CINCINNATI — With MLB owners reaching agreement with the players’ union, there will be a full 162-game MLB season to be played. 

What You Need To Know

  • The Cincinnati Reds will still play a 162-game MLB schedule in 2022 despite a delayed start

  • Instead of having its home opener March 31, the club plays its first of 81 games in Great American Ball Park April 12

  • The six home games postponed by the MLB lockout will be played at the end of the year or during nine-inning doubleheaders

  • The Reds’ spring training exhibitions will commence March 18

The lockout, however, caused the Cincinnati Reds’ home opener to be pushed back a few weeks.

Originally, the Reds were scheduled to open the season March 31 at home against the Chicago Cubs. The club also had home games scheduled against the Cubs April 2 and 3, and a three-game home series against Pittsburgh. Those six home games were postponed. 

The Reds said the six postponed games will be made up with three games at the end of the previously scheduled regular season and as part of nine-inning doubleheaders. Additional schedule details will be announced at a later time. 

Other than six make-up games, the rest of the Reds’ regular season schedule will remain intact. The team will open the season at Atlanta April 7, which was already supposed to be the squad’s first road game of 2022. 

The Reds will play their first of 81 home games at Great American Ball Park April 12 against Cleveland. 

With a shortened spring training window, Cincinnati’s first exhibition game will be March 18 versus the Guardians. The Reds will play 18 exhibitions in 19 days leading up to the regular season.

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