While MLB and MLBPA negotiations continued through MLB’s lockout, the first two series of the 2022 regular season were cancelled.
Or were they? The email that was sent to Cubs season ticket holders simply said: “The first two series have been removed from the schedule.”
When the CBA agreement was made, Commissioner Rob Manfred stated that a full 162-game season would be played. Presto! The cancelled games were magically un-cancelled.
For the Cubs, that involved two series: A three-game set to open the season against the Reds in Cincinnati and two games against the Cardinals at Wrigley Field.