2022 Tampa Bay Rays season

The 2022 Tampa Bay Rays season was the 25th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and their 15th as the Rays. The Rays played their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball's American League East.

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. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be canceled due to the lockout, the agreement provided for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.

The Rays finished in third place in their division, qualifying for the playoffs as the final wild card in the American League. They lost to the Cleveland Guardians in a two-game sweep in the ALWCS.

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.

Season standings American League East

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log Regular season

Legend Rays win Rays loss PostponementBoldRays team member

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 8 || Orioles || 2–1 || Kittredge (1–0) || López (0–1) || Raley (1) || 25,025 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 9 || Orioles || 5–3 || Fleming (1–0) || Lyles (0–1) || Kittredge (1) || 15,615 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 10 || Orioles || 8–0 || Springs (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || 14,100 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Athletics || 2–13 || Blackburn (1–0) || Patiño (0–1) || — || 9,139 || 3–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12 || Athletics || 9–8 || Thompson (1–0) || Trivino (0–1) || — || 7,588 || 4–1 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 13 || Athletics || 2–4 || Montas (1–1) || McClanahan (0–1) || Trivino (1) || 8,954 || 4–2 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 14 || Athletics || 3–6 || Irvin (1–1) || Fleming (1–1) || Jiménez (1) || 8,287 || 4–3 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 15 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Cease (2–0) || Rasmussen (0–1) || Hendriks (3) || 19,009 || 4–4 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 16 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || López (2–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Hendriks (4) || 27,113 || 4–5 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 17 || @ White Sox || 9–3 || Mazza (1–0) || Velasquez (0–1) || — || 17,798 || 5–5 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Thompson (2–0) || Adam (0–1) || Robertson (4) || 26,615 || 5–6 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 19 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Fleming (2–1) || Steele (1–1) || Kittredge (2) || 26,568 || 6–6 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Beeks (1–0) || Stroman (0–2) || — || 26,167 || 7–6 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 22 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Wacha (1–0) || Kluber (0–1) || Barnes (1) || 16,902 || 7–7 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 23 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Wisler (1–0) || Robles (1–1) || — || 19,137 || 8–7 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 24 || Red Sox || 5–2 || McClanahan (1–1) || Valdéz (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 20,993 || 9–7 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 26 || Mariners || 4–8 || Gilbert (3–0) || Fleming (2–2) || — || 9,257 || 9–8 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 27 || Mariners || 3–2 || Rasmussen (1–1) || Gonzales (1–2) || Kittredge (3) || 7,290 || 10–8 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 28 || Mariners || 2–1 || Feyereisen (1–0) || Flexen (1–3) || Thompson (2) || 6,749 || 11–8 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 29 || Twins || 6–1 || Kluber (1–1) || Bundy (3–1) || — || 9,928 || 12–8 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 30 || Twins || 1–9 || Stashak (2–0) || McClanahan (1–2) || — || 18,846 || 12–9 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 1 || Twins || 3–9 || Winder (1–0) || Fleming (2–3) || — || 14,830 || 12–10 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 2 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Rasmussen (2–1) || Jefferies (1–4) || — || 2,488 || 13–10 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 3 || @ Athletics || 10–7 || Kittredge (2–0) || Trivino (0–2) || — || 2,815 || 14–10 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–0 || Feyereisen (2–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Kittredge (4) || 4,838 || 15–10 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 5 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || McClanahan (2–2) || Ray (2–3) || Raley (2) || 17,027 || 16–10 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 6 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Thompson (2–1) || Sewald (0–1) || Raley (3) || 26,154 || 17–10 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 7 || @ Mariners || 8–2 || Rasmussen (3–1) || Gonzales (1–4) || — || 31,589 || 18–10 || W6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 8 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Sewald (1–1) || Wisler (1–1) || — || 32,501 || 18–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 9 || @ Angels || 3–11 || Syndergaard (3–1) || Springs (1–1) || — || 19,537 || 18–12 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Angels || 0–12 || Detmers (2–1) || Kluber (1–2) || — || 39,313 || 18–13 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 11 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Feyereisen (3–0) || Loup (0–2) || Raley (4) || 21,045 || 19–13 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 13 || Blue Jays || 5–2 || Kittredge (3–0) || Gausman (3–2) || Adam (1) || 10,169 || 20–13 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 14 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Mayza (2–0) || Thompson (1–2) || — || 15,195 || 20–14 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 15 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || Wisler (2–1) || Manoah (4–1) || Kittredge (5) || 20,832 || 21–14 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 16 || Tigers || 2–3 || Fulmer (2–2) || Kittredge (3–1) || Soto (6) || 11,532 || 21–15 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 17 || Tigers || 8–1 || McClanahan (3–2) || Brieske (0–3) || — || 8,475 || 22–15 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 18 || Tigers || 6–1 || Rasmussen (4–1) || Rodríguez (1–3) || — || 9,706 || 23–15 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 20 || @ Orioles || 6–8 || Vespi (1–0) || Garza Jr. (0–1) || — || 15,127 || 23–16 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 21 || @ Orioles || 6–1 || Springs (2–1) || Bradish (1–3) || — || 17,573 || 24–16 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 6–7 || Pérez (2–0) || Knight (0–1) || — || 23,778 || 24–17 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 24 || Marlins || 4–0 || McClanahan (4–2) || López (4–2) || — || 9,006 || 25–17 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 25 || Marlins || 5–4 || Rasmussen (5–1) || Poteet (0–1) || Poche (1) || 7,520 || 26–17 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 26 || Yankees || 2–7 || Cortés Jr. (4–1) || Yarbrough (0–1) || — || 14,610 || 26–18 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 27 || Yankees || 0–2 || Taillon (5–1) || Springs (2–2) || Holmes (6) || 19,018 || 26–19 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 28 || Yankees || 3–1 || Feyereisen (4–0) || Luetge (1–2) || Poche (2) || 25,025 || 27–19 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 29 || Yankees || 4–2 || McClanahan (5–2) || Severino (3–1) || Feyereisen (1) || 25,025 || 28–19 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 5–9 || Otto (3–2) || Rasmussen (5–2) || — || 25,605 || 28–20 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 31 || @ Rangers || 0–3 || Pérez (4–2) || Yarbrough (0–2) || Barlow (9) || 16,317 || 28–21 || L2

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 1 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Poche (1–0) || Santana (2–2) || Wisler (1) || 20,634 || 29–21 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 2 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Kluber (2–2) || Hearn (3–4) || Thompson (3) || 17,097 || 30–21 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 3 || White Sox || 6–3 || McClanahan (6–2) || Martin (0–2) || Poche (3) || 8,930 || 31–21 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 4 || White Sox || 2–3 || Crick (2–0) || Beeks (1–1) || Hendriks (15) || 19,452 || 31–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 5 || White Sox || 5–6 || Giolito (4–2) || Yarbrough (0–3) || Hendriks (16) || 11,162 || 31–23 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 7 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Poche (2–0) || VerHagen (3–1) || — || 10,905 || 32–23 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 8 || Cardinals || 11–3 || Kluber (3–2) || Naughton (0–2) || — || 12,906 || 33–23 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 9 || Cardinals || 2–1 || McClanahan (7–2) || Mikolas (4–4) || Adam (2) || 14,892 || 34–23 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 10 || @ Twins || 4–9 || Smeltzer (3–0) || Rasmussen (5–3) || — || 23,761 || 34–24 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 11 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Megill (2–1) || Baz (0–1) || Pagán (8) || 22,741 || 34–25 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 12 || @ Twins || 6–0 || Springs (3–2) || Sands (0–3) || — || 25,350 || 35–25 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 14 || @ Yankees || 0–2 || Cole (6–1) || Kluber (3–3) || Holmes (10) || 35,692 || 35–26 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 15 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Cortés Jr. (6–2) || McClanahan (7–3) || Holmes (11) || 35,104 || 35–27 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || King (4–1) || Armstrong (0–1) || — || 39,469 || 35–28 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 17 || @ Orioles || 0–1 || Bautista (3–2) || Faucher (0–1) || López (10) || 13,140 || 35–29 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 18 || @ Orioles || 7–6 || Faucher (1–1) || Tate (0–3) || Poche (4) || 15,426 || 36–29 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 19 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || Vespi (2–0) || Kluber (3–4) || López (11) || 23,004 || 36–30 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 20 || Yankees || 2–4 || Holmes (5–0) || Adam (0–2) || Peralta (2) || 16,504 || 36–31 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 21 || Yankees || 5–4 || Armstrong (1–1) || Cortés Jr. (6–3) || Poche (5) || 20,688 || 37–31 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 22 || Yankees || 4–5 || Schmidt (4–2) || Garza Jr. (0–2) || Holmes (12) || 12,264 || 37–32 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 24 || Pirates || 4–3 || Adam (1–2) || De Los Santos (0–1) || — || 10,542 || 38–32 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 25 || Pirates || 6–5 || Garza Jr. (1–2) || Bednar (3–2) || — || 15,203 || 39–32 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 26 || Pirates || 4–2 || McClanahan (8–3) || Beede (0–1) || Raley (4) || 13,364 || 40–32 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 28 || Brewers || 3–5 || Woodruff (6–3) || Wisler (2–2) || Hader (23) || 13,742 || 40–33 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 29 || Brewers || 3–5 || Boxberger (2–1) || Faucher (1–2) || Hader (24) || 15,481 || 40–34 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 30 || @ Blue Jays || 1–4 || Kikuchi (3–4) || Yarbrough (0–4) || Cimber (4) || 22,987 || 40–35 || L3

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || July 1 || @ Blue Jays || 2–9 || Berríos (6–4) || Kluber (3–5) || — || 44,445 || 40–36 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;"