2022 Minnesota Twins season

2022 Minnesota Twins
2022 Minnesota Twins
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901) Central Division (since 1994); ;
Location
	Target Field (since 2010); Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961);
Other information
Owner(s)	Jim Pohlad
Manager(s)	Rocco Baldelli
Local television	Bally Sports North; (Dick Bremer, Justin Morneau) (Marney Gellner) (Audra Martin)
Local radio	WCCO; (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference
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The 2022 Minnesota Twins season is scheduled to be the 62nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 13th season at Target Field and the 122nd overall in the American League.

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]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

v t AL Central	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Cleveland Guardians	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Detroit Tigers	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Kansas City Royals	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Minnesota Twins	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

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)	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	-nan	—
Cleveland Guardians	-nan	—
Detroit Tigers	-nan	—
Kansas City Royals	-nan	—
Los Angeles Angels	-nan	—
Minnesota Twins	-nan	—
New York Yankees	-nan	—
Oakland Athletics	-nan	—
Seattle Mariners	-nan	—
Tampa Bay Rays	-nan	—
Texas Rangers	-nan	—
Toronto Blue Jays	-nan	—

Game Log[]

Legend
	Twins win
	Twins loss
	Postponement
Bold	Twins team member

2022 Game Log: 0−0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
1	April 7	Mariners	–	–	–
2	April 9	Mariners	–	–	–
3	April 10	Mariners	–	–	–
4	April 11	Mariners	–	–	–
5	April 12	Dodgers	–	–	–
6	April 13	Dodgers	–	–	–
7	April 15	@ Red Sox	–	–	–
8	April 16	@ Red Sox	–	–	–
9	April 17	@ Red Sox	–	–	–
10	April 18	@ Red Sox	–	–	–
11	April 19	@ Royals	–	–	–
12	April 20	@ Royals	–	–	–
13	April 21	@ Royals	–	–	–
14	April 22	White Sox	–	–	–
15	April 23	White Sox	–	–	–
16	April 24	White Sox	–	–	–
17	April 26	Tigers	–	–	–
18	April 27	Tigers	–	–	–
19	April 28	Tigers	–	–	–
20	April 29	@ Rays	–	–	–
21	April 30	@ Rays	–	–	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
22	May 1	@ Rays	–	–	–
23	May 2	@ Orioles	–	–	–
24	May 3	@ Orioles	–	–	–
25	May 4	@ Orioles	–	–	–
26	May 5	@ Orioles	–	–	–
27	May 6	Athletics	–	–	–
28	May 7	Athletics	–	–	–
29	May 8	Athletics	–	–	–
30	May 10	Astros	–	–	–
31	May 11	Astros	–	–	–
32	May 12	Astros	–	–	–
33	May 13	Guardians	–	–	–
34	May 14	Guardians	–	–	–
35	May 15	Guardians	–	–	–
36	May 16	@ Athletics	–	–	–
37	May 17	@ Athletics	–	–	–
38	May 18	@ Athletics	–	–	–
39	May 20	@ Royals	–	–	–
40	May 21	@ Royals	–	–	–
41	May 22	@ Royals	–	–	–
42	May 23	Tigers	–	–	–
43	May 24	Tigers	–	–	–
44	May 25	Tigers	–	–	–
45	May 26	Royals	–	–	–
46	May 27	Royals	–	–	–
47	May 28	Royals	–	–	–
48	May 29	Royals	–	–	–
49	May 30	@ Tigers	–	–	–
50	May 31 (1)	@ Tigers	–	–	–
51	May 31 (2)	@ Tigers	–	–	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
52	June 1	@ Tigers	–	–	–
53	June 2	@ Tigers	–	–	–
54	June 3	@ Blue Jays	–	–	–
55	June 4	@ Blue Jays	–	–	–
56	June 5	@ Blue Jays	–	–	–
57	June 7	Yankees	–	–	–
58	June 8	Yankees	–	–	–
59	June 9	Yankees	–	–	–
60	June 10	Rays	–	–	–
61	June 11	Rays	–	–	–
62	June 12	Rays	–	–	–
63	June 13	@ Mariners	–	–	–
64	June 14	@ Mariners	–	–	–
65	June 15	@ Mariners	–	–	–
66	June 17	@ Diamondbacks	–	–	–
67	June 18	@ Diamondbacks	–	–	–
68	June 19	@ Diamondbacks	–	–	–
69	June 21	Guardians	–	–	–
70	June 22	Guardians	–	–	–
71	June 23	Guardians	–	–	–
72	June 24	Rockies	–	–	–
73	June 25	Rockies	–	–	–
74	June 26	Rockies	–	–	–
75	June 27	@ Guardians	–		–
76	June 28 (1)	@ Guardians	–	–	–
77	June 28 (2)	@ Guardians	–	–	–
78	June 29	@ Guardians	–	–	–
79	June 30	@ Guardians	–	–	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
80	July 1	Orioles	–	–	–
81	July 2	Orioles	–	–	–
82	July 3	Orioles	–	–	–
83	July 4	@ White Sox	–	–	–
84	July 5	@ White Sox	–	–	–
85	July 6	@ White Sox	–	–	–
86	July 8	@ Rangers	–	–	–
87	July 9	@ Rangers	–	–	–
88	July 10	@ Rangers	–	–	–
89	July 12	Brewers	–	–	–
90	July 13	Brewers	–	–	–
91	July 14	White Sox	–	–	–
92	July 15	White Sox	–	–	–
93	July 16	White Sox	–	–	–
94	July 17	White Sox	–	–	–
ASG	July 19	AL @ NL	–	–	–
95	July 23 (1)	@ Tigers	–	–	–
96	July 24	@ Tigers	–	–	–
97	July 26	@ Brewers	–	–	–
98	July 27	@ Brewers	–	–	–
99	July 29	@ Padres	–	–	–
100	July 30	@ Padres	–	–	–
101	July 31	@ Padres	–	–	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
102	August 1	Tigers	–	–	–
103	August 2	Tigers	–	–	–
104	August 3	Tigers	–	–	–
105	August 4	Blue Jays	–	–	–
106	August 5	Blue Jays	–	–	–
107	August 6	Blue Jays	–	–	–
108	August 7	Blue Jays	–	–	–
109	August 9	@ Dodgers	–	–	–
110	August 10	@ Dodgers	–	–	–
111	August 12	@ Angels	–	–	–
112	August 13	@ Angels	–	–	–
113	August 14	@ Angels	–	–	–
114	August 15	Royals	–	–	–
115	August 16	Royals	–	–	–
116	August 17	Royals	–	–	–
117	August 19	Rangers	–	–	–
118	August 20	Rangers	–	–	–
119	August 21	Rangers	–	–	–
120	August 22	Rangers	–	–	–
121	August 23	@ Astros	–	–	–
122	August 24	@ Astros	–	–	–
123	August 25	@ Astros	–	–	–
124	August 26	Giants	–	–	–
125	August 27	Giants	–	–	–
126	August 28	Giants	–	–	–
127	August 29	Red Sox	–	–	–
128	August 30	Red Sox	–	–	–
129	August 31	Red Sox	–	–	–

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
130	September 2	@ White Sox	–	–	–
131	September 3	@ White Sox	–	–	–
132	September 4	@ White Sox	–	–	–
133	September 5	@ Yankees	–	–	–
134	September 6	@ Yankees	–	–	–
135	September 7	@ Yankees	–	–	–
136	September 8	@ Yankees	–	–	–
137	September 9	Guardians	–	–	–
138	September 10	Guardians	–	–	–
139	September 11	Guardians	–	–	–
140	September 13	Royals	–	–	–
141	September 14	Royals	–	–	–
142	September 15	Royals	–	–	–
143	September 16	@ Guardians	–	–	–
144	September 17 (1)	@ Guardians	–	–	–
145	September 17 (2)	@ Guardians	–	–	–
146	September 18	@ Guardians	–	–	–
147	September 19	@ Guardians	–	–	–
148	September 20	@ Royals	–	–	–
149	September 21	@ Royals	–	–	–
150	September 22	@ Royals	–	–	–
151	September 23	Angels	–	–	–
152	September 24	Angels	–	–	–
153	September 25	Angels	–	–	–
154	September 27	White Sox	–	–	–
155	September 28	White Sox	–	–	–
156	September 29	White Sox	–	–	–
157	September 30	@ Tigers	–	–	–
158	October 1	@ Tigers	–	–	–
159	October 2	@ Tigers	–	–	–
160	October 3	@ White Sox	–	–	–
161	October 4	@ White Sox	–	–	–
162	October 5	@ White Sox	–	–	–

Roster[]

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

66 Jorge Alcalá
81 Jordan Balazovic
37 Dylan Bundy
-- Jharel Cotton
68 Randy Dobnak
21 Tyler Duffey
59 Jhoan Durán
-- Blayne Enlow
32 Ralph Garza Jr.
54 Sonny Gray
-- Ronny Henríquez
65 Griffin Jax
18 Kenta Maeda
71 Jovani Morán
17 Bailey Ober
55 Taylor Rogers
40 Joe Ryan
-- Cole Sands
61 Cody Stashak
-- Drew Strotman
56 Caleb Thielbar
43 Lewis Thorpe
-- Chris Vallimont
-- Josh Winder

Catchers

27 Ryan Jeffers
24 Gary Sánchez

Infielders

2 Luis Arráez
1 Nick Gordon
4 Royce Lewis
-- José Miranda
11 Jorge Polanco
22 Miguel Sanó
15 Gio Urshela

Outfielders

25 Byron Buxton
79 Gilberto Celestino
26 Max Kepler
19 Alex Kirilloff
13 Trevor Larnach
50 Brent Rooker

Pitchers

-- Jacob Faria
-- Juan Minaya
-- Dereck Rodríguez

Infielders

-- Tim Beckham

Outfielders

-- Derek Fisher

Manager

5 Rocco Baldelli

Coaches

-- Hank Conger (first base/catching)
75 Nate Dammann (quality control)
46 Tony Diaz (assistant bench)
67 Bill Evers (coach)
63 Rudy Hernandez (hitting)
47 Wes Johnson (pitching)
97 Garrett Kennedy (bullpen catcher)
88 Pete Maki (bullpen)
98 Connor Olson (bullpen catcher)
-- David Popkins (hitting)
-- Luis Ramirez (assistant pitching)
-- Jayce Tingler (bench)
40 Tommy Watkins (third base)

40 active, 0 inactive, 5 non-roster invitees

7- or 10-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 15, 2022
Transactions • Depth chart
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Farm system[]

Level	Team	League
AAA	St. Paul Saints	Triple-A East
AA	Wichita Wind Surge	Double-A Central
A-Advanced	Cedar Rapids Kernels	High-A Central
A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Low-A Southeast
Rookie	FCL Twins	Florida Complex League
Rookie	DSL Twins	Dominican Summer League

References[]

^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ Baumann, Michael (December 2, 2021). "All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout". The Ringer. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ Nightengale, Gabe Lacques and Bob. "MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17". SportsLine. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links[]

2022 Minnesota Twins season at Baseball Reference

[1] Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[2] Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] Baumann, Michael (December 2, 2021). "All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout". The Ringer. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[4] Nightengale, Gabe Lacques and Bob. "MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[5] Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[6] "Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17". SportsLine. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[7] Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[8] "MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

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2022 Minnesota Twins

Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Target Field (since 2010) Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jim Pohlad
Manager(s)	Rocco Baldelli
Local television	Bally Sports North (Dick Bremer, Justin Morneau) (Marney Gellner) (Audra Martin)
Local radio	WCCO (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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