Archive for the ‘MLB: The Show’ Category
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The four different editions of MLB The Show 18 and what they offer
MLB The Show 18 has been officially unveiled with the announcement of Aaron Judge for the cover and the various pre-order incentives. Though there aren't any details on the upcoming game's actual features or improvements pre-orders naturally are getting pushed at this early stage. With four different options and retailer-specific bonuses a breakdown is provided below. Heavy Diamond Dynasty players will want to go for the Digital Deluxe, while the MVP Edition is probably the best option for e...
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Cover of MLB The Show 18 goes to Yankees phenom Aaron Judge
When MLB The Show 18 releases in March the cover of the game will feature a player setting a few firsts for the series. Aaron Judge becomes the first New York Yankees player to appear on the cover. It's also the first time that the cover athlete is coming off a rookie season. Judge is an easy choice for MLB The Show 18 given his meteoric rise as a rookie in the nation's biggest market. He began MLB 17 rated as just a 68 and finished as 88 with power ratings in the 90s. Besides last year's...
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MLB The Show 17 trade deadline roster update and Diamond Dynasty content
Player ratings took a backseat this week in MLB The Show 17 as no one over 80 was affected by a change. The roster update instead primarily focused on player movement, with transactions in the lead up to and through the trade deadline reflected such as Yu Darvish to the Dodgers and Sonny Gray to the Yankees. The Players of the Month cards are out in Diamond Dynasty mode and headlined by James Paxton who went 6-0 with a 1.37 ERA in July. In order to get his 96 Overall rated card all six of...
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Jose Altuve now 99 rated in MLB The Show 17
With a stat line this season of .365, 15 HR, 59 RBI, and 21 SB the biggest star on the team with the best record in the AL has been moved up to 99 Overall in MLB The Show 17. Jose Altuve joins Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw as the only active players in the game rated 99. Altuve was raised 2 Overall points due to +16 in Plate Discipline, +10 in Power vs Righties, +8 in Power vs Lefties, +5 in Contact vs Righties and +3 in Contact vs Lefties. He did lose 6 points in Speed and 4 points in F...
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details for July 14
After taking off last week and only relatively minor adjustments made in the last few roster updates the anticipated sweeping changes to be made during the All-Star Break for the entire league didn't materialize with this week's update in MLB The Show 17. There is some significant movement made however including a fair number of players actually dropping this time around. Carlos Correa is a newly crowned Diamond. He went +1 to 90 Overall. Francisco Lindor lost Diamond status by dropping 2...
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New Diamond Dynasty content for July 7 in MLB The Show 17
While there's no roster update this week in MLB The Show 17 some significant new content has just been rolled out in Diamond Dynasty. Players of the Month for June are live with Jose Ramirez, Gary Sanchez, Chase Anderson, David Hernandez, Mike Zunino, and Jacob Faria being rewarded for their efforts with special cards. The big prize is Cody Bellinger who receives his own Player Epic that involves beating the Dodgers in a Play vs CPU game, reaching statistical goals based on the best June ...
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details and Diamond Dynasty content for June 30
With the All-Star Break nearing the last few weeks of roster updates for MLB The Show 17 haven't demonstrated the same impact of those that came before them. That could be an indication that a sweeping update of the whole league taking more into consideration this season's performance of players will be coming at that time. It's something the development team has done in past editions of The Show. This week's roster update only adjusts one player that came into it rated over 83. It does n...
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details and Diamond Dynasty content for June 23
After taking a week off from producing roster updates the one that released today in MLB The Show 17 carries a lot of weight. The majority of the activity has taken place in the high-Silver/low-Gold area of the ratings. (more…)...
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