MLB The Show 25

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MLB The Show 25
MLB The Show 25 cover art.jpg
Developer San Diego Studio
Publishers
Series MLB: The Show
Platforms
ReleaseMarch 18, 2025
Genre Sports
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

MLB The Show 25 is a 2025 baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment that was released on March 18, 2025. The twentieth installment in the MLB: The Show series, the game released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. This is the first time the previous generations of consoles are excluded in the modern era. [1] [2] [3] It features Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson on its cover. [4]

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Gameplay

The Road to the Show progression was significantly changed in MLB The Show 25. In addition to beginning at high school, the game features eight real college baseball teams the player character can play for leading up to the MLB draft. [5] The featured teams are Cal State Fullerton, LSU, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, and Vanderbilt. [6]

Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton returned as play-by-play commentators for the game. Ben Gellman returns as Minor League play-by-play announcer in Road to the Show. For the first time in MLB The Show history, Renel Brooks-Moon and Adrienne Roberson join Alex Miniak as public address commentators. Robert Flores and Jessica Mendoza serve as commentators in Road to the Show mode.

Reception

MLB The Show 25 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [7] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 30 out of 40. [8]

Development

San Diego Studio announced MLB The Show 25 on January 28, 2025, alongside the reveal of its three cover athletes: Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson. The studio highlighted expanded presentation features, updated stadium lighting, and improvements to character animations across all platforms. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Non-PlayStation versions

References

  1. ↑ "MLB® The Show™ 25 for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "MLB The Show 25". www.playstation.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "MLB The Show 25 | Xbox". Xbox.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson are your MLB The Show 25 cover athletes!". MLB® The Show™. January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Felton, Amber (February 21, 2025). "MLB The Show 25: Road To The Show's New Progression Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Smith, Christian (February 5, 2025). "All MLB The Show 25 College Teams (So Far)". Operation Sports. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "MLB The Show 25 PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 2, 2025). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1893". Gematsu. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson are your MLB The Show 25 cover athletes!". MLB The Show. January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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