Opening Day
If you can’t make it to the game for Opening Day, you can catch the game on KMOX Radio and Bally Sports Midwest.
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The St. Louis Cardinals announced that every 2022 regular season game will be televised locally or nationally as well as broadcast on KMOX and the Cardinals Radio Network. Additionally, all 81 home games will feature live Spanish radio broadcasts.
Television
Bally Sports Midwest will be the television home of the Cardinals for the 29th season. The regional sports network will televise most Cardinals regular season games. Coverage starts and ends with the Cardinals Live pre- and postgame shows, live from the network’s studio in Ballpark Village. Dan McLaughlin enters his 25th season as the play-by-play voice of the Cardinals television broadcasts and will be joined by Cardinals Hall of Famer Jim Edmonds and World Series Champion Brad Thompson as analysts to call game action.
Jim Hayes, Scott Warmann and newcomer Alexa Datt, formerly of MLB Network, will serve as reporters and hosts. Former Cardinals pitchers Al Hrabosky, in his 39th season as part of the Cardinals TV team, and Ricky Horton will serve as pre- and postgame studio analysts, along with former Cardinals outfielder/pitcher Rick Ankiel, Edmonds and Thompson.
Bally Sports Midwest will also continue to air new episodes of Cardinals Insider, the Emmy-nominated 30-minute weekly television program hosted by Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith each Sunday, and the weekly Cardinals Kids Show with Fredbird and Brad Thompson on Saturdays.
Bally Sports Midwest’s regular season coverage kicks off on Opening Day, Thursday, April 7, with an expanded Cardinals Live pregame beginning at 1:30 PM CT.
Cardinals programming on Bally Sports Midwest also streams on the Bally Sports app and on BallySports.com for fans who authenticate through their pay-TV service.
Currently, 11 regular season games will be carried exclusively on either FOX (5), ESPN (3) or Apple TV+ (3) as part of Major League Baseball’s national television packages, with another two games on FS1 co-existing with the local telecast. The television schedule is subject to change.
Radio
In addition to televised game coverage, KMOX 1120 AM, the team’s flagship radio station, and nearly all of the Cardinals Radio Network stations, will carry every regular season game. Cardinals games will also be simulcast locally on 98.7 FM and stream on KMOX.com.
2021 Missouri Sportscaster of the Year John Rooney (17th season) will be accompanied in the booth by Ricky Horton, who joins the Cardinals radio team full-time after Cardinals Hall of Famer Mike Shannon’s retirement at the conclusion of 2021, for all Cardinals contests this year. Mike Claiborne returns for his 16th year as part of the radio team to assist with broadcasts while Tom Ackerman, Kevin Wheeler and Joe Pott will serve as pre- and postgame hosts on KMOX.
This year marks KMOX’s 12th consecutive season as the flagship station and 65th year overall. The Cardinals Radio Network is the largest in MLB, consisting of 147 radio stations across eight states.
Spanish Radio
The Cardinals, in cooperation with WIJR 880 AM La Tremenda, will once again produce 81 Spanish-language radio broadcasts for all St. Louis home games during the 2022 regular season.
Play-by-play announcer Polo Ascencio and former MLB catcher Bengie Molina return for their seventh season to provide Hispanic and Latino fans with a way to follow the Cardinals in their native language. All 81 broadcasts will air locally on WIJR 880 AM and be streamed via cardinals.com and the MLB app.
For more information on the Cardinals broadcast partners, visit cardinals.com/tv, cardinals.com/radio and cardinals.com/broadcasters. A complete 2022 regular season broadcast schedule follows.
Team to Open with Home Opening Day Set for Thursday, April 7 vs. Pirates
Yankees To Visit Busch Stadium in August; Orioles Scheduled to Visit St. Louis for First Time Since 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s league-wide release, today announced their 2022 regular season schedule. The Home Opener is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, against Pittsburgh as part of a six-game homestand featuring four games with the Pirates (April 7, 9-11) and two games versus the cross-state rival Kansas City Royals (April 12-13).
The Cardinals will open the 2022 season on the road with a three-game series at Pittsburgh beginning on Thursday, March 31, followed by a two-game series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs on April 4 and 6.
The Cardinals 20-game Interleague schedule features matchups with all five AL East opponents for the first time since the 2017 season. Highlighting those matchups are a three-game weekend series versus the New York Yankees at Busch Stadium on August 5-7 (their first series at Busch Stadium since 2014) and a three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles on May 10-12 (first visit to St. Louis since 2003). St. Louis will travel to Tampa to play the Rays for three games on June 7-9 and to Boston for a weekend series against the Red Sox on June 17-19. The Interleague schedule also features a pair of two-game home-and-home series against the Toronto Blue Jays (May 23-24 at Busch Stadium & July 26-27 at Toronto) and Kansas City Royals (April 12-13 at Busch Stadium & May 3-4 at Kansas City).
Additional key home dates for the 2022 season include two weekend series versus the Chicago Cubs on June 24-26 and September 2-4. The Cubs will also visit for a three-game series on August 2-4 before the Yankees come to town. The club will host Pittsburgh for three games on September 30-October 2 to conclude the 2022 regular season.
The 2022 season will feature 26 home series and 26 road series, including 14 weekend series at Busch Stadium: April 7, 9-10 vs. Pittsburgh; April 28-May 1 vs. Arizona; May 13-15 vs. San Francisco; May 26-29 vs. Milwaukee; June 10-12 vs. Cincinnati; June 24-26 vs. Chicago Cubs; July 8-10 vs. Philadelphia; July 15-17 vs. Cincinnati; August 5-7 vs. New York Yankees; August 12-14 vs. Milwaukee; August 26-28 vs. Atlanta; September 2-4 vs. Chicago Cubs; September 16-18 vs. Cincinnati; and September 30-October 2 vs. Pittsburgh.
The Cardinals are scheduled to play 50 of their 81 home games before the July 18-20 All-Star Break, playing 12 home games in April, 15 home games in May, 13 home games in June, 10 home games in July (all before the break), 15 home games in August, and 16 home games in September/October. The club is scheduled to host holiday games on Memorial Day (May 30 vs. San Diego) and Labor Day (September 5 vs. Washington).
The Cardinals longest homestand of the 2022 campaign consists of ten games over a 10-day span leading up to the All-Star Break on July 8-17 versus Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Cincinnati. Their longest road trip of the season comes on April 14-24, where they will play 10 games in 11 days against Milwaukee, Miami and Cincinnati. The team has a stretch that will see them play 30 games over 31 days June 17-July 17, including 17 consecutive games without a day off from July 1-17.
The Cardinals will make future announcements regarding games times, ticket pricing and ticket availability for the 2022 season. The complete 2022 regular season schedule follows below and can be viewed at cardinals.com/schedule.
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2022 HOME SCHEDULE
April 7, 9-11 vs. Pittsburgh* July 8-11 vs. Philadelphia*
April 12-13 vs. Kansas City July 12-14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
April 25-27 vs. New York Mets July 15-17 vs. Cincinnati*
April 28-May 1 vs. Arizona*
May 10-12 vs. Baltimore August 2-4 vs. Chicago Cubs
May 13-15 vs. San Francisco* August 5-7 vs. New York Yankees*
May 23-24 vs. Toronto August 12-14 vs. Milwaukee*
May 26-29 vs. Milwaukee* August 16-18 vs. Colorado
May 30-June 1 vs. San Diego August 26-28 vs. Atlanta*
June 10-12 vs. Cincinnati* September 2-4 vs. Chicago Cubs*
June 13-15 vs. Pittsburgh September 5-8 vs. Washington
June 24-26 vs. Chicago Cubs* September 13-14 vs. Milwaukee
June 27-29 vs. Miami September 15-18 vs. Cincinnati*
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 vs. Pittsburgh*
* Denotes Weekend Series
Promotions added Feb. 24, 2022
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced 13 additional theme dates for the 2022 season, including three first-time events and five Budweiser Bash Nights.
Fans of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman won’t want to miss the new DC Comics Super Hero Night on Wednesday, July 13 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fans who purchase a special Theme Ticket will receive an exclusive DC Comics/Cardinals t-shirt featuring our favorite superheroes.
Also new for 2022 is Shark Week Night on Monday, July 11. With the purchase of a special Theme Ticket, fans will take home a JAW-some shark-inspired bobblehead.
The Cardinals will host the first-ever Mental Health Awareness Night presented by NAMI St. Louis on Thursday, May 26. Fans purchasing a special Theme Ticket will receive a Cardinals Mental Health Awareness cap. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to NAMI St. Louis.
Budweiser Bash returns with Cardinals Alumni favorites Keith Hernandez (April 26), David Freese (May 10), John Stuper & Dave LaPoint (June 28), Willie McGee (July 12), and Ozzie Smith (August 2). Fans who purchase a special Budweiser Bash Theme Ticket will receive a limited edition bobblehead of that game’s featured Cardinals Alumni. VIP tickets will be available for access to an exclusive pregame autograph session with the featured former player. A sixth Budweiser Bash date will be announced at a later date.
The second annual Bikers at Busch returns on Monday, May 30. With the purchase of a special Theme ticket, fans will take home a biker-inspired Cardinals t-shirt. New for 2022, limited motorcycle parking will be available for pre-purchase in the Starr Lot across the street from the ballpark.
The Cardinals are bringing back First Responders Appreciation Night on Wednesday, August 17, and adding a day-time option on Thursday, August 18. With the purchase of a special Theme ticket, fans will receive an exclusive Cardinals First Responders hat of their choosing representing either Law Enforcement, Fire or EMS. As a special thanks to our hometown heroes, Theme ticket buyers with receive a coupon for one complimentary drink. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to The BackStoppers.
The club will continue to raise awareness for the lifesaving act of organ and tissue donation with Donate Life Day presented by Mid-America Transplant on Sunday, August 14. With the purchase of a special Theme Ticket, fans will receive an exclusive Cardinals cap showing support for organ and tissue donor families along with transplant recipients. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated back to Mid-America Transplant’s Family House where individuals and their families wait for or recover from a lifesaving transplant.
On Tuesday, September 6, the Cardinals will host Billikens Night. With the purchase of a special Theme ticket, SLU supporters can cheer on the Cardinals with fellow alumni and fans and receive a Billikens-themed Cardinals cap.
Fans can purchase tickets for these Theme events and view the entire 2022 Theme schedule at cardinals.com/theme.
