2022 Minnesota Twins season

The 2022 Minnesota Twins season was the 62nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 13th season at Target Field and the 122nd overall in the American League. The team finished third in the American League Central with a 78–84 record.

On December 2, 2021, Commissioner 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. 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.

After having a 62–55 record, the Twins would collapse. After dropping their lead in the AL Central, they went 16–29 the rest of the way, having another losing season and eliminating them from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.

Offseason Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.

Rule changes Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.

Roster 2022 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Regular season American League Central

American League Wild Card

Records vs. AL opponents

Game log

Legend Twins win Twins loss PostponementBoldTwins team member

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 8 || Mariners || 1–2 || Ray (1–0) || Ryan (0–1) || Steckenrider (1) || 35,462 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || Mariners || 3–4 || Muñoz (1–0) || Duffey (0–1) || Castillo (1) || 20,867 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 10 || Mariners || 10–4 || Ober (1–0) || Gonzales (0–1) || – || 17,018 || 1–2 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 11 || Mariners || 4–0 || Bundy (1–0) || Flexen (0–1) || – || 12,932 || 2–2 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 12 || Dodgers || 2–7 || Hudson (1–0) || Pagán (0–1) || – || 16,732 || 2–3 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 13 || Dodgers || 0–7 || Kershaw (1–0) || Paddack (0–1) || – || 17,101 || 2–4 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Ryan (1–1) || Pivetta (0–2) || – || 36,266 || 3–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 0–4 || Houck (1–0) || Gray (0–1) || – || 34,990 || 3–5 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 1–8 || Strahm (1–0) || Ober (1–1) || – || 28,858 || 3–6 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Bundy (2–0) || Hill (0–1) || – || 32,514 || 4–6 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 19 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Garrett (1–0) || Duffey (0–2) || Staumont (2) || 10,303 || 4–7 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 20 || @ Royals || 0–2 || Lynch (1–1) || Paddack (0–2) || Barlow (1) || 8,969 || 4–8 || L2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 21 || @ Royals || 1–0 || Ryan (2–1) || Greinke (0–1) || Pagán (1) || 15,540 || 5–8 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 22 || White Sox || 2–1 || Duffey (1–2) || Graveman (0–1) || Pagán (2) || 14,257 || 6–8 || W2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 23 || White Sox || 9–2 || Bundy (3–0) || Velasquez (0–2) || – || 16,686 || 7–8 || W3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 24 || White Sox || 6–4 || Smith (1–0) || Hendriks (0–2) || – || 16,197 || 8–8 || W4 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 26 || Tigers || 5–4 || Jax (1–0) || Soto (1–1) || – || 11,803 || 9–8 || W5 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 27 || Tigers || 5–0 || Ryan (3–1) || Pineda (1–1) || – || 11,829 || 10–8 || W6 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 28 || Tigers || 7–1 || Stashak (1–0) || Skubal (1–2) || Jax (1) || 19,365 || 11–8 || W7 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 29 || @ Rays || 1–6 || Kluber (1–1) || Bundy (3–1) || – || 9,928 || 11–9 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 30 || @ Rays || 9–1 || Stashak (2–0) || McClanahan (1–2) || – || 18,846 || 12–9 || W1

|- style=background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 1 || @ Rays || 9–3 || Winder (1–0) || Fleming (2–3) || – || 14,830 || 13–9 || W2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 2 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Paddack (1–2) || Baker (1–1) || Durán (1) || 7,427 || 14–9 || W3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 3 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Thielbar (1–0) || Krehbiel (1–3) || – || 6,678 || 15–9 || W4 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 4 || @ Orioles || 4–9 || Pérez (1–0) || Bundy (3–2) || – || 7,466 || 15–10 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 3–5 || López (3–1) || Durán (0–1) || – || 8,652 || 15–11 || L2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 6 || Athletics || 2–1 || Winder (2–0) || Logue (1–1) || Pagán (3) || 17,509 || 16–11 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 7 || Athletics || 1–0 || Jax (2–0) || Kaprielian (0–2) || Durán (2) || 22,272 || 17–11 || W2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 8 || Athletics || 4–3 || Stashak (3–0) || Jefferies (1–5) || Pagán (4) || 14,295 || 18–11 || W3 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 10 || Astros || 0–5 || Verlander (4–1) || Ryan (3–2) || – || 16,156 || 18–12 || L1 |- style=background:#bbb;" | — || May 11 || Astros || colspan=7| SUSP., RAIN; resuming May 12 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 12 || Astros || 3–11 || Abreu (2–0) || Archer (0–1) || – || || 18–13 || L2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 12 || Astros || 0–5 || García (3–1) || Winder (2–1) || – || 16,918 || 18–14 || L3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 13 || Guardians || 12–8 || Jax (3–0) || Civale (1–3) || – || 18,711 || 19–14 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 14 || Guardians || 2–3 || Sandlin (3–1) || Cotton (0–1) || Clase (7) || 22,939 || 19–15 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 15 || Guardians || 3–1 || Ryan (4–2) || McKenzie (2–3) || Pagán (5) || 19,850 || 20–15 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 16 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Cano (1–0) || Logue (2–2) || Duffey (1) || 3,138 || 21–15 || W2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 17 || @ Athletics || 2–5 || Jackson (1–1) || Winder (2–2) || Jiménez (7) || 3,640 || 21–16 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 18 || @ Athletics || 14–4 || Gray (1–1) || Jefferies (1–7) || – || 7,106 || 22–16 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 20 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Smeltzer (1–0) || Lynch (2–3) || Pagán (6) || 25,337 || 23–16 || W2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 21 || @ Royals || 9–2 || Ryan (5–2) || Keller (1–4) || – || 17,893 || 24–16 || W3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 22 || @ Royals || 7–6 || Duffey (2–2) || Staumont (1–1) || Durán (3) || 15,482 || 25–16 || W4 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 23 || Tigers || 5–4 || Pagán (1–1) || Chafin (0–1) || – || 16,361 || 26–16 || W5 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 24 || Tigers || 2–0 || Gray (2–1) || Brieske (0–4) || Durán (4) || 17,882 || 27–16 || W6 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 25 || Tigers || 2–4 || Lange (1–1) || Megill (0–1) || Chafin (1) || 20,375 || 27–17 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 26 || Royals || 2–3 || Staumont (2–1) || Duffey (2–3) || Barlow (5) || 17,657 || 27–18 || L2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 27 || Royals || 10–7 || Megill (1–1) || Keller (1–5) || Pagán (7) || 21,841 || 28–18 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 28 || Royals || 3–7 || Singer (2–0) || Archer (0–2) || – || 22,249 || 28–19 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 29 || Royals || 7–3 || Gray (3–1) || Greinke (0–4) || – || 27,195 || 29–19 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 30 || @ Tigers || 5–7 || Jiménez (2–0) || Smith (1–1) || Soto (9) || 15,191 || 29–20 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || Smeltzer (2–0) || García (0–1) || – || 11,756 || 30–20 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 0–4 || Peralta (2–0) || Sands (0–1) || – || 12,122 || 30–21 || L1

|- style=background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 0–5 || Skubal (4–2) || Ober (1–2) || – || 13,211 || 30–22 || L2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 2 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || Lange (3–1) || Pagán (1–2) || Soto (10) || 17,972 || 30–23 || L3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 3 || @ Blue Jays || 9–3 || Cotton (1–1) || Kikuchi (2–2) || – || 27,753 || 31–23 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 4 || @ Blue Jays || 3–12 || Berríos (4–2) || Bundy (3–3) || – || 36,987 || 31–24 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 5 || @ Blue Jays || 8–6 || Cotton (2–1) || Gausman (5–4) || Morán (1) || 34,088 || 32–24 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || Yankees || 4–10 || Luetge (2–2) || Sands (0–2) || – || 27,643 || 32–25 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 8 || Yankees || 8–1 || Archer (1–2) || Cortés Jr (5–2) || – || 22,286 || 33–25 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || Yankees || 7–10 || Castro (3–0) || Durán (0–2) || Holmes (9) || 26,646 || 33–26 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 10 || Rays || 9–4 || Smeltzer (3–0) || Rasmussen (5–3) || – || 23,761 || 34–26 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 11 || Rays || 6–5 || Megill (2–1) || Baz (0–1) || Pagán (8) || 22,741 || 35–26 || W2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 12 || Rays || 0–6 || Springs (3–2) || Sands (0–3) || – || 25,350 || 35–27 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 13 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Thielbar (2–0) || Flexen (2–8) || Pagán (9) || 12,749 || 36–27 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 14 || @ Mariners || 0–5 || Gilbert (7–2) || Ryan (5–3) || – || 13,019 || 36–28 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 15 || @ Mariners || 5–0 || Jax (4–0) || Gonzales (3–7) || – || 15,329 || 37–28 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–7 || Bumgarner (3–6) || Smeltzer (3–1) || – || 26,351 || 37–29 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–1 || Bundy (4–3) || Weaver (1–1) || – || 24,338 || 38–29 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–7 || Kelly (6–4) || Archer (1–3) || – || 30,690 || 38–30 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 21 || Guardians || 5–6 || Stephan (3–2) || Jax (4–1) || Clase (16) || 22,341 || 38–31 || L2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 22 || Guardians || 10–11 || Hentges (1–0) || Jax (4–2) || Clase (17) || 25,604 || 38–32 || L3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 23 || Guardians || 1–0 || Smeltzer (4–1) || Plesac (2–5) || Thielbar (1) || 24,989 || 39–32 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 24 || Rockies || 0–1 || Márquez (4–5) || Bundy (4–4) || Bard (15) || 24,463 || 39–33 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 25 || Rockies || 6–0 || Archer (2–3) || Senzatela (3–4) || – || 24,578 || 40–33 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 26 || Rockies || 6–3 || Ryan (6–3) || Feltner (1–3) || Durán (5) || 28,048 || 41–33 || W2 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 27 || @ Guardians || 11–1 || Gray (4–1) || McKenzie (4–6) || — || 12,554 || 42–33 || W3 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 28 || @ Guardians || 2–3 || Hentges (2–0) || Pagán (1–3) || Clase (18) || 12,442 || 42–34 || L1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 28 || @ Guardians || 6–0 || Winder (3–2) || Pilkington (1–1) || – || 12,145 || 43–34 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;"