The 2022 Oakland Athletics season was the 122nd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League. It was their 55th season in Oakland, which surpassed the amount of seasons they played in their original home of Philadelphia (54 seasons). On November 1, 2021, Bob Melvin was hired away from the A's by the San Diego Padres for their manager position. Mark Kotsay was named as Melvin's successor on December 21, 2021.

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 8. 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.

The A’s were gutted ahead of the season after trading away key players such as Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Chris Bassitt, and Sean Manaea. Owing to this, they failed to improve on their 86–76 record from the previous season. On September 7, they were the first American League team to be eliminated from playoff contention.

The A's also had a poor offensive season as well, batting only .216 as a team and finishing at or near the bottom of the AL in every other offensive category as well. The pitching staff faltered as well, posting a team 4.52 ERA and finishing near the bottom of the AL in most pitching categories.

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.

Transactions Acquired RHPs J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller from the New York Mets for RHP Chris Bassitt. Acquired C Shea Langeliers, OF Cristian Pache, and RHPs Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes from the Atlanta Braves for 1B Matt Olson. Acquired 3B Kevin Smith, RHP Gunnar Hoglund, and LHPs Zach Logue and Kirby Snead from the Toronto Blue Jays for 3B Matt Chapman. Acquired RHP Adrián Martínez and infielder Euribiel Angeles from the San Diego Padres for LHP Sean Manaea and RHP Aaron Holiday.

Season standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 8 || @ Phillies || 5–9 || Nola (1–0) || Montas (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 44,232 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Gibson (1–0) || Irvin (0–1) || Knebel (1) || Citizens Bank Park || 41,622 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Jefferies (1–0) || Falter (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 33,507 || 1–2 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 11 || @ Rays || 13–2 || Blackburn (1–0) || Patiño (0–1) || — || Tropicana Field || 9,139 || 2–2 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 12 || @ Rays || 8–9 || Thompson (1–0) || Trivino (0–1) || — || Tropicana Field || 7,588 || 2–3 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 13 || @ Rays || 4–2 || Montas (1–1) || McClanahan (0–1) || Trivino (1) || Tropicana Field || 8,954 || 3–3 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 14 || @ Rays || 6–3 || Irvin (1–1) || Fleming (1–1) || Jiménez (1) || Tropicana Field || 8,287 || 4–3 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 15 || @ Blue Jays || 1–4 || Cimber (3–0) || Jefferies (1–1) || Romano (5) || Rogers Centre || 35,415 || 4–4 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 16 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Jiménez (1–0) || Merryweather (0–2) || Trivino (2) || Rogers Centre || 32,330 || 5–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 17 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Manoah (2–0) || Oller (0–1) || Romano (6) || Rogers Centre || 27,490 || 5–5 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 18 || Orioles || 5–1 || Montas (2–1) || Krehbiel (1–1) || — || Oakland Coliseum || 17,503 || 6–5 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 19 || Orioles || 2–1 || Logue (1–0) || Baumann (1–1) || Jackson (1) || Oakland Coliseum || 3,748 || 7–5 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 20 || Orioles || 0–1 || Lyles (1–1) || Jefferies (1–2) || López (2) || Oakland Coliseum || 2,703 || 7–6 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 21 || Orioles || 6–4 || Blackburn (2–0) || Wells (0–2) || Jiménez (2) || Oakland Coliseum || 4,429 || 8–6 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 22 || Rangers || 1–8 || Otto (1–0) || Oller (0–2) || — || Oakland Coliseum || 7,012 || 8–7 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 23 || Rangers || 0–2 || Burke (1–0) || Montas (2–2) || Bush (1) || Oakland Coliseum || 9,120 || 8–8 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 24 || Rangers || 2–0 || Irvin (2–1) || Howard (0–1) || Jiménez (3) || Oakland Coliseum || 11,083 || 9–8 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 26 || @ Giants || 2–8 || Rodón (3–0) || Jefferies (1–3) || — || Oracle Park || 32,898 || 9–9 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 27 || @ Giants || 1–0 || Blackburn (3–0) || Long (0–1) || Jiménez (4) || Oracle Park || 32,014 || 10–9 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 29 || Guardians || 8–9 || Stephan (2–0) || Acevedo (0–1) || Clase (3) || Oakland Coliseum || 12,910 || 10–10 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 30 || Guardians || 1–3 || Sandlin (1–1) || Jiménez (1–1) || Clase (4) || Oakland Coliseum || 6,707 || 10–11 || L2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 1 || Guardians || 3–7 || McKenzie (1–2) || Kaprielian (0–1) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 14,945 || 10–12 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 2 || Rays || 1–6 || Rasmussen (2–1) || Jefferies (1–4) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 2,488 || 10–13 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 3 || Rays || 7–10 || Kittredge (2–0) || Trivino (0–2) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 2,815 || 10–14 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 4 || Rays || 0–3 || Feyereisen (2–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Kittredge (4) || Oakland Coliseum || 4,838 || 10–15 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 6 || @ Twins || 1–2 || Winder (2–0) || Logue (1–1) || Pagán (3) || Target Field || 17,509 || 10–16 || L7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 7 || @ Twins || 0–1 || Jax (2–0) || Kaprielian (0–2) || Durán (2) || Target Field || 22,272 || 10–17 || L8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 8 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Stashak (3–0) || Jefferies (1–5) || Pagán (4) || Target Field || 14,295 || 10–18 || L9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 9 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Blackburn (4–0) || Pineda (1–2) || Jiménez (5) || Comerica Park || 12,674 || 11–18 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 10 || Tigers || 0–6 || Skubal (2–2) || Montas (2–3) || – || Comerica Park || 13,844 || 11–19 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Martínez (1–0) || Faedo (0–1) || – || Comerica Park || 13,844 || 12–19 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 11 || @ Tigers || 9–0 || Logue (2–1) || Wentz (0–1) || – || Comerica Park || 15,375 || 13–19 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 12 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Puk (1–0) || Fulmer (1–2) || Jiménez (6) || Comerica Park || 17,565 || 14–19 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 13 || Angels || 0–2 || Silseth (1–0) || Jefferies (1–6) || Iglesias (8) || Oakland Coliseum || 13,992 || 14–20 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 14 || Angels || 4–3 || Trivino (1–1) || Iglesias (1–2) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 12,719 || 15–20 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 14 || Angels || 1–9 || Lorenzen (4–2) || Oller (0–3) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 7,737 || 15–21 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 15 || Angels || 1–4 || Sandoval (2–1) || Montas (2–4) || Herget (1) || Oakland Coliseum || 14,668 || 15–22 || L2 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 16 || Twins || 1–3 || Cano (1–0) || Logue (2–2) || Duffey (1) || Oakland Coliseum || 3,138 || 15–23 || L3 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 17 || Twins || 5–2 || Jackson (1–1) || Winder (2–2) || Jiménez (7) || Oakland Coliseum || 3,640 || 16–23 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 18 || Twins || 4–14 || Gray (1–1) || Jefferies (1–7) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 7,106 || 16–24 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 20 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Moll (1–0) || Silseth (1–1) || Jiménez (8) || Angel Stadium || 32,422 || 17–24 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 21 || @ Angels || 3–5 || Lorenzen (5–2) || Kolarek (0–1) || Iglesias (9) || Angel Stadium || 39,045 || 17–25 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 22 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Sandoval (3–1) || Irvin (2–2) || Iglesias (10) || Angel Stadium || 40,042 || 17–26 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Gonzales (3–4) || Logue (2–3) || Sewald (2) || T-Mobile Park || 14,415 || 17–27 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Moll (2–0) || Misiewicz (0–1) || Jiménez (9) || T-Mobile Park || 14,797 || 18–27 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 25 || @ Mariners || 4–2 || Blackburn (5–0) || Ray (4–5) || Jiménez (10) || T-Mobile Park || 15,856 || 19–27 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 26 || Rangers || 1–4 || Bush (2–1) || Trivino (1–3) || Barlow (8) || Oakland Coliseum || 3,203 || 19–28 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 27 || Rangers || 5–8 || Moore (2–0) || Jiménez (1–2) || Santana (1) || Oakland Coliseum || 5,010 || 19–29 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 28 || Rangers || 4–11 || Hearn (3–3) || Logue (2–4) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 6,502 || 19–30 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 29 || Rangers || 6–5 || Jiménez (2–2) || Martin (0–4) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 8,342 || 20–30 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || Astros || 1–5 || Valdez (5–2) || Blackburn (5–1) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 8,753 || 20–31 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 31 || Astros || 1–3 || Montero (3–0) || Montas (2–5) || Pressly (9) || Oakland Coliseum || 3,469 || 20–32 || L2

|- style=background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 1 || Astros || 4–5 || Abreu (3–0) || Jiménez (2–3) || Pressly (10) || Oakland Coliseum || 5,189 || 20–33 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 3 || Red Sox || 2–7 || Eovaldi (3–2) || Kaprielian (0–3) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 17,852 || 20–34 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 4 || Red Sox || 0–8 || Pivetta (5–4) || Blackburn (5–2) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 14,796 || 20–35 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 5 || Red Sox || 2–5 || Hill (2–3) || Montas (2–6) || – || Oakland Coliseum || 12,084 || 20–36 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Wright (6–3) || Trivino (1–4) || Jansen (15) || Truist Park || 33,981 || 20–37 || L7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 8 || @ Braves || 2–13 || Anderson (5–3) || Koenig (0–1) || – || Truist Park || 42,075 || 20–38 || L8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || @ Guardians || 4–8 || De Los Santos (1–0) || Trivino (1–5) || – || Progressive Field || 12,995 || 20–39 || L9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Guardians || 2–3 || Gose (2–0) || Jiménez (2–4) || – || Progressive Field || 21,311 || 20–40 || L10 |- style="background:#bfb;"