WBSC eBaseball Power Pros

WBSC eBaseball Power Pros

Release Date	Worldwide: February 8, 2023
Platforms	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Original Price	$1.00 (US) 100 yen (Japan)
Team Names	Country names only by default, with team customization
Player Names	Fictional players only

Konami brings its time-tested, fun-first baseball game formula and a roster of fictional characters from the Pawapuro series worldwide, with a stripped-down feature set but at a micro-budget price.

The game was delisted for sale on January 30 2026, and online services ended on March 31 2026.

Description

WBSC eBaseball Power Pros is a stripped-down, online competition-focused baseball video game with a cartoon graphical style. Single-player modes are limited to single Versus match-ups or a small custom offline tournament/league mode. The primary mode is Championship, an evolving set of online tournaments with special team set-up rules, limited to three-inning games by default. Online competition is world-wide, though there is no cross-play between the PlayStation 4 and Switch versions.

Users create custom teams using the game’s roster of fictional players. These fictional players have different skill attributes, positive and negative special attributes, and a small handful have unique pitches not available to most of the roster.

This release is the first Pawapuro game released on consoles in North America since MLB Power Pros 2008. The game prompts you to choose Japanese or English language at start-up, though this only applies to in-game UI and menus. Voiceover, fan/umpire voice samples in-game, and commentary are all Japanese-only (the commentary track is disabled by default in sound options when choosing English).  

This new Power Pros title proudly features a license from the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the organization that hosts the World Baseball Classic and other national team-based baseball competitions. Although this license doesn’t include any real player names, it does allow for all custom teams to be themed around national baseball teams. Players create their own version of U.S.A. Baseball, Samurai Japan, or Chinese Taipei, for example. There are 136 countries available in the game, though again, these are mostly just flags and names for custom teams. Even uniforms always start as a default red and white before being customized by the player.

Roster

There are no licensed, real-life players in the game, unlike the vast majority of games in the Pawapuro series. Players choose a roster for their custom teams from a long list of Success Mode (the single-player story mode) fictional characters from previous Pawapuro games. These characters vary in abilities so they each have a cost associated with them. Certain online tournaments will have different cost limits on rosters.

Each character and their attributes are tracked in the MLB Power Pros World wiki here.

Default Controls

PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5

Batting:

Left analog stick aims your swing indicator

✖ to swing

Hold ● to bunt

R1 to toggle between normal and power swing

▲ to send all runners

To send an individual runner, ■+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to steal

R3 changes camera angle

Baserunning:

▲ to advance all runners

● to retreat all runners

To advance an individual runner, ■+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to advance to

To retreat an individual runner, ✖+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to retreat to

Alternate L1 and R1 quickly to give a small speed boost to all runners

Pitching:

Left analog stick chooses a pitch from your current pitcher’s arsenal

R1 selects a second pitch of the same directionality as what you have currently selected if available (Ex. If a pitcher has a four-seam and a two-seam fastball, choose the two-seam by pressing Up on the analog stick then pressing R1)

R2 selects waste pitch

✖ commits pitch choice and starts wind-up

If using “Press Twice” controls, press ✖ again with good timing to determine pitch quality

To attempt a pickoff, ■+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to throw to

L1 enters defensive shift menu

R3 changes camera angle

Defense when the ball is in play and uncontrolled:

Left analog stick moves the fielder you are currently controlling

■ or ▲ to jump

● or ✖ to dive

R2 to switch control to another nearby fielder

Defense when the ball is in play and controlled:

Left analog stick to run with the ball

● to throw to first base

▲ to throw to second

■ to throw to third

✖ to throw home

R1 to throw to the cutoff man, a situation-dependent fielder not attached to a base

Switch

Batting:

Left analog stick aims your swing indicator

B to swing

Hold A to bunt

R to toggle between normal and power swing

X to send all runners

To send an individual runner, Y+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to steal

Press in Right Stick changes camera angle

Baserunning:

X to advance all runners

A to retreat all runners

To advance an individual runner, Y+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to advance to

To retreat an individual runner, B+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to retreat to

Alternate L and R quickly to give a small speed boost to all runners

Pitching:

Left analog stick chooses a pitch from your current pitcher’s arsenal

R selects a second pitch of the same directionality as what you have currently selected if available (Ex. If a pitcher has a four-seam and a two-seam fastball, choose the two-seam by pressing Up on the analog stick then pressing R)

ZR selects waste pitch

B commits pitch choice and starts wind-up

If using “Press Twice” controls, press B again with good timing to determine pitch quality

To attempt a pickoff, Y+left analog stick in the direction of the base you want to throw to

L enters defensive shift menu

Select picks up the rosin bag

Press in Right Stick changes camera angle

Defense when the ball is in play and uncontrolled:

Left analog stick moves the fielder you are currently controlling

Y or X to jump

B or A to dive

ZR to switch control to another nearby fielder

Defense when the ball is in play and controlled:

Left analog stick to run with the ball

A to throw to first base

X to throw to second

Y to throw to third

B to throw home

R to throw to the cutoff man, a situation-dependent fielder not attached to a base