MLB The Show 18

MLB The Show 18 is a PlayStation 4-only edition in the simulation-oriented Sony-published baseball game series.

MLB The Show 18

Release Date	Worldwide: March 27 2018
Platforms	PlayStation 4
Developer	San Diego Studio
Publisher	Sony
Original Price	$59.99
Team Names	Real MLB and MiLB teams
Player Names	Real MLB players
Cover Athlete(s)	Aaron Judge (United States), Marcus Stroman (Canada)
Preceded by	MLB The Show 17
Followed by	MLB The Show 19

Description

MLB The Show 18, like the rest of its series, is a game aiming to represent baseball realistically. Hitting requires patience and good vision, and pitching requires strategy and consistent execution. The series puts special effort into its presentation during the game, trying to make the game look like a real Major League Baseball TV broadcast.

This is the last game in the series to have different cover art for the Canadian release of the game. A Blue Jays player is always the cover athlete on the Canada-specific versions, in this case Marcus Stroman.

Roster

Full 40-man rosters are included for each major league team. Each MLB organization’s AA and AAA teams are included, but only players who were on the 40-man roster in 2018 have real names or likenesses. The rest of the minor league rosters are fictional. A selection of MLB legends are available to be collected in Diamond Dynasty, played as on the legend teams in Exhibition mode, or included on your team if optionally added to Franchise mode.

Series Firsts

• Mark DeRosa joins the commentary team, and Harold Reynolds drops out.
• Season mode and Online Franchise mode present in previous titles in the series, have been removed (the normal offline Franchise mode is still available).
• Retro mode gameplay can now be used in Franchise mode.
• Road to the Show starts using the new Archetypes system. With this system, the player chooses an archetype for their Road to the Show character, giving them certain natural strengths and weaknesses in different attributes.

Physical Media

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  MLB The Show 18 PlayStation 4 box art