On September 25, the Red Sox needed a win on Sunday Night Baseball to avoid a series sweep at Yankee Stadium and keep their playoff hopes alive. On September 20, the Red Sox also announced that Garrett Whitlock would undergo arthroscopic hip surgery for a right hip impingement and would not return for the remainder of the season either. He signed a major-league contract with the Texas Rangers two days later. On September 19, they released Kevin Plawecki. On September 3, the Red Sox announced that closer Tanner Houck would undergo a lumbar discectomy, ending his 2022 season. The team had a losing record during August and ended the month at 63–68, still in last place in their division. On August 29, despite the team’s playoff chances hanging in the balance, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy announced that both manager Alex Cora and general manager Chaim Bloom would return in 2023. On August 25, it was announced that James Paxton, who was already injured, suffered a type 2 latissimus dorsi tear the week before and was also ruled out for the rest of the season. That same day, Chris Sale reportedly broke his right wrist while riding his bike to grab lunch and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Five days later, on August 9, he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. 210 with three home runs and 29 RBIs in 91 games. Shortly after, the Red Sox released Jackie Bradley Jr., who batted. The team made several trades prior to the trade deadline, resulting in Christian Vázquez, Jake Diekman, and prospect Jay Groome leaving the organization, while Tommy Pham, Eric Hosmer, and Reese McGuire joined the team. The team went 8–19 during July, falling into last place in the AL East and ending the month with a 51–52 record approaching the MLB trade deadline of August 2. Additionally, that loss along with two prior losses to the Yankees had a cumulative run differential of -47, the worst in a three-game stretch by any MLB team since 1900. The 28 runs set a new Red Sox franchise record for the most runs ever allowed in a single game. On July 22, the Red Sox suffered a historic 28–5 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Injuries to multiple players and roster challenges, including a lack of offensive production at the first base position, hampered the team. After compiling a 23–27 record through the end of May, the team went 20–6 during June, only to fall back under. The Red Sox entered the 2022 season having reached the 2021 ALCS where they fell two wins short of appearing in the World Series. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the new CBA provided for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders. Boston's schedule was updated to conclude with a home game on October 5 against Tampa Bay. Opening Day was then scheduled for April 7 as an away game against the New York Yankees, but it was postponed to April 8 because of inclement weather. On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The team's regular season was originally scheduled to open on March 31, with a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and conclude on October 2, with an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The team finished with a record of 78–84, in fifth and last place of the American League East division. The team was led by Alex Cora, in the second season of his second stint as the team's manager. The 2022 Boston Red Sox season was the 122nd season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 111th season at Fenway Park.
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