MLB The Show 20

MLB The Show 20 is a baseball video game by SIE San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, based on Major League Baseball (MLB). The fifteenth entry of the MLB: The Show franchise, it was officially released on March 17, but customers that digitally pre-ordered the game were given an early release on March 13.[1] Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Báez is featured as the cover star.[2]

MLB The Show 20
Developer(s)SIE San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
SeriesMLB: The Show
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
ReleaseMarch 17, 2020
March 13, 2020 (Early Release)
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

For the first time ever, Minor League Baseball players are fully licensed and have their names and likenesses featured in the game. In previous versions of the game, Minor League players were not licensed and were replaced with generic players.[3] As well, the team and logo editor that were previously exclusive to Diamond Dynasty were brought over to the game's Franchise mode.

Matt Vasgersian, Mark DeRosa & Dan Plesac return as play-by-play commentators; Heidi Watney returns as sideline reporter and Alex Miniak returns as public address commentator.

Development

New features in the game include online modes such as "Showdown" and "Custom Leagues". "Showdown" is a mode that begins with a player selected in a draft, and it will use in the "Moments" mode. The "Custom Leagues" mode is another online-only mode that using the choice of 40-man live MLB roster or create a custom team from the MLB The Show's "Diamond Dynasty" mode.

Returning favorites "Franchise Mode" (in which the player can take control of any MLB team over the course of several seasons, but with the new customized team and logo creator and franchise relocation option, in which the player will create a team, the team's logo or relocate the team to designated location), "Road to the Show" (in which the user creates a new player and plays out his career through Double-A, Triple-A and the majors), "March To October" (in which the player will select the team for a full MLB season through the regular season, the All-Star Game, the playoffs, and the World Series), and "Moments" (which the user relive and recreate famous moments in MLB history).

In addition, the game will feature real-life, fully licensed Minor League Baseball players for the first time ever, unlike in previous games where the real players are not licensed and replaced with generic players, in conjunction with Scott Spindler and his Ridin Rosters group.

The game features the new Nike uniforms for the very first time, previous games have formerly used Majestic Athletic as their uniform supplier.

The game will now also include real-life and authentic stadium advertisements for the first time, previous games in the series did not include authentic stadium advertisements and replaced it with fake brands. Advertisements for Chevrolet, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, Citgo, Delta Air Lines, John Hancock Insurance, PNC Bank, and Wintrust Financial are now seen in these selected stadiums within the game.[4]

gollark: Do we *need* "ecosystems"? *Really*?
gollark: People do *tend* to focus on relatively insignificant bad things and ignore stuff mostly being fine and getting better.
gollark: So surely a murderer should be able to catch all lesser criminals.
gollark: There's that saying about how you set thieves to catch thieves.
gollark: Æ is no mere ligature. It is the ash symbol. Apioid.

References
  1. "MLB The Show 20 Release Date, Top Features, New Modes and Cover". Bleacher Report. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. "Introducing Our MLB The Show '20 Cover Athlete: Javier "El Mago" Báez". PlayStation.Blog. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. Armstrong, Megan. "MLB The Show 20 to Feature Full Minor League Rosters for 1st Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. Becotte, Chase. "MLB The Show 20: Tracking All the New Authentic Stadium Advertisements". Operation Sports. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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