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

International competition

National team tournaments

• U-12 Baseball World Cup: United States^[1]
• U-15 Baseball World Cup: United States^[2]
• U-18 Baseball World Cup (September)
• U-23 Baseball World Cup (October)
• Baseball5 World Cup (November)
• Haarlem Baseball Week: Netherlands^[3]

Club team tournaments

• 2022 Caribbean Series: Caimanes de Barranquilla^[4]
• European Cup: Parma Baseball Club^[5]
• Grand Forks International: Seattle Studs^[6]

North American domestic leagues

• Major League Baseball

• Minor League Baseball
  • Triple–A
    • International League: TBA
    • Pacific Coast League: TBA
  • Double–A
    • Eastern League: TBA
    • Southern League: TBA
    • Texas League: TBA
  • High–A
    • Midwest League: TBA
    • Northwest League: TBA
    • South Atlantic League: TBA
  • Single–A
    • California League: TBA
    • Carolina League: TBA
    • Florida State League: TBA
  • Rookie
    • Arizona Complex League: ACL Giants (San Francisco Giants)^[7]
    • Dominican Summer League: DSL Phillies White (Philadelphia Phillies)^[8]
    • Florida Complex League: FCL Yankees (New York Yankees)^[7]
  • Fall League
    • Arizona Fall League: TBA
• MLB Partner Leagues
  • American Association of Professional Baseball: TBA
  • Atlantic League of Professional Baseball: TBA
  • Frontier League: TBA
  • Pioneer League: TBA
• Independent baseball leagues
  • Empire Professional Baseball League: Tupper Lake Riverpigs^[9]
  • Pecos League: Roswell Invaders^[10]
  • United Shore Professional Baseball League: TBA
• College baseball
  • 2022 College World Series: University of Mississippi^[11]
  • NCAA Division II: North Greenville University^[12]
  • NCAA Division III: Eastern Connecticut State University^[13]
  • NAIA: Southeastern University^[14]
  • Junior College World Series:
    • Division I: Central Arizona College^[15]
    • Division II: Pearl River Community College^[16]
    • Division III: Herkimer County Community College^[17]
• Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues
  • Appalachian League: Kingsport Axmen^[18]
  • Cape Cod League: Bourne Braves^[19]
  • MLB Draft League: TBA
  • New England Collegiate Baseball League: Martha's Vineyard Sharks^[20]
• Little League
  • Senior League World Series: Radamés López Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)^[21]
  • Junior League World Series: Chung Shan Little League (Taichung, Taiwan)^[22]
  • Intermediate League World Series: Danville Little League (Danville, California)^[23]
  • Little League World Series: Honolulu Little League (Honolulu, Hawaii)^[24]

Other domestic leagues

Summer leagues

• Chinese Professional Baseball League—Taiwan Series: season began April 2
• Cuban National Series: Alazanes de Granma^[25]
• Dutch League—Holland Series: TBA
• Finnish League: TBA
• French League: TBA
• German League: Bonn Capitals^[26]
• 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^[27]
• Colombian League: Caimanes de Barranquilla^[28]
• Dominican League: Gigantes del Cibao^[29]
• Mexican Pacific League: Charros de Jalisco^[30]
• Nicaraguan League: Leones de León^[31]
• Panamanian League: Astronautas de Los Santos^[32]
• Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas^[33]
• Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes^[34]

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.^[35]

Events

January

• The year began with Major League Baseball in a work-stoppage, due to the 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout.^[36]
• 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.^[37]

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.^[38]
• March 31 – the 2022 Major League Baseball season was originally scheduled to begin.^[39]

April

• April 2 – the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is scheduled to begin.^[40]
• 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.^[41]
• April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day.^[39]

May

• May 10: Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Reid Detmers throws a complete no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays.^[42]

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 2 (6 p.m. ET): MLB's postseason-eligible deadline for players acquired via trade^[43]
• August 18–28: The 2022 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
• August 31: MLB's postseason-eligible deadline for players acquired via waiver claim^[44]

September

• September 1: MLB active rosters expanded 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.^[45]
• 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.^[46]
• 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.^[47]
• January 29 − Jeff Innis, 59, relief pitcher for the New York Mets from 1987 to 1993.^[48]

February

• February 2 - Bill Short, 84, a pitcher who played from 1960-1969 and played six Major League Baseball seasons with Six Major League Baseball teams the beginning New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and later finished his career with the Cincinnati Reds.
• 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.^[49]
• 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.^[50]
• 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.^[51]
• February 22 - Julio Cruz, 67, a second baseman who played 10 mlb seasons for Two MLB teams from 1977-1986 with the Seattle Mariners and played later with the Chicago White Sox.
• February 27 - Fred Lasher, 80, a pitcher who played six major league baseball seasons from 1963-1971 with four MLB teams the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and played later with the team called then the California Now Los Angeles Angels.
• February 28 - Ike Delock, 92, a pitcher who played eleven major league baseball seasons from 1952-1963 for two major league teams he started his career with the Boston Red Sox and later finished has career with the Baltimore Orioles.

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.^[52]
• 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.^[53]
• 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.^[54]

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.^[55]
• April 5 - John Ellis, 73, MLB catcher for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers^[56]
• April 10 - Joe Horlen, 84, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics^[57]
• April 26 - Luke Allen, 46, an MLB outfielder who played just two seasons for two major league baseball clubs Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies.

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.^[58]
• May 24 - Bob Miller, 86, Pitched for three major league teams he began his career in 1953 with the Detroit Tigers later played with the Cincinnati Reds and ended his career in 1962 with the New York Mets.

June

• June 18 – Dave Wickersham, 86, Pitched for Four Major League Teams and played with them for 10 seasons beginning in 1960 with the Kansas City Athletics and later played with the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates and ending his Career in 1969 with the Kansas City Royals.

July

• July 11 - Ducky Schofield, 87, pitched for seven major league teams and played 19 years for all seven Major League Baseball teams including the Team beginning in 1953 that began his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and then later played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and then he finished his career in 1971 with the Milwaukee Brewers.

August

• August 2 - Vin Scully, 94, was the radio and Tv voice of The Brooklyn Dodgers and when the team moved to Los Angeles Dodgers for 66 years from 1950–2016. he was also the voice of the NFL on CBS and many other sports.

September