2022 Atlanta Braves season

2022 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Truist Park (since 2017) Atlanta (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Liberty Media/John Malone
General manager(s)	Alex Anthopoulos
Manager(s)	Brian Snitker
Local television	Bally Sports Southeast Bally Sports South (Chip Caray, Jeff Francoeur, Paul Byrd, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy, Joe Simpson)
Local radio	680 The Fan Rock 100.5 Atlanta Braves Radio Network (Ben Ingram, Jim Powell, Joe Simpson) 1600 La Mejor (Daniel Cantú, Emanuel Zamarrón)
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The 2022 Atlanta Braves season is scheduled to be the 152nd season of the Atlanta Braves franchise, the 57th in Atlanta, and the Braves' sixth season at Truist Park. The Braves are managed by Brian Snitker, in his seventh season as the team’s manager.

The Braves enter the season as the defending World Series champions after defeating the Houston Astros and will attempt to become the first to repeat as champions since the 2000 New York Yankees.

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, the MLB and MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day is scheduled for April 7.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.^[4][5]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Transactions[]

November[]

• November 15 – Manny Piña signed to a two-year, $16 million contract.^[9]

• November 29 – Kirby Yates signed to a two-year, $8.25 million contract.^[10]

March[]

• March 14 – Matt Olson acquired from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Cristian Pache, Shea Langeliers, Ryan Cusick, and Joey Estes.^[11]
• March 15 – Collin McHugh signed to a two-year, $10 million contract.^[12]
• March 16 - Eddie Rosario signed to a two year contract. Alex Dickerson signed to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract.

Standings[]

National League East[]

v t NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Miami Marlins	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
New York Mets	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Washington Nationals	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

National League Wild Card[]

v t Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	-nan
Atlanta Braves	0	0	-nan
Chicago Cubs	0	0	-nan

v t Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	-nan	—
Colorado Rockies	0	0	-nan	—
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	-nan	—
Miami Marlins	0	0	-nan	—
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	-nan	—
New York Mets	0	0	-nan	—
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	-nan	—
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	-nan	—
San Diego Padres	0	0	-nan	—
San Francisco Giants	0	0	-nan	—
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	-nan	—
Washington Nationals	0	0	-nan	—

Record vs. opponents[]

2022 National League Records v Source: NL Standings Head-to-head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Atlanta	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cincinnati	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Colorado	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Pittsburgh	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Diego	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
St. Louis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0

Game log[]

On March 10, 2022, the MLB and MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day is scheduled for April 7.^[13] 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.^[14] Spring training is to begin on March 17.^[15]

2022 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 7 Reds – — – 2 April 8 Reds – — – 3 April 9 Reds – — – 4 April 10 Reds – — – 5 April 11 Nationals – — – 6 April 12 Nationals – — – 7 April 13 Nationals – — – 8 April 14 @ Padres – — – 9 April 15 @ Padres – — – 10 April 16 @ Padres – — – 11 April 17 @ Padres – — – 12 April 18 @ Dodgers – — – 13 April 19 @ Dodgers – — – 14 April 20 @ Dodgers – — – 15 April 22 Marlins – — – 16 April 23 Marlins – — – 17 April 24 Marlins – — – 18 April 26 Cubs – — – 19 April 27 Cubs – — – 20 April 28 Cubs – — – 21 April 29 @ Rangers – — – 22 April 30 @ Rangers – — –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 23 May 1 @ Rangers – — – 24 May 2 @ Mets – — – 25 May 3 @ Mets – — – 26 May 3 @ Mets – — – 27 May 4 @ Mets – — – 28 May 6 Brewers – — – 29 May 7 Brewers – — – 30 May 8 Brewers – — – 31 May 10 Red Sox – — – 32 May 11 Red Sox – — – 33 May 13 Padres – — – 34 May 14 Padres – — – 35 May 15 Padres – — – 36 May 16 @ Brewers – — – 37 May 17 @ Brewers – — – 38 May 18 @ Brewers – — – 39 May 20 @ Marlins – — – 40 May 21 @ Marlins – — – 41 May 22 @ Marlins – — – 42 May 23 Phillies – — – 43 May 24 Phillies – — – 44 May 25 Phillies – — – 45 May 26 Phillies – — – 46 May 27 Marlins – — – 47 May 28 Marlins – — – 48 May 29 Marlins – — – 49 May 30 @ Diamondbacks – — – 50 May 31 @ Diamondbacks – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 51 June 1 @ Diamondbacks – — – 52 June 2 @ Rockies – — – 53 June 3 @ Rockies – — – 54 June 4 @ Rockies – — – 55 June 5 @ Rockies – — – 56 June 7 Athletics – — – 57 June 8 Athletics – — – 58 June 9 Pirates – — – 59 June 10 Pirates – — – 60 June 11 Pirates – — – 61 June 12 Pirates – — – 62 June 13 @ Nationals – — – 63 June 14 @ Nationals – — – 64 June 15 @ Nationals – — – 65 June 17 @ Cubs – — – 66 June 18 @ Cubs – — – 67 June 19 @ Cubs – — – 68 June 20 Giants – — – 69 June 21 Giants – — – 70 June 22 Giants – — – 71 June 23 Giants – — – 72 June 24 Dodgers – — – 73 June 25 Dodgers – — – 74 June 26 Dodgers – — – 75 June 28 @ Phillies – — – 76 June 29 @ Phillies – — – 77 June 30 @ Phillies – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 78 July 1 @ Reds – — – 79 July 2 @ Reds – — – 80 July 3 @ Reds – — – 81 July 4 Cardinals – — – 82 July 5 Cardinals – — – 83 July 6 Cardinals – — – 84 July 7 Cardinals – — – 85 July 8 Nationals – — – 86 July 9 Nationals – — – 87 July 10 Nationals – — – 88 July 11 Mets – — – 89 July 12 Mets – — – 90 July 13 Mets – — – 91 July 14 @ Nationals – — – 92 July 15 @ Nationals – — – 93 July 16 @ Nationals – — – 94 July 17 @ Nationals – — – – July 19 92nd All-Star Game: Los Angeles, CA 95 July 22 Angels – — – 96 July 23 Angels – — – 97 July 24 Angels – — – 98 July 25 @ Phillies – — – 99 July 26 @ Phillies – — – 100 July 27 @ Phillies – — – 101 July 29 Diamondbacks – — – 102 July 30 Diamondbacks – — – 103 July 31 Diamondbacks – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 104 August 2 Phillies – — – 105 August 3 Phillies – — – 106 August 4 @ Mets – — – 107 August 5 @ Mets – — – 108 August 6 @ Mets – — – 109 August 6 @ Mets – — – 110 August 7 @ Mets – — – 111 August 9 @ Red Sox – — – 112 August 10 @ Red Sox – — – 113 August 12 @ Marlins – — – 114 August 13 @ Marlins – — – 115 August 13 @ Marlins – — – 116 August 14 @ Marlins – — – 117 August 15 Mets – — – 118 August 16 Mets – — – 119 August 17 Mets – — – 120 August 18 Mets – — – 121 August 19 Astros – — – 122 August 20 Astros – — – 123 August 21 Astros – — – 124 August 22 @ Pirates – — – 125 August 23 @ Pirates – — – 126 August 24 @ Pirates – — – 127 August 26 @ Cardinals – — – 128 August 27 @ Cardinals – — – 129 August 28 @ Cardinals – — – 130 August 30 Rockies – — – 131 August 31 Rockies – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 132 September 1 Rockies – — – 133 September 2 Marlins – — – 134 September 3 Marlins – — – 135 September 4 Marlins – — – 136 September 6 @ Athletics – — – 137 September 7 @ Athletics – — – 138 September 9 @ Mariners – — – 139 September 10 @ Mariners – — – 140 September 11 @ Mariners – — – 141 September 12 @ Giants – — – 142 September 13 @ Giants – — – 143 September 14 @ Giants – — – 144 September 16 Phillies – — – 145 September 17 Phillies – — – 146 September 18 Phillies – — – 147 September 19 Nationals – — – 148 September 20 Nationals – — – 149 September 21 Nationals – — – 150 September 22 @ Phillies – — – 151 September 23 @ Phillies – — – 152 September 24 @ Phillies – — – 153 September 25 @ Phillies – — – 154 September 26 @ Nationals – — – 155 September 27 @ Nationals – — – 156 September 28 @ Nationals – — – 157 September 30 Mets – — –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 158 October 1 Mets – — – 159 October 2 Mets – — – 160 October 3 @ Marlins – — – 161 October 4 @ Marlins – — – 162 October 5 @ Marlins – — –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Braves team member

Roster[]

Atlanta Braves 2022 spring training roster v t
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 36 Ian Anderson 64 Tucker Davidson 54 Max Fried 77 Luke Jackson -- Kenley Jansen 74 Dylan Lee 68 Tyler Matzek 32 Collin McHugh 33 A. J. Minter 50 Charlie Morton 66 Kyle Muller 15 Sean Newcomb 72 Alan Rangel 51 Will Smith 65 Spencer Strider 67 Freddy Tarnok 63 Tyler Thornburg 62 Touki Toussaint 71 Jacob Webb 73 Brooks Wilson 78 William Woods 30 Kyle Wright 19 Huascar Ynoa		Catchers 24 William Contreras 16 Travis d'Arnaud  9 Manny Piña 60 Chadwick Tromp Infielders  1 Ozzie Albies 11 Orlando Arcia 28 Matt Olson 27 Austin Riley  7 Dansby Swanson Outfielders 13 Ronald Acuña Jr. 48 Travis Demeritte 25 Alex Dickerson 14 Adam Duvall 38 Guillermo Heredia 20 Marcell Ozuna  8 Eddie Rosario 61 Drew Waters		Pitchers 79 Jasseel De La Cruz 84 Bryce Elder 56 Darren O'Day 87 -- Catchers -- Infielders 18 Ryan Goins 34 69 John Nogowski 75 Braden Shewmake Outfielders 88 Jesse Franklin V 76 Michael Harris II		Manager 43 Brian Snitker Coaches 59 José Castro (assistant hitting) 57 Sal Fasano (catching coach) 58 Drew French (bullpen) 10 Chipper Jones (hitting consultant) 39 Rick Kranitz (pitching) 97 Jimmy Leo (bullpen catcher) 70 Bobby Magallanes (assistant hitting) 95 Eddie Pérez (assistant) 98 Tomás Pérez (batting practice pitcher) 26 Kevin Seitzer (hitting) 37 Ron Washington (third base)  4 Walt Weiss (bench) 99 José Yepez (bullpen catcher)  2 Eric Young (first base) 60-day injured list 45 Jay Jackson 40 Mike Soroka 49 Kirby Yates 40 active, 0 inactive, 12 non-roster invitees 7- or 10-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 18, 2022 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A East
AA	Mississippi Braves	Double-A South
A-Advanced	Rome Braves	High-A East
A	Augusta GreenJackets	Low-A East
Rookie	FCL Braves	Florida Complex League
Rookie	DSL Braves	Dominican Summer League

References[]

External links[]

• 2022 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference