2022 Cleveland Guardians
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Location
Other information
Owner(s)Larry Dolan
General manager(s)Mike Chernoff
Manager(s)Terry Francona
Local televisionBally Sports Great Lakes
(Matt Underwood, Rick Manning)
Local radioWTAM · WMMS
Cleveland Guardians Radio Network
(Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus)
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The 2022 Cleveland Guardians season is the 122nd season for the franchise. This is the team's first season as the Cleveland Guardians, following the franchise's name change in light of the Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy. The team opened their regular season on April 7, 2022, on the road against the Kansas City Royals,[1] and are scheduled to finish the season on October 5 at home, also against the Royals.[2]

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, ending the lockout. Opening Day was scheduled for April 7.[3] 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.[4]

Offseason

Lockout

Main article: 2021–22 Major League Baseball 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.[5] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.[6][7]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.[8]

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.[9][10]

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 15 11 0.577 — 8–4 7–7
Cleveland Guardians 12 13 0.480 2½ 5–4 7–9
Chicago White Sox 11 13 0.458 3 7–6 4–7
Kansas City Royals 8 15 0.348 5½ 6–9 2–6
Detroit Tigers 8 16 0.333 6 5–9 3–7


American League Wild Card

Division leaders 		W L Pct.
New York Yankees 18 7 0.720
Los Angeles Angels 17 10 0.630
Minnesota Twins 15 11 0.577


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) 		W L Pct. GB
Tampa Bay Rays 16 10 0.615 +1
Toronto Blue Jays 16 11 0.593 +½
Houston Astros 15 11 0.577 —
Cleveland Guardians 12 13 0.480 2½
Seattle Mariners 12 14 0.462 3
Chicago White Sox 11 13 0.458 3
Texas Rangers 10 14 0.417 4
Oakland Athletics 10 15 0.400 4½
Boston Red Sox 10 16 0.385 5
Baltimore Orioles 10 16 0.385 5
Kansas City Royals 8 15 0.348 5½
Detroit Tigers 8 16 0.333 6


Game log

2022 Game Log: 12–13 (Home: 5–4; Away: 7–9)
April: 9–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 6–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
1 April 7 @ Royals 1–3 Barlow (1–0) McKenzie (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 28,459 0–1 L1
2 April 9 @ Royals 0–1 (10) Snider (1–0) Clase (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 17,103 0–2 L2
3 April 10 @ Royals 17–3 Quantrill (1–0) Bubic (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 20,165 1–2 W1
4 April 11 @ Royals 10–7 Allen (1–0) Brentz (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 8,971 2–2 W2
5 April 12 @ Reds 10–5 Stephan (1–0) Strickland (0–1) — Great American Ball Park 43,036 3–2 W3
6 April 13 @ Reds 7–3 Morgan (1–0) Lodolo (0–1) — Great American Ball Park 10,976 4–2 W4
7 April 15 Giants 1–4 Rodón (1-0) Plesac (0-1) Doval (2) Progressive Field 33,469 4–3 L1
8 April 16 Giants 2–4 Leone (1-0) Sandlin (0-1) McGee (1) Progressive Field 13,187 4–4 L2
9 April 17 Giants 1–8 Wood (1–0) Civale (0–1) — Progressive Field 9,620 4–5 L3
— April 18 White Sox Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 12
— April 19 White Sox Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup April 20
10 April 20 (1) White Sox 11–1 Bieber (1–0) Keuchel (1–1) — Progressive Field see 2nd game 5–5 W1
11 April 20 (2) White Sox 2–1 Gose (1–0) Lambert (0–2) Clase (1) Progressive Field 9,196 6–5 W2
12 April 21 White Sox 6–3 Plesac (1–1) Cease (2–1) Clase (2) Progressive Field 8,345 7–5 W3
13 April 22 @ Yankees 1–4 Taillon (1–1) Morgan (1–1) Chapman (4) Yankee Stadium 41,062 7–6 L1
14 April 23 @ Yankees 4–5 Castro (1–0) Clase (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 39,180 7–7 L2
15 April 24 @ Yankees 2–10 Cole (1–0) Civale (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 39,050 7–8 L3
16 April 25 @ Angels 0–3 Lorenzen (2–1) Bieber (1–1) Iglesias (3) Angel Stadium 23,099 7–9 L4
17 April 26 @ Angels 1–4 Sandoval (1–0) McKenzie (0–2) Iglesias (4) Angel Stadium 22,551 7–10 L5
18 April 27 @ Angels 5–9 Ohtani (2–2) Plesac (1–2) — Angel Stadium 28,557 7–11 L6
19 April 28 @ Angels 1–4 Detmers (1–1) Quantrill (1–1) Iglesias (5) Angel Stadium 18,826 7–12 L7
20 April 29 @ Athletics 9–8 Stephan (2–0) Acevedo (0–1) Clase (3) Oakland Coliseum 12,910 8–12 W1
21 April 30 @ Athletics 3–1 Sandlin (1–1) Jiménez (1–1) Clase (4) Oakland Coliseum 6,707 9–12 W2
May: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
22 May 1 @ Athletics 7–3 McKenzie (1–2) Kaprielian (0–1) — Oakland Coliseum 14,945 10–12 W3
— May 3 Padres Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 4
23 May 4 (1) Padres 4–5 Wilson (3–0) Plesac (1–3) Rogers (10) Progressive Field see 2nd game 10–13 L1
24 May 4 (2) Padres 6–5 (10) Sandlin (2–1) Lamet (0–1) — Progressive Field 10,244 11–13 W1
25 May 5 Blue Jays 6–5 Civale (1–2) Berríos (2–1) Clase (5) Progressive Field 9,104 12–13 W2
26 May 6 Blue Jays – — Progressive Field –
27 May 7 Blue Jays – — Progressive Field –
28 May 8 Blue Jays – — Progressive Field –
29 May 9 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
30 May 10 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
31 May 11 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
32 May 13 @ Twins – — Target Field –
33 May 14 @ Twins – — Target Field –
34 May 15 @ Twins – — Target Field –
35 May 17 Reds – — Progressive Field –
36 May 18 Reds – — Progressive Field –
37 May 20 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
38 May 21 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
39 May 22 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
40 May 23 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park –
41 May 24 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park –
42 May 25 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park –
43 May 26 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
44 May 27 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
45 May 28 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
46 May 29 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
47 May 30 Royals – — Progressive Field –
48 May 31 Royals – — Progressive Field –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
49 June 1 Royals – — Progressive Field –
50 June 3 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards –
51 June 4 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards –
52 June 5 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards –
53 June 6 Rangers – — Progressive Field –
54 June 7 Rangers – — Progressive Field –
55 June 8 Rangers – — Progressive Field –
56 June 9 Athletics – — Progressive Field –
57 June 10 Athletics – — Progressive Field –
58 June 11 Athletics – — Progressive Field –
59 June 12 Athletics – — Progressive Field –
60 June 14 @ Rockies – — Coors Field –
61 June 15 @ Rockies – — Coors Field –
62 June 16 @ Rockies – — Coors Field –
63 June 17 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium –
64 June 18 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium –
65 June 19 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium –
66 June 21 @ Twins – — Target Field –
67 June 22 @ Twins – — Target Field –
68 June 23 @ Twins – — Target Field –
69 June 24 Red Sox – — Progressive Field –
70 June 25 Red Sox – — Progressive Field –
71 June 26 Red Sox – — Progressive Field –
72 June 27 Twins – — Progressive Field –
73 June 28 (1) Twins – — Progressive Field –
74 June 28 (2) Twins – — Progressive Field –
75 June 29 Twins – — Progressive Field –
76 June 30 Twins – — Progressive Field –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
76 July 1 Yankees – — Progressive Field –
77 July 2 Yankees – — Progressive Field –
79 July 3 Yankees – — Progressive Field –
80 July 4 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
81 July 5 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
82 July 6 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
83 July 8 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
84 July 9 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
85 July 10 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
86 July 11 White Sox – — Progressive Field –
87 July 12 (1) White Sox – — Progressive Field –
88 July 12 (2) White Sox – — Progressive Field –
89 July 13 White Sox – — Progressive Field –
90 July 15 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
91 July 16 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
92 July 17 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
92nd All-Star Game: Los Angeles, CA
93 July 22 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
94 July 23 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
95 July 24 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
96 July 25 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park –
97 July 26 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park –
98 July 27 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park –
99 July 28 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park –
100 July 29 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field –
101 July 30 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field –
102 July 31 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
103 August 1 Diamondbacks – — Progressive Field –
104 August 2 Diamondbacks – — Progressive Field –
105 August 3 Diamondbacks – — Progressive Field –
106 August 4 Astros – — Progressive Field –
107 August 5 Astros – — Progressive Field –
108 August 6 Astros – — Progressive Field –
109 August 7 Astros – — Progressive Field –
110 August 9 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
111 August 10 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
112 August 11 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park –
113 August 12 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
114 August 13 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
115 August 14 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
116 August 15 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
117 August 16 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
118 August 17 Tigers – — Progressive Field –
119 August 19 White Sox – — Progressive Field –
120 August 20 White Sox – — Progressive Field –
121 August 21 White Sox – — Progressive Field –
122 August 23 @ Padres – — Petco Park –
123 August 24 @ Padres – — Petco Park –
124 August 25 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park –
125 August 26 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park –
126 August 27 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park –
127 August 28 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park –
128 August 30 Orioles – — Progressive Field –
129 August 31 Orioles – — Progressive Field –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
130 September 1 Orioles – — Progressive Field –
131 September 2 Mariners – — Progressive Field –
132 September 3 Mariners – — Progressive Field –
133 September 4 Mariners – — Progressive Field –
134 September 5 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
135 September 6 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
136 September 7 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium –
137 September 9 @ Twins – — Target Field –
138 September 10 @ Twins – — Target Field –
139 September 11 @ Twins – — Target Field –
140 September 12 Angels – — Progressive Field –
141 September 13 Angels – — Progressive Field –
142 September 14 Angels – — Progressive Field –
143 September 16 Twins – — Progressive Field –
144 September 17 (1) Twins – — Progressive Field –
145 September 17 (2) Twins – — Progressive Field –
146 September 18 Twins – — Progressive Field –
147 September 19 Twins – — Progressive Field –
148 September 20 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
149 September 21 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
150 September 22 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field –
151 September 23 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field –
152 September 24 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field –
153 September 25 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field –
154 September 27 Rays – — Progressive Field –
155 September 28 Rays – — Progressive Field –
156 September 29 Rays – — Progressive Field –
157 September 30 Royals – — Progressive Field –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
158 October 1 Royals – — Progressive Field –
159 October 2 Royals – — Progressive Field –
160 October 3 Royals – — Progressive Field –
161 October 4 Royals – — Progressive Field –
162 October 5 Royals – — Progressive Field –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Guardians team member

Player stats

Batting

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Gabriel Arias 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0
Bobby Bradley 8 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 .118 0
Yu Chang 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Ernie Clement 17 48 5 9 3 0 0 3 .188 0
Andrés Giménez 22 64 8 22 3 2 2 14 .344 1
Austin Hedges 19 57 7 10 0 0 2 5 .175 0
Steven Kwan 19 64 14 21 5 1 1 11 .328 0
Bryan Lavastida 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0
Luke Maile 4 10 2 3 3 0 0 1 .300 0
Oscar Mercado 23 63 6 12 4 1 3 11 .190 0
Owen Miller 19 61 16 21 9 0 2 8 .344 0
Josh Naylor 16 57 7 19 3 0 2 12 .333 0
Richie Palacios 8 23 0 7 1 0 0 2 .304 0
Jose Ramirez 25 92 14 29 7 1 7 29 .315 2
Franmil Reyes 21 87 7 16 0 0 2 8 .184 0
Amed Rosario 22 87 9 18 2 1 0 7 .207 1
Myles Straw 25 96 19 26 6 1 0 3 .271 6
Totals 25 853 117 217 46 7 21 115 .254 11

Pitching

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Logan Allen 1 0 4.50 4 0 0 6.0 3 3 3 6
Shane Bieber 1 1 2.45 5 5 0 29.1 9 8 6 29
Anthony Castro 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 4.0 5 3 1 5
Aaron Civale 1 2 9.45 5 5 0 20.0 24 21 6 22
Emmanuel Clase 0 2 3.86 11 0 5 9.1 5 4 2 10
Enyel De Los Santos 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 4.2 2 2 2 8
Anthony Gose 1 0 4.91 8 0 0 7.1 4 4 4 10
Sam Hentges 0 0 0.82 9 0 0 11.0 1 1 0 15
Kirk McCarty 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 4 2 3
Triston McKenzie 1 2 2.70 5 4 0 23.1 7 7 7 24
Eli Morgan 1 1 4.50 5 1 0 10.0 5 5 2 12
Konnor Pilkington 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 0 0 1 5
Zach Plesac 1 3 4.44 5 5 0 26.1 16 13 8 16
Cal Quantrill 1 1 3.54 5 5 0 28.0 13 11 15 17
Nick Sandlin 2 1 4.50 10 0 0 10.0 5 5 5 6
Bryan Shaw 0 0 2.25 11 0 0 8.0 2 2 4 3
Trevor Stephan 2 0 1.59 11 0 0 11.1 3 2 3 13
Tanner Tully 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0
Totals 12 13 3.95 25 25 5 218.2 109 96 72 204

Current roster

Cleveland Guardians roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

COVID-19 related injured list


Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Andy Tracy
AA Akron RubberDucks Eastern League Rouglas Odor
High-A Lake County Captains Midwest League Greg DiCenzo
Low–A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Omir Santos
Rookie ACL Guardians Arizona Complex League Jordan R. Smith
Rookie DSL Guardians Blue Dominican Summer League Jesús Tavárez
Rookie DSL Guardians Red Dominican Summer League Carlos Fermin

References

  1. ^ "2022 Guardians Schedule: April". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Guardians Schedule: October". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "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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