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}}'''''Out of the Park Baseball 23''''' is the 23rd entry in the baseball simulation sandbox series founded by Markus Heinsohn.
 
The game was controversially patched in December 2022-January 2023 to remove all data related to the unlicensed Japanese professional league (NPB). The patch scrambled existing NPB data in multi-league saves and completely blocked loading NPB-only saves.
 
The subsequent game in the series, ''[[Out of the Park Baseball 24]]'', would remove all previously unlicensed leagues, leaving only MLB and KBO as playable major professional leagues. 
 
== Gameplay Video ==
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== Description ==
On December 19, 2022, lead developer and series founder Markus Heinsohn announced on the game's official forum that NPB data would soon be patched out of the game. He attributed this to updated license policies from their parent company, Com2us. NPB-related mods were also removed from the official forum.
 
The original patch only prevented creating new leagues with NPB data. A second patch announced on January 17, 2023 (version 23.10.108) had a more severe effect: Multi-league saves that included NPB before the patch change NPB into a fictional South African baseball league post-patch. Single-league NPB saves can not be loaded at all post-patch.
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=342760 Official forum post announcing removal of NPB data]
 
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[[Category:Developed by Out of the Park Developments]]
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[[Category:Published by Com2us]]
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 19 March 2026

Out of the Park Baseball 23
Release Date Worldwide: April 22, 2022
Platforms PC, Mac, Linux
Developer Out of the Park Developments
Publisher Out of the Park Developments (Com2us subsidiary)
Original Price $39.99
Team Names Real teams from MLB, KBO, and other leagues
Player Names Real players from MLB, KBO, and other leagues
Preceded by Out of the Park Baseball 22
Followed by Out of the Park Baseball 24

Out of the Park Baseball 23 is the 23rd entry in the baseball simulation sandbox series founded by Markus Heinsohn.

The game was controversially patched in December 2022-January 2023 to remove all data related to the unlicensed Japanese professional league (NPB). The patch scrambled existing NPB data in multi-league saves and completely blocked loading NPB-only saves.

The subsequent game in the series, Out of the Park Baseball 24, would remove all previously unlicensed leagues, leaving only MLB and KBO as playable major professional leagues.

Gameplay Video

Description

On December 19, 2022, lead developer and series founder Markus Heinsohn announced on the game's official forum that NPB data would soon be patched out of the game. He attributed this to updated license policies from their parent company, Com2us. NPB-related mods were also removed from the official forum.

The original patch only prevented creating new leagues with NPB data. A second patch announced on January 17, 2023 (version 23.10.108) had a more severe effect: Multi-league saves that included NPB before the patch change NPB into a fictional South African baseball league post-patch. Single-league NPB saves can not be loaded at all post-patch.

External Links