2022 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Guaranteed Rate Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Rick Hahn | |
Managers | Tony La Russa (retired after being out for the rest of the season due to medical issues on August 31) Miguel Cairo (August 31–end of season) | |
Television | NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports Chicago+ (Jason Benetti, Steve Stone, Len Kasper, Gordon Beckham, Adam Amin, Connor McKnight) | |
Radio | ESPN Chicago Chicago White Sox Radio Network (Len Kasper, Darrin Jackson, Connor McKnight) WRTO-AM (Spanish) (Hector Molina, Billy Russo) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2022 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 123rd season in Chicago, their 122nd in the American League and their 32nd at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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. [1] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provided for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders. [2]
The White Sox failed to repeat as division champions and finished in second in the American League Central with a record of .500 at 81–81.
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. [3] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades. [4] [5]
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022. [6] The scheduled 162-game regular season was agreed to be played in its entirety, with no games cancelled. However, the delayed start to spring training meant that the regular season was postponed from its original March 31 Opening Day to April 7. For the White Sox, this meant that six games scheduled between March 31 and April 6 were moved to a later date: a three-game home series with the Minnesota Twins that was rescheduled for October 3 through October 5, and a three-game road series with the Kansas City Royals that was made up on three separate dates (May 17, August 10, and August 22nd). [7]
Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League adopted the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery was implemented, the postseason expanded from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches was allowed to appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time. [8] [9]
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 11 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 14 | 46–35 | 32–49 |
Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 26 | 36–46 | 30–50 |
Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 27 | 39–42 | 26–55 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Houston Astros | 106 | 56 | 0.654 |
New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | 0.611 |
Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | 0.568 |
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) | Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | +6 |
Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | +4 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 5 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 8 |
Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 13 |
Texas Rangers | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 18 |
Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 20 |
Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 21 |
Oakland Athletics | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 26 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 12–8 |
Boston | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 3–16 | 9–11 |
Chicago | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 7–12 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Cleveland | 3–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 0–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Houston | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–0 | — | 5–2 | 13–6 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
Kansas City | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
Los Angeles | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 7–13 |
Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 0–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
New York | 12–7 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–15 |
Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Tampa Bay | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–8 |
Texas | 0–6 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 5–14 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 16–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.
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Just before the White Sox were set to face off against the Kansas City Royals on August 30, it was announced by the team that manager Tony La Russa had to miss the game under the direction of his doctors, in order to get further medical testing. [31] The team's bench coach, Miguel Cairo, took over for La Russa as acting manager. It was later revealed that La Russa had a pacemaker installed and had to undergo a procedure to avoid any further health complications. [32] Though there was some speculation as to La Russa returning to the dugout by late September, the White Sox officially put any rumors to rest on September 24 when they announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2022 season. [33] La Russa's doctors never gave him permission to return to managing, though he was given permission to travel with the White Sox to Oakland on September 11 for the Athletics' jersey retirement ceremony of former pitcher Dave Stewart, who La Russa managed for several seasons. [34]
Prior to La Russa's departure from the White Sox, the team's record was an underachieving 63-65 and they were five games behind the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the American League Central. At the start of Cairo's role as acting manager, the White Sox went on an initial hot streak, winning 10 of 13 games and climbing to as close as 1.5 games back of Cleveland on September 8. However, the late-season resurgence did not last long. Beginning on September 11, the White Sox would lose 11 of 15 games, including getting swept by the Guardians in a pivotal three-game home series from September 20–22. The Guardians would officially clinch the American League Central on September 25, ending the White Sox's dreams of repeating as division champions. [35] The White Sox were officially eliminated from the playoffs on September 28 after a loss against the Twins which was their 8th straight loss. [36]
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April: 8–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 2–7)
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May: 15–12 (Home: 5–8; Away: 10–4)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 4–8; Away: 8–7)
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July: 16–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–5)
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August: 13–16 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–9)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 4–8; Away: 10–5)
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October: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member |
(Final statistics)
(Team leaders in BOLD)
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; TB = Total Bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
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José Abreu | 157 | 601 | 85 | 183 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 62 | 110 | .304 | .378 | .446 | 268 |
Tim Anderson | 79 | 332 | 50 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 55 | .301 | .339 | .395 | 131 |
Elvis Andrus | 43 | 181 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 30 | .271 | .309 | .464 | 84 |
Jake Burger | 51 | 168 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 56 | .250 | .302 | .458 | 77 |
Adam Engel | 119 | 245 | 32 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 76 | .224 | .269 | .310 | 76 |
Leury García | 97 | 300 | 38 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 65 | .210 | .233 | .267 | 80 |
Romy González | 32 | 105 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | .238 | .257 | .352 | 37 |
Yasmani Grandal | 99 | 327 | 15 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 45 | 79 | .202 | .301 | .269 | 88 |
Josh Harrison | 119 | 386 | 50 | 99 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 71 | .256 | .317 | .370 | 143 |
Adam Haseley | 14 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .238 | .333 | .238 | 5 |
Eloy Jiménez | 84 | 292 | 40 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 28 | 72 | .295 | .358 | .500 | 146 |
Reese McGuire | 53 | 151 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 33 | .225 | .261 | .285 | 43 |
Danny Mendick | 31 | 97 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 23 | .289 | .343 | .443 | 43 |
Yoán Moncada | 104 | 397 | 41 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 32 | 114 | .212 | .273 | .353 | 140 |
Mark Payton | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .143 | .280 | .143 | 3 |
Carlos Pérez | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .333 | 6 |
A. J. Pollock | 138 | 489 | 61 | 120 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 32 | 98 | .245 | .292 | .389 | 190 |
Luis Robert | 98 | 380 | 54 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 11 | 17 | 77 | .284 | .319 | .426 | 162 |
Gavin Sheets | 124 | 377 | 34 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 27 | 86 | .241 | .295 | .411 | 155 |
Lenyn Sosa | 11 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .114 | .139 | .229 | 8 |
Andrew Vaughn | 134 | 510 | 60 | 138 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 76 | 0 | 31 | 96 | .271 | .321 | .429 | 219 |
Seby Zavala | 61 | 178 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 64 | .270 | .347 | .382 | 68 |
TEAM TOTALS | 162 | 5611 | 686 | 1435 | 272 | 9 | 149 | 654 | 58 | 388 | 1269 | .256 | .310 | .387 | 2172 |
Source [37]
Team leaders in BOLD
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Tanner Banks | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 49 |
Aaron Bummer | 2 | 1 | 2.36 | 1.50 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 26.2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Ryan Burr | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Dylan Cease | 14 | 8 | 2.20 | 1.11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 184.0 | 126 | 55 | 45 | 78 | 227 |
Kyle Crick | 2 | 0 | 4.02 | 1.34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
Johnny Cueto | 8 | 10 | 3.35 | 1.23 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 158.1 | 161 | 66 | 59 | 33 | 102 |
Jake Diekman | 0 | 3 | 6.52 | 1.91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
Matt Foster | 1 | 2 | 4.40 | 1.33 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 42 |
Lucas Giolito | 11 | 9 | 4.90 | 1.44 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 161.2 | 171 | 92 | 88 | 61 | 177 |
Kendall Graveman | 3 | 4 | 3.18 | 1.40 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 65.0 | 65 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 66 |
Josh Harrison | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Liam Hendriks | 4 | 4 | 2.81 | 1.04 | 58 | 0 | 37 | 57.2 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 85 |
Joe Kelly | 1 | 3 | 6.08 | 1.60 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 53 |
Dallas Keuchel | 2 | 5 | 7.88 | 2.16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 32.0 | 49 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
Michael Kopech | 5 | 9 | 3.54 | 1.19 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 119.1 | 85 | 53 | 47 | 57 | 105 |
Jimmy Lambert | 1 | 2 | 3.26 | 1.29 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 47.0 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 45 |
Reynaldo López | 6 | 4 | 2.76 | 0.95 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 65.1 | 51 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 63 |
Lance Lynn | 8 | 7 | 3.99 | 1.14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 121.2 | 120 | 65 | 54 | 19 | 124 |
Davis Martin | 3 | 6 | 4.83 | 1.30 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 63.1 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 48 |
José Ruiz | 1 | 0 | 4.60 | 1.42 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 68 |
Anderson Severino | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 1.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Bennett Sousa | 3 | 0 | 8.41 | 1.72 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 |
Vince Velasquez | 3 | 3 | 4.78 | 1.24 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 75.1 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 69 |
TEAM TOTALS | 81 | 81 | 3.92 | 1.29 | 162 | 162 | 48 | 1447.2 | 1331 | 717 | 631 | 533 | 1450 |
Source [37]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Charlotte Knights | International League | Julio Mosquera (acting) |
AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | Justin Jirschele |
High-A | Winston-Salem Dash | South Atlantic League | Lorenzo Bundy |
A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | Carolina League | Guillermo Quiróz |
Rookie | ACL White Sox | Arizona Complex League | Pat Leyland |
Rookie | DSL White Sox | Dominican Summer League | Angel Rosario |
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The 2020 season was the Chicago White Sox' 121st season in Chicago and 120th in the American League. The Sox played their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The 2021 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 122nd season in Chicago and 121st in the American League, and their first under returning manager Tony La Russa since 1986. The White Sox played their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field. On September 23, after a win against the Cleveland Indians, the White Sox clinched the American League Central for the first time since the 2008 season and became the first Major League team of the 2021 season to clinch their division. They finished the regular season with 93 wins, the third most in the American League and their most wins as a franchise since the 2005 season. By winning the American League Central, it secured the team their first back-to-back postseason appearance in franchise history after having clinched a wild card berth in the previous season. They lost to the Houston Astros in the 2021 American League Division Series.
The 2021 American League Division Series were the two best-of-five-games series in Major League Baseball (MLB) that determined the participating teams of the 2021 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners, seeded first through third, and a fourth team—determined by the AL Wild Card Game—played in two series. These matchups were:
The 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) was originally scheduled to begin on March 31 and end on October 2. The 2021–22 lockout caused the season to be delayed by one week, starting on April 7. The regular season ended on October 5. The start of the season was delayed by a lockout of players, which commenced on December 2, 2021, following the 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 reached a deal on a five-year CBA, with Opening Day being held on April 7, and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA, universal designated hitter was adopted, the postseason was expanded to 12 teams, and the regular season tie-breaker game was eliminated. In November 2021, the Cleveland Indians announced their new team name, the Cleveland Guardians. The 2022 MLB All-Star Game was held on July 19 and hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
The 2022 Los Angeles Angels season was the 62nd season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League, the 57th in Anaheim, and their 57th season playing their home games at Angel Stadium. The Angels were managed by Joe Maddon in his third season as manager of the Angels. On June 7, 2022, Maddon was fired and Phil Nevin was named the interim manager for the remainder of the season after they had lost twelve games in a row, tying a record set by the 1988 team. Losses on the 7th and 8th resulted in a losing streak of fourteen in a row, setting a franchise record. After a brawl occurred during a game between the Seattle Mariners and Angels on June 26 that saw players and coaches receive suspensions, Bill Haselman and Ray Montgomery each served as interim managers to the interim manager when Nevin received a ten-game suspension. The Angels play as members of Major League Baseball's American League West division. On September 14, the Angels lost their 82nd game to clinch a losing season for the seventh straight season, tying the mark set by the 1971-1977 teams. With their loss to the Seattle Mariners on September 19, the Los Angeles Angels were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
The 2022 Texas Rangers season was the 62nd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 51st in Arlington as the Rangers, and the third season at Globe Life Field. As the club's 51st season in Arlington, the 2022 season also marked the 50th anniversary of the team's first season as the Texas Rangers in 1972.
The 2022 Cincinnati Reds season was the 153rd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 20th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
The 2022 San Diego Padres season was the 54th season of the San Diego Padres franchise. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.
The 2022 New York Yankees season was the 120th season for the New York Yankees franchise.
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.
The 2022 San Francisco Giants season was the 140th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 65th year in San Francisco, and their 23rd at Oracle Park. This was the third season under manager Gabe Kapler and also the first season since 2008 without longtime catcher Buster Posey, who retired the previous November.
The 2023 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 124th season in Chicago, their 123rd in the American League and their 33rd at Guaranteed Rate Field. It is also the team's first season under the management of Pedro Grifol.