With MLB lockout over, when is the new Opening Day for 2022 season?

After what has been a very long, dark, and contentious part of winter, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have finally reached a tentative deal to end the MLB lockout and have the offseason begin again.

The MLB lockout must go through some formalities to officially come to an end, but the season’s new Opening Day is scheduled for April 7.

On the 99th day of the MLB lockout that began on December 1, a majority of MLB players holding a vote to end the lockout chose “yes” on the latest proposal that went back and forth between MLB and MLBPA for most of the past few days. The deal still has to be formally accepted on both sides, but MLB insiders are reporting that is just a formality.

Opening Day will officially be on April 7 and the exact schedule will be communicated shortly. In the weeks leading up to the lockout as hope seemed to flicker on and off from both sides, the opening two series of the season were canceled (with the original Opening Day date of March 31 included in there as well). Earlier this week, the next two series of the season were also shelved.

However, with the agreement reached, MLB is expected to play a full 162-game schedule. More information will be coming shortly on what the revised schedule will look like, and we will update this article below with more information.

Spring training games involving players on their respective 40-man rosters will reportedly begin between March 18-20. Players are expected to report to their respective spring training sites as soon as this weekend.

While the MLB lockout was a process that tried the patience of even the most fervent baseball fan, now there is a new Opening Day to put on the calendar and the offseason (including trades and free agent signings) can begin again.