The following are the baseball events of the year 2022 throughout the world.

International competition

National Team tournaments

• U-12 Baseball World Cup (July)
• U-18 Baseball World Cup (September)
• U-23 Baseball World Cup (October)

Club team tournaments

• 2022 Caribbean Series: Caimanes de Barranquilla^[1]

North American domestic leagues

• Major League Baseball

• College baseball
  • 2022 College World Series: University of Mississippi^[2]
  • NCAA Division II: North Greenville University^[3]
  • NCAA Division III: Eastern Connecticut State University^[4]
  • NAIA: Southeastern University^[5]
  • Junior College World Series:
    • Division I: Central Arizona College^[6]
    • Division II: Pearl River Community College^[7]
    • Division III: Herkimer County Community College^[8]

Other domestic leagues

Summer leagues

• Chinese Professional Baseball League—Taiwan Series: season began April 2
• Dutch League: TBA
• Finnish League: TBA
• French League: TBA
• German League: TBA
• Irish League: TBA
• Italian League: TBA
• KBO League—Korean Series: season began April 2
• Nippon Professional Baseball—Japan Series: season began March 25
  • Central League: TBA
  • Pacific League: TBA
• Mexican League: TBA
• Spanish League: TBA

Winter leagues

• Australian Baseball League: season cancelled^[9]
• Colombian League: Caimanes de Barranquilla^[10]
• Cuban National Series: TBA
• Dominican League: Gigantes del Cibao^[11]
• Mexican Pacific League: Charros de Jalisco^[12]
• Nicaraguan League: Leones de León^[13]
• Panamanian League: Astronautas de Los Santos^[14]
• Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas^[15]
• Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes^[16]

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 will be honored in ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, scheduled for July 24, 2022.^[17]

Events

January

• The year began with Major League Baseball in a work-stoppage, due to the 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout.^[18]
• 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.^[19]

February

• February 18 – the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season begins.

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 of every team's first two series, a total of 91 games. The cancellations push the league's opening day back to April.^[20]
• March 31 – the 2022 Major League Baseball season was originally scheduled to begin.^[21]

April

• April 2 – the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is scheduled to begin.^[22]
• 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.^[23]
• April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day.^[21]

May

• May 10: Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Reid Detmers throws a complete no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays.^[24]

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

August

• August 18–28: The 2022 Little League World Series will be held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
• August 29: Postseason-eligible trading deadline

September

• September 1: MLB active rosters will expand from 26 to 28 players.
• September 7: Induction ceremonies will be held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York

October

• October 5: End of the Major League Baseball regular season

Postseason

TBA

November

• November TBA: Game 7 of world series (if necessary)
• November 18: (tenative) Day to file lists for all Major And Minor League Levels
• Immediately after World Series: Eligible players become free agents
• Fifth day after end of World Series: Deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to their eligible players who became free agents
• Sixth day after end of World Series: First Day of free agents may sign contracts with a club other than a former club
• 12th day after end of World Series: Last Day for article xx (B) free agents to accept qualifying offer from a former club (Midnight ET.)

December

• December 5–8: Winter Meetings
• December 8: Rule 5 Draft

Deaths

January

• January 2 – Larry Biittner, 75, outfielder and first baseman in MLB from 1970 to 1983 for five different franchises including the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers.^[25]
• January 4 – Jim Corsi, 60, pitched in MLB for five different teams from 1988 to 1999, including three seasons with the Boston Red Sox and three stints with the Oakland Athletics.^[26]
• January 27 − Gene Clines, 75, played 10 seasons for four Major League Teams with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and finished his career with Chicago Cubs. In 1979 After his playing career was over he became a hitting coach for the Brewers the Giants and the Cubs.^[27]
• January 29 − Jeff Innis, 59, relief pitcher for the New York Mets from 1987 to 1993.^[28]

February

• February 8 – Gerald Williams, 55, outfielder for the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets from 1992 to 2005.^[29]
• February 9 – Jeremy Giambi, 47, former outfielder and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox from 1998 to 2003.^[30]
• February 12 − Calvin Jones, 59, former pitcher for the Seattle Mariners played two seasons for the team from 1991 to 1992. Jones also played for the China Times Eagles and Chinatrust Whales of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the Taichung Agan of the Taiwan Major League. He finished his career as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[31]

March

• March 10 – Odalis Perez, 44, former pitcher who played 11 seasons for four major league teams. Perez started his major league career in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, and played later for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and finished his major league career in 2008 with the Washington Nationals.^[32]
• March 16 – Ralph Terry, 86, former pitcher who played 12 seasons for four different teams. Terry started his major league career in 1956 with the New York Yankees, and played later for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and finished his career with the New York Mets in 1967.^[33]
• March 16 – Pete Ward, 86, former utility player who played for nine seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and played later in his career with the New York Yankees. He was born in Montreal in 1937 and he died in Lake Oswego, Oregon in 2022.^[34]

April

• April 3 – Tommy Davis, 83, MLB left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland A's, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels.^[35]
• April 5 - John Ellis, 73, MLB catcher for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers^[36]
• April 10 - Joe Horlen, 84, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics^[37]

May

• May 14 – David West, 57, Pitched for four major league teams he started his career in 1988 New York Mets then played for Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies going to a world series in 1993 with the team and finished his career with the Boston Red Sox before retiring in 1998.^[38]

June