2022 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2022 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles, California
Record111–51 (.685)
Divisional place1st
OwnersGuggenheim Baseball Management
PresidentStan Kasten
President of baseball operationsAndrew Friedman
General managersBrandon Gomes
ManagersDave Roberts
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet LA
(Joe Davis, Tim Neverett or Daron Sutton, Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra, Eric Karros, Jessica Mendoza or Dontrelle Willis, and Kirsten Watson or David Vassegh)
(Spanish audio feed)
(Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela)
RadioKLAC-AM
Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network
(Charley Steiner, Tim Neverett, Rick Monday, José Mota)
KTNQ
(Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela, José Mota)
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The 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 133rd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball, their 65th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 60th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers hosted the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 19, 2022. This was the last season for Hall of Fame Spanish play-by-play announcer Jaime Jarrín, who had been calling games for the team since 1959.

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, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was rescheduled for April 7.[1] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provided for a full 162-game season, with originally canceled games made up throughout the season via doubleheaders, loss of off-days and extending the season by three days.[2]

On August 2, Vin Scully, a Hall of Fame broadcaster for the team from 1950 to 2016, died at the age of 94.[3]

Bolstered by the signing of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on September 12, the 10th straight year they had made the postseason. The following day, they also clinched their 20th National League West title, and their ninth in the last 10 seasons. On September 28, they broke the franchise record for total regular season wins by clocking their 107th victory of the year, surpassing the previous franchise high of 106 wins. The team also clinched the top seed in MLB for the first time since the 2017 squad. The Dodgers' 111 wins overall were the most by a team since the 116-win Seattle Mariners in 2001. Despite the record, they were upset by the 89-win San Diego Padres in the NLDS, losing in four games, which meant that the Dodgers did not make it to the World Series despite 100 wins for the third time in four seasons. Their 111 regular season wins is the most for any team to fail to win a postseason series in the divisional era.

  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. ^ Wharton, David (August 2, 2022). "Vin Scully, forever the voice of the Dodgers, dies at 94". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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