2022 Boston Red Sox season

2022 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901) East Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
President of Baseball Operations	Chaim Bloom (Chief Baseball Officer)
General manager(s)	Brian O'Halloran
Manager(s)	Alex Cora
Local television	NESN
Local radio	WEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network
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The 2022 Boston Red Sox season is scheduled to be the 122nd season in the team's history, and their 111th season at Fenway Park. The team's regular season was originally scheduled to open on March 31, with a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and conclude on October 2, with an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players, stopping all free agency and trades.^[5][6]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

January 2022[]

• On January 25, it was announced that David Ortiz, who played for the Red Sox from 2003 to 2016, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, via 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting.^[30]

February 2022[]

• On February 18, MLB announced that the start of spring training would be delayed until at least March 5, due to the ongoing lockout.^[31]

March 2022[]

• On March 1, with the lockout still unresolved, Commissioner Manfred announced that the regular season would not start on March 31 as originally planned; with the cancelation of the first two series of the season, teams were expected to play no more than 156 games.^[32]
• On March 10, MLB and the MLBPA reached tentative agreement on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, which was officially ratified later that day.^[33] A full 162-game season was salvaged, with a delay of Opening Day to April 7, with originally cancelled games to be made up during the season.^[34]

Spring training[]

The team's Grapefruit League schedule was originally scheduled to run from February 26 through March 29.^[35][36] The actual start of spring training was impacted by the lockout, and was ultimately delayed until March 13.^[37]

Season standings[]

American League East[]

v t AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
New York Yankees	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

American League Wild Card[]

v t Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	-nan
Chicago White Sox	0	0	-nan
Houston Astros	0	0	-nan

v t Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	0	0	-nan	—
Cleveland Guardians	0	0	-nan	—
Detroit Tigers	0	0	-nan	—
Kansas City Royals	0	0	-nan	—
Los Angeles Angels	0	0	-nan	—
Minnesota Twins	0	0	-nan	—
New York Yankees	0	0	-nan	—
Oakland Athletics	0	0	-nan	—
Seattle Mariners	0	0	-nan	—
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	-nan	—
Texas Rangers	0	0	-nan	—
Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	-nan	—

Game log[]

On March 10, 2022, it was announced that Opening Day would be on April 7, with early-season games originally canceled by the lockout being made up during the season.

Red Sox Win

Red Sox Loss

Game Postponed

2022 Boston Red Sox Season 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 Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 7 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 2 April 9 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 3 April 10 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 4 April 11 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 5 April 12 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 6 April 13 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 7 April 15 Twins – — Fenway Park – 8 April 16 Twins – — Fenway Park – 9 April 17 Twins – — Fenway Park – 10 April 18 Twins – — Fenway Park – 11 April 19 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 12 April 20 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 13 April 21 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 16 April 22 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 15 April 23 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 16 April 24 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 17 April 25 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 18 April 26 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 19 April 27 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 20 April 28 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 21 April 29 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 22 April 30 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 23 May 1 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 24 May 3 Angels – — Fenway Park – 25 May 4 Angels – — Fenway Park – 26 May 5 Angels – — Fenway Park – 27 May 6 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 28 May 7 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 29 May 8 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 30 May 10 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 31 May 11 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 32 May 13 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 33 May 14 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 34 May 15 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 35 May 16 Astros – — Fenway Park – 36 May 17 Astros – — Fenway Park – 37 May 18 Astros – — Fenway Park – 38 May 19 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 39 May 20 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 40 May 21 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 41 May 22 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 42 May 24 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 43 May 25 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 44 May 26 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 45 May 27 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 46 May 28 (1) Orioles – — Fenway Park – 47 May 28 (2) Orioles – — Fenway Park – 48 May 29 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 49 May 30 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 50 May 31 Reds – — Fenway Park –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 51 June 1 Reds – — Fenway Park – 52 June 3 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 53 June 4 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 54 June 5 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 55 June 6 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 56 June 7 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 57 June 8 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 58 June 9 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 59 June 10 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 60 June 11 @ Mariners �� — T-Mobile Park – 61 June 12 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 62 June 14 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 63 June 15 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 64 June 16 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 65 June 17 Cardinals – — Fenway Park – 66 June 18 Cardinals – — Fenway Park – 67 June 19 Cardinals – — Fenway Park – 68 June 20 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 69 June 21 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 70 June 22 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 71 June 24 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field – 72 June 25 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field – 73 June 26 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field – 74 June 27 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 75 June 28 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 76 June 29 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 77 July 1 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field – 78 July 2 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field – 79 July 3 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field – 80 July 4 Rays – — Fenway Park – 81 July 5 Rays – — Fenway Park – 82 July 6 Rays – — Fenway Park – 83 July 7 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 84 July 8 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 85 July 9 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 86 July 10 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 87 July 11 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 88 July 12 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 89 July 13 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 90 July 14 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 91 July 15 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 92 July 16 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 93 July 17 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 94 July 22 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 95 July 23 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 96 July 24 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 97 July 25 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 98 July 26 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 99 July 27 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 100 July 28 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 101 July 29 Brewers – — Fenway Park – 102 July 30 Brewers – — Fenway Park – 103 July 31 Brewers – — Fenway Park –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 104 August 1 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 105 August 2 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 106 August 3 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 107 August 4 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 108 August 5 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 109 August 6 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 110 August 7 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 111 August 9 Braves – — Fenway Park – 112 August 10 Braves – — Fenway Park – 113 August 11 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 114 August 12 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 115 August 13 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 116 August 14 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 117 August 16 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 118 August 17 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 119 August 18 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 120 August 19 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 121 August 20 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 122 August 21 @ Orioles – — Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field – 123 August 23 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 124 August 24 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 125 August 25 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 126 August 26 Rays – — Fenway Park – 127 August 27 Rays – — Fenway Park – 128 August 28 Rays – — Fenway Park – 129 August 29 @ Twins – — Target Field – 130 August 30 @ Twins – — Target Field – 131 August 31 @ Twins – — Target Field – The Red Sox will be the away team against the Orioles at the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 132 September 1 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 133 September 2 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 134 September 3 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 135 September 4 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 136 September 5 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 137 September 6 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 138 September 7 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 139 September 9 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 140 September 10 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 141 September 11 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 142 September 13 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 143 September 14 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 144 September 16 Royals – — Fenway Park – 145 September 17 Royals – — Fenway Park – 146 September 18 Royals – — Fenway Park – 147 September 20 @ Reds – — Great American Ball Park – 148 September 21 @ Reds – — Great American Ball Park – 149 September 22 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 150 September 23 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 151 September 24 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 152 September 25 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 153 September 26 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 154 September 27 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 155 September 28 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 156 September 29 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 157 September 30 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 158 October 1 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 159 October 2 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 160 October 3 Rays – — Fenway Park – 161 October 4 Rays – — Fenway Park – 162 October 5 Rays – — Fenway Park –

Current roster[]

Boston Red Sox 2022 spring training roster v t
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 32 Matt Barnes 83 Eduard Bazardo 92 Brayan Bello 70 Ryan Brasier 78 Kutter Crawford 56 Austin Davis 31 Jake Diekman 17 Nathan Eovaldi 77 Jay Groome 63 Darwinzon Hernández 44 Rich Hill 89 Tanner Houck 79 Bryan Mata 37 Nick Pivetta 41 Chris Sale 18 Hirokazu Sawamura 67 Connor Seabold 55 Matt Strahm 38 Josh Taylor 71 Phillips Valdéz 52 Michael Wacha 22 Garrett Whitlock 73 Josh Winckowski		Catchers 59 Ronaldo Hernández 25 Kevin Plawecki  7 Christian Vázquez 74 Connor Wong Infielders  3 Jonathan Araúz 39 Christian Arroyo  2 Xander Bogaerts 29 Bobby Dalbec 11 Rafael Devers 20 Jeter Downs 36 Hudson Potts Outfielders 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. 40 Jarren Duran  5 Kiké Hernández 66 Jeisson Rosario 99 Alex Verdugo Designated hitters 28 J. D. Martinez		Pitchers 68 Silvino Bracho 82 Taylor Cole 60 Tyler Danish 48 Michael Feliz 98 Durbin Feltman 87 75 Geoff Hartlieb 93 76 97 Chris Murphy 61 Kaleb Ort 46 John Schreiber Catchers 95 Roldani Baldwin 91 Infielders 64 Triston Casas 90 96 David Hamilton 94 80 Roberto Ramos 47 Yolmer Sanchez Outfielders 12 Franchy Cordero 30 Rob Refsnyder 35 Christin Stewart		Manager 13 Alex Cora Coaches -- Michael Brenly (staff assistant) 58 Dave Bush (pitching) 62 Peter Fatse (hitting) 57 Carlos Febles (third base) -- Andy Fox (field coordinator) 88 Mani Martinez (bullpen catcher) -- Luis Ortiz (asst hitting) -- Ben Rosenthal (asst hitting) 33 Jason Varitek (game planning/catching) -- Ramón Vázquez (first base) 86 Will Venable (bench/outfield) -- Kevin Walker (bullpen) 60-day injured list 65 James Paxton 40 active, 0 inactive, 23 non-roster invitees 7- or 10-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 17, 2022 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Division	Manager
Triple-A	Worcester Red Sox	Triple-A East	Northeast	Chad Tracy
Double-A	Portland Sea Dogs	Double-A Northeast	Northeast	Chad Epperson
High-A	Greenville Drive	High-A East	South	Iggy Suarez
Low-A	Salem Red Sox	Low-A East	North	Luke Montz
Rookie	FCL Red Sox	Florida Complex League	South	Jimmy Gonzalez Tom Kotchman
	DSL Red Sox Blue	Dominican Summer League	North	Ozzie Chavez
	DSL Red Sox Red		Northwest	Sandy Madera

References[]

Further reading[]

• Browne, Ian (October 29, 2021). "Breaking down Red Sox's '22 roster options". MLB.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
• Speier, Alex (October 25, 2021). "Red Sox roster: A position-by-position breakdown of where things stand entering the offseason". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
• McWilliams, Julian (October 27, 2021). "Here's what to look for on the Red Sox off-season calendar". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

External links[]

• 2022 Boston Red Sox season at Official Site