanes de Barranquilla
* Dominican League: Gigantes del Cibao
*Mexican Pacific League: Charros de Jalisco
* Nicaraguan League: Leones de León
* Panamanian League: Astronautas de Los Santos
* Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas
* Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes

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 were honored in ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, scheduled for July 24, 2022.

Events

January

* The year began with Major League Baseball in a work-stoppage, due to the 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout.
* 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.
* January 25 – David Ortiz is elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in his first year of eligibility.

February

* February 18 – the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season began.

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 (later degraded to postponement) of every team's first two series, a total of 91 games. The cancellations push the league's opening day back to April.
* March 10 – Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agree on new a deal, ending a 99-day lockout.
* March 31 – The 2022 Major League Baseball season was originally scheduled to begin.

April

* April 2 – the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season begins.
* 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.
* April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day.

May

*May 10: Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Reid Detmers throws a complete game no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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
* July 24: Induction ceremonies for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York were held.

August

*August 2 (6p.m. ET): MLB's postseason-eligible deadline for players acquired via trade
*August 18–28: The 2022 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
*August 31: MLB's postseason-eligible deadline for players acquired via waiver claim

September

*September 1: MLB active rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players.

October

*October 5: End of the Major League Baseball regular season

Postseason

*October 7: American League Wild Card Series and National League Wild Card Series began.
*October 11: American League Division Series and National League Division Series began.
*October 18: National League Championship Series began.
*October 19: American League Championship Series began.
*October 28: 2022 World Series began.

November

*November 5: Houston Astros defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the 2022 MLB World Series, for the championship.
*Immediately after World Series: Eligible players became free agents
*November 7: Trading window reopens.
*November 10: Deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to their eligible players who became free agents
*November 11: First Day of free agents may sign contracts with a club other than a former club
*November 17: Last Day for article xx (B) free agents to accept a qualifying offer from a former club (Midnight ET.)

December

*December 5–8: Winter Meetings
*December 8: Rule 5 Draft
*December 30: Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees is named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.

Deaths

January

*January 2 – Larry Biittner, 75, outfielder and first baseman from 1970 to 1983 for four major league franchises who hit .315 with the 1975 Expos, and enjoyed his best season with the 1977 Cubs, batting .298 with 62 RBI.
*January 4 – Jim Corsi, 60, relief pitcher for five major league teams from 1988 to 1999 with three stints for the Athletics, posting a 2.75 ERA in 159 games for the club, including the 1989 championship season; later a broadcaster.
*January 4 – Carl Linhart, 92, Czechoslovakian-born minor league outfielder who appeared in three games for the 1952 Tigers, batted .308 for Eastern League's Albany Senators in 1955.
*January 4 – Tom Matchick, 78, infielder for five American League teams including the 1968 World Series champion Tigers; was 5-time All-Star in minor leagues.
*January 7 – George Gerberman, 79, minor league pitcher who started one game for the 1962 Cubs, was 12-2 for Texas League's Amarillo Sonics in 1966.
*January 8 – Eddie Basinski, 99, middle infielder for the Dodgers and Pirates who hit .262 for Brooklyn in 1945; star for Portland Beavers from 1947 to 1957 elected to Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2006.
*January 8 – Don Dillard, 85, outfielder for the Indians and Braves who hit .272 for Cleveland in 1961, batted .293 over ten minor league seasons.
*January 13 – Cholly Naranjo, 87, Cuban pitcher who made 17 appearances with the 1956 Pirates, pitched nine seasons in Cuban baseball.
*January 16 – Ethan Blackaby, 81, minor league outfielder who played 15 games with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and 1964; general manager of the Phoenix Giants from 1973 to 1986.
*January 16 – Gale Wade, 92, minor league outfielder who played 19 games with the Cubs in 1955 and 1956, led four different minor leagues in steals.
*January 17 – Roger Samuels, 61, relief pitcher for the 1988 Giants and 1989 Pirates.
*January 18 – Vic Roznovsky, 83, catcher for three major league teams including the 1966 World Series champion Orioles.
*January 21 - Bill Harrington, 95, pitcher for the Philadelphia & Kansas City Athletics between 1953 and 1956, MVP of the Southern Association in 1958 after winning 20 games.
*January 25 – David Green, 61, Nicaraguan outfielder and first baseman with the Cardinals and Giants who batted .283 for St. Louis' 1982 World Series champions.
*January 27 − Gene Clines, 75, outfielder who played for four teams throughout the 1970s, batting .308 for the 1971 World Series champion Pirates and .334 the following year, later a coach for 20 seasons with five clubs.
*January 30 − Jeff Innis, 59, relief pitcher for the Mets from 1987 to 1993, posting a 3.05 ERA in 288 games.
*January 31 – Jerry Snyder, 92, middle infielder for the Senators from 1952 to 1958 who hit .339 in 1953.

February

*February 2 – Bill Short, 84, pitcher for five teams in the 1960s who won three games for the 1960 American League champion Yankees after being named MVP of the International League in 1959.
*February 3 – John Sanders, 76, minor league outfielder who appeared in one game for the 1965 Kansas City A's, later coaching the University of Nebraska team for 20 years.
*February 8 – Gerald Williams, 55, outfielder for six teams from 1992 to 2005 who batted .305 for the 1998 Braves and was left fielder on the team's 1999 pennant winners.
*February 9 – Jeremy Giambi, 47, outfielder and first baseman for four teams from 1998 to 2003 who enjoyed his best seasons with A's division champions in 2000 and 2001.
*February 12 − Calvin Jones, 58, relief pitcher for the Mariners in 1991 and 1992 who later played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and Taiwan Major League, also scouting for the Dodgers.
*February 14 – Bob Conley, 88, minor league pitcher who started two games for the 1958 Phillies.
*February 22 – Julio Cruz, 67, second baseman for the Mariners and White Sox from 1977 to 1986 who played a major role in helping Chicago to a division title in 1983.
*February 25 – Al Autry, 69, minor league pitcher who started one game for the 1976 Braves.
*February 27 – Fred Lasher, 80, relief pitcher for four American League teams from 1963 to 1971 including the 1968 World Series champion Tigers.
*February 28 – Ike Delock, 92, pitcher who won 84 games between 1952 and 1963, almost entirely with the Red Sox, winning more than ten games three times.

March

*March 10 – Odalis Pérez, 44, All-Star Dominican pitcher for four major league teams from 1998 to 2008 who won 15 games for the 2002 Dodgers.
*March 16 – Ralph Terry, 86, All-Star pitcher who won 107 games with four teams from 1956 to 1967 and was MVP of the 1962 World Series with the Yankees after leading the American League with 23 wins.
*March 16 – Pete Ward, 86, Canadian utility player for three American League teams from 1962 to 1970 who was runner-up for Rookie of the Year as a third baseman with the 1963 White Sox after batting .295.

April

*April 3 – Tommy Davis, 83, All-Star left fielder who batted .294 with ten teams over 18 season, winning batting titles with the Dodgers in 1962 and 1963, setting the franchise record with 153 RBI in 1962 and helping lead the team to the 1963 World Series title; later joined the Orioles for a pair of division titles.
*April 3 - Willie Tasby, 89, center fielder for four American League teams who batted .281 for 1960 Red Sox, led expansion 1961 Senators in RBI.
*April 5 – John Cumberland, 74, pitcher with four teams from 1968 to 1974 who won nine games for the Giants' 1971 division champions, later a pitching coach for the Red Sox and Royals.
*April 6 – John Ellis, 73, first baseman and catcher for three American League teams from 1969 to 1981 who hit an inside-the-park home run in his major league debut with the Yankees, later creating the Connecticut Cancer Foundation.
*April 8 – Carl Boles, 87, outfielder who batted .375 in 19 games for the Giants' 1962 pennant winners, later playing six seasons in Japan.
*April 9 – Jim Bronstad, 85, minor league pitcher who appeared in 45 games with the 1959 Yankees and 1963-1964 Senators.
*April 10 – Joe Horlen, 84, All-Star pitcher who won 116 games, almost all with the White Sox, and was runner-up for the 1967 Cy Young Award after leading the American League with a 2.06 ERA and throwing a no-hitter; ended his career with the 1972 World Series champion A's.
*April 26 – Luke Allen, 43, minor league outfielder and third baseman who appeared in eight games for the 2002 Dodgers and 2003 Rockies; batted .329 for the Las Vegas 51s in 2002.

May

*May 7 – Mike Adamson, 74, minor league pitcher who appeared in 11 games with the Orioles between 1967 and 1969.
*May 13 - Maurice Fisher, 91, pitcher who made one appearance for the 1955 Redlegs; pitched no-hitter for 1949 Muncie Reds, won 16 games with 1953 Columbia Reds.
*May 14 – David West, 57, pitcher for four major league teams between 1988 and 1998 including the 1991 World Series champion Twins and the 1993 pennant-winning Phillies.
*May 21 – Gordie Windhorn, 88, outfielder for four major league teams between 1959 and 1962, later playing six seasons in Japan.
*May 22 – Don Collins, 69, pitcher for two teams, primarily the 1977 Braves.
*May 23 – Joe Pignatano, 92, catcher for four teams from 1957 to 1962 including the 1959 World Series champion Dodgers, later a coach for 20 years with three clubs including the 1969 World Series champion Mets.
*May 24 – Bob Miller, 86, pitcher for three major league teams between 1953 and 1962, making his debut with the Tigers at age 17; won 14 games for the Southern Association's 1959 pennant-winning Birmingham Barons, and later chairman of the Major League Baseball alumni association.
*May 30 – Costen Shockley, 80, first baseman with the 1964 Phillies and 1965 Angels; coached his son's team to the 1981 Senior League World Series title.

June

*June 1 – Mark Schaeffer, 73, minor league pitcher who made 41 relief appearances for the 1972 Padres; led Carolina League with 226 strikeouts in 1967.
*June 7 – Frank Cipriani, 81, minor league outfielder who played 13 games for the 1961 Kansas City Athletics; won Florida State League batting title in 1960.
*June 18 – Dave Wickersham, 86, pitcher for four major league teams throughout the 1960s who won 19 games for the 1964 Tigers.
*June 20 – Joe Staton, 74, minor league first baseman who appeared in 15 games for the Tigers in 1972 and 1973; won Florida State League batting title in 1970.
*June 23 – Leo Posada, 88, Cuban outfielder who played for the Kansas City Athletics from 1960 to 1962 after hitting .314 with 122 RBI for the 1960 Shreveport Sports, later a minor league manager and scout.

July

*July 6 – Ed Bauta, 87, Cuban relief pitcher for the Cardinals and Mets from 1960 to 1964 who pitched in the Mets' last game at the Polo Grounds and their first in Shea Stadium

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