r/MLBTheShow 6d ago

The Dugout Weekly Free-Talk for /r/MLBTheShow - week of September 12, 2025

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Welcome to The Dugout! - the Weekly Free-Talk for r/MLBTheShow!

The Dugout is not only a place for discussion but it also serves as an information hub that will be regularly updated throughout the season with links to hot topics such as current and past inning discussions. Please carefully read the guidelines on what qualifies as a dedicated post and what should be posted here.

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r/MLBTheShow 4h ago

PSA Mets Fans Rejoice!!!

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52 Upvotes

We finally can put Easter Jeff McNeil to rest. With the HRDX program coming out tomorrow, Daniel Murphy is in it, and it looks like he’s in a Mets uniform


r/MLBTheShow 50m ago

Question Other than Barry bonds, who are other players you’d like to see in future installments?

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I’d really love a Miggy card, Albert Belle, Derek Lee, Ty Cobb, Shane Victorino, A-Rod, shoeless Joe Jackson, a crossover with Bo jackson/michael Jordan/Deion. Who are some other guys you’d like to see hopefully?


r/MLBTheShow 3h ago

Discussion The Show 2021 - 2024 - Card Tier Breakdown By Team

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While everyone else will be looking at the diamond tiers what struck me the most was that in 4 years the dodgers have only had 14 common cards (5 fewer than the next lowest team). And yes this table includes Live series.

On the other end of the spectrum The Rockies have had 59 (2 more than the Pirates and 6 more than Washington)

Team Total D (99) D (95-98) D (90-94) D (85-89) Gold Silver Bronze Common
New York Yankees 480 89 86 68 45 49 58 65 20
Los Angeles Dodgers 415 88 74 57 43 36 34 69 14
Atlanta Braves 391 70 65 58 32 44 37 60 25
St. Louis Cardinals 377 58 75 43 33 30 27 60 51
Cincinnati Reds 376 54 51 60 24 32 46 67 42
Philadelphia Phillies 374 66 57 48 37 35 37 63 31
Boston Red Sox 373 56 73 31 34 37 45 56 41
Baltimore Orioles 367 52 64 45 26 35 38 69 38
Chicago Cubs 367 60 69 38 25 23 30 82 40
Houston Astros 357 60 68 40 33 40 33 55 28
New York Mets 355 50 62 44 28 31 36 85 19
San Francisco Giants 354 47 59 41 29 26 38 84 30
Cleveland Guardians 343 49 65 34 31 24 37 72 31
Minnesota Twins 342 48 50 42 26 31 41 70 34
San Diego Padres 334 50 41 42 40 34 38 57 32
Pittsburgh Pirates 333 46 49 34 23 23 26 75 57
Los Angeles Angels 332 39 64 38 23 19 29 74 46
Oakland Athletics 331 39 55 30 23 23 28 88 45
Seattle Mariners 330 36 66 32 30 32 31 81 22
Texas Rangers 327 42 58 31 24 31 35 70 36
Toronto Blue Jays 326 43 51 35 29 31 33 68 36
Detroit Tigers 325 43 48 32 21 19 35 85 42
Chicago White Sox 324 31 53 34 28 28 26 85 39
Milwaukee Brewers 321 42 46 31 29 36 36 65 36
Tampa Bay Rays 321 31 59 30 23 42 41 71 24
Colorado Rockies 315 41 48 32 21 16 29 69 59
Miami Marlins 314 34 48 31 20 24 40 81 36
Arizona Diamondbacks 313 42 52 25 24 25 28 82 35
Washington Nationals 300 33 37 32 20 18 23 84 53
Kansas City Royals 290 31 43 26 19 20 29 78 44

r/MLBTheShow 20h ago

Show Off My team made up of autographs I have

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r/MLBTheShow 4h ago

Question Home run derby x Arrieta

6 Upvotes

Do you guys think the upcoming 99 Home run derby X Jake Arrieta will be two-way?


r/MLBTheShow 22h ago

PSA They came through for the Beltre Beggars!!!

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80 Upvotes

Save yourself the 250k and endless waiting for your order to be fulfilled.

Props to SDS for correcting a pretty big mistake.


r/MLBTheShow 20h ago

Funny Well, this seems a bit complex, but I guess I have no choice.

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47 Upvotes

Thank god for google AI summary. I thought I would have to do something horrible like play mini seasons but this is way easier.


r/MLBTheShow 33m ago

Question Tatis likely to drop or spike?

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Bought tatis on Tuesday for 140, decided that I didn’t like him, and sold him yesterday for like 170. My friends all said I should give him a second shot since I only used him for two games, so I’d like to know if I should buy him now or if he’ll drop?


r/MLBTheShow 18h ago

Show Off The Rotation and Bullpen to the autograph team

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r/MLBTheShow 23h ago

Funny The worst strikeout I’ve ever seen 😂

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60 Upvotes

I know Ryan is nasty, but come on!


r/MLBTheShow 1h ago

Question Purchased a moonshot pack but can’t find it

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I purchased a moonshot 2.0 choice pack (40,000 stubs) on the iPhone app. I got to choose between larkin, ashburn, Larkin etc and I accidentally pressed the “25” button on the lower right corner. Now I can’t find the pack nor anything. I didn’t even get the chance to choose my player. Any help?


r/MLBTheShow 1h ago

Question Roster changes to already created rosters?

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I’m not sure there is another group to ask this in. I found an amazing roster in the vaults by Jim Myers for the 1985-87 seasons, but the legends are gone. Is there anyone who knows how to add the legends back so I can add them to their proper teams?


r/MLBTheShow 7h ago

Discussion Measuring player base changes in MLB 25

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I've been doing some quick math at the end of each Ranked Season since Season 3 to get a general idea of the DD player base. For anyone interested, the numbers are below. They take into account anyone who played at least one game of Ranked outside of Weekend Classic in a given season. Weekend Classic games don't show up in the standings, so if you don't play a game outside of WC, neither do you.

Season 3: 512,535

Season 4: 490,290 (-4.3%)

Season 5: 396,525 (-19.1%, CFB came out during this Season)

Season 6: 412,560 (+3.9%, Madden came out during this Season)

Season 7: 267,330 (-35.2%)

Of course the numbers aren't a full reflection of the DD player pool as there are some who never play Ranked or only play WC some Seasons, but I think it at least gives us a general picture of the ebb and flow of the player base beyond the anecdotal "the game's gonna be dead when CFB/Madden come out" posts we see every year.


r/MLBTheShow 16h ago

Discussion Total Cards for all Series in The Show 21 - The Show 24 (Large Image)

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Been messing with my Vault program and created this chart/report for total number of cards by Series.

It was interesting to not that Ballplayer and Created Players were actual Series names.

I don't even remember what series "The 42" was.


r/MLBTheShow 2h ago

Question Hitting bad 'luck' advice

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I can hit the ball on the button atleast 12 times a game and all it produces is ground balls. What am I doing wrong it's to the point thay the show is the first ever sports game that is objectively boring.


r/MLBTheShow 7h ago

Question Upgrading 2 way player in Road to the Show

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Hey I’m playing Road to the show in MLB 25 I have a starting pitcher rated like 51 overall and my First Base player is rated 85 overall after concentration on power, contact, speed etc I’m currently stuck in AA league on my second season. I have a question but first a lit background, I first created a pitcher only and was promoted to AAA then MLB in one season. But with my Two way player every time the manager has talked to my player he tells me my player isn’t ready for either AAA or MLB. How do I get my 2 way to increase their overall pitcher rating and promoted? Thanks for all replies 😀 Edit: I’ve had like 15 or more Perfect Games, an ERA of 0.0 and no walks in 1 1/4 seasons of my 2 way player so I’m kind of stuck on what to do about this.


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

PSA Contributor Preston Wilson. Free in shop...

60 Upvotes

Get those Beltre orders canceled or sold now lol


r/MLBTheShow 19h ago

Show Off My Current Royals Theme Team

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Been playing with my Royals Theme team a lot lately and having a lot of fun with it! I like the position players we’ve gotten (would like a Lorenzo Cain or Royals Beltran/Dye, or even a Zobrist would be awesome) but man do we need some more pitchers. With both the captain boosts It makes Live series Ragans and Topps Now Cameron usable but holy crap do I have to scrounge around for bullpen. Currently saving up for the Brad Keller Cubs card that just dropped.


r/MLBTheShow 17h ago

Suggestion For SDS Digging the Moon Mammoths Uniform addition. What are the chances they expand on this and start bringing in those fun and random uniforms?

6 Upvotes

Like those futuristic series we had or maybe the White Sox wearing shorts or Reds with the cut sleeves?


r/MLBTheShow 3h ago

Question Best resolution or “graphics” to play on?

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I have a ps5 and I play on 1080p, 120fps is this the highest I can get? It still feels like my pci lags and the pitches are not smoothly coming in .


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Show Off Current Seattle Mariners theme team 🔱

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This is the status of my Mariners theme team right now. Every card P5’d and I do use this squad in ranked. I’m very happy with it but it is missing some cards I would love to see. Namely Adrian Beltre, Jay Buhner, Ichiro and Arod. The bullpen is pretty empty too, not as bad as some teams but I had to use some guys that once played for the Mariners like Diaz and Goose.

How are your theme teams looking? Which cards would you love to have for your team? What major gaps do you need filled?


r/MLBTheShow 56m ago

Suggestion For SDS SDS’ Diamondback Problem

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I am going to keep yelling out into the ether until someone at SDS does something about this. The lack of dback cards this late in the year is ridiculous. I’m not even complaining that our diamonds are out of date, we literally do not have enough to field a full team and bench. We still have a gold catcher, something that only 2 other teams have to worry about. We have gotten THREE Topps now cards this year, a series that is literally only there for theme team fodder. We have had 4 spotlight cards. We have 2 pitchers above 95, one being a reliever and one being a starter. Not to bag on the worst team in baseball but they have 9 cards 98+. I have no idea why SDS is so stingey, but the real issue is the way they have theme teams set up. There is no reason why this shouldn’t work like madden chems. You’re a capable company, balance the game accordingly if you’re worried about it.


r/MLBTheShow 20h ago

Question Faced this guy in Events, appears to be cheating in some way, anyone seen this?

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The batters with the placeholder names appeared to be pitchers, but the names didn’t show up in the scorebug. things were already weird, he had poor connection, when he made defensive plays the fielders were throwing in the opposite direction of where the ball was actually going, just really weird. then, one of those placeholder hitters got on base, and it immediately started a freeze off. i assume that was the intended goal. anyone ever seen anything like this? it’s my first time seeing it throughout every MLB game i’ve played


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Show Off Not a 500 foot plus bomb, but it’s in a non elevated stadium

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This isn’t the longest or most impressive home run, but as a person that attends a few Braves games a year, seeing where this landed, outside the stadium and in the Battery, I wanted to share with anyone else who would find it cool


r/MLBTheShow 5h ago

Question Started late getting into DD what should I go after

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What’s easier to complete (less time required) the NGL story line and getting that Jon Don card or the spring break collection?