2022 St. Louis Cardinals season

2022 St. Louis Cardinals
2022 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Central Champions
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Busch Stadium
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	93–69 (.574)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	William DeWitt Jr.
President	Bill DeWitt III
General managers	Mike Girsch
Managers	Oliver Marmol
Television	Bally Sports Midwest; (Dan McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
Radio	KMOX NewsRadio 1120; St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network; (John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference

The 2022 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 141st for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 131st season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 17th at Busch Stadium III. They were managed by first-year manager Oliver Marmol. The season saw the return of Albert Pujols, a former Cardinals star player. Pujols and longtime catcher Yadier Molina announced that the 2022 season would be their last.^[1]

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 played on April 7.^[2] 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.^[3]

The Cardinals won the National League Central but they were upset in the NLWCS by the Philadelphia Phillies, losing in a two-game sweep.

^ Salvador, Joseph. "Albert Pujols Makes Decision About Career After 2022 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ 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.

[1] Salvador, Joseph. "Albert Pujols Makes Decision About Career After 2022 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

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

[3] 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.

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