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
National League
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.(Kyodo News) 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, Slovak-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.