The 2022 MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching as clubs scramble to improve their rosters for a playoff run.
It may also look towards the future by dealing with some of their veterans and this year the trade deadline is set for Aug 2, tomorrow at 3pm, an untraditional time for the league.
Historically, it usually on July 31 each season, generally ending around 1 pm but some exceptions were made in the past to avoid it over the weekend when more afternoon games were played.
For example, last year the deadline was moved up a day to Friday, July 30, and in 2016, the league pushed the trade deadline back to Aug. 1 in order to prevent businesses facing the buzzer on a Sunday afternoon.
With the 2020 campaign delayed due to the COVID pandemic, the trade deadline was not until Aug 31.
The Aug. 2 deadline also remains a hard date for trades. While teams used to be able to trade for another month by passing players through waivers, that was eliminated beginning in the 2019 season.