Cover Stars

This page includes a sortable table for the cover stars of baseball video games. This page is a work in progress.

"Team" is based on first any team logo worn by the player on the box art, or the team the player/manager starred on that year in real life the same year. Any players/managers with "None" were retired in the release year and did not wear a team logo on the box art.

"Position" is based on the primary position played during the release year, or the primary position of their career for retired players/managers.

Name	Game Title	Year	Position	Team	Platforms	Notes
Dave Winfield	Dave Winfield's Batter Up!	1985	OF	New York Yankees	PC, Commodore 64, Apple II
Earl Weaver	Earl Weaver Baseball	1987	Manager	Baltimore Orioles	PC, Amiga, Mac, Apple II, PC-98
Pete Rose	Pete Rose Baseball	1988	OF	None	Atari 7800, Atari 2600
Pete Rose	Pete Rose Pennant Fever	1988	OF	None	PC
Reggie Jackson	Reggie Jackson Baseball	1988	OF	None	Master System
Takenori Emoto	Emo-yan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu	1989	SP	None	Famicom
Tommy Lasorda	Tommy Lasorda Baseball	1989	Manager	Los Angeles Dodgers	Genesis, Arcade
Bo Jackson	Bo Jackson Baseball	1991	OF	Chicago White Sox	NES, PC, Amiga
Bo Jackson	Bo Jackson: Two Games in One	1991	OF	Chicago White Sox	GB
Earl Weaver	Earl Weaver Baseball II	1991	Manager	Baltimore Orioles	PC
Roger Clemens	Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball	1991	SP	Boston Red Sox	NES, SNES, Genesis, GB
Tony La Russa	Tony La Russa's Ultimate Baseball	1991	Manager	Oakland Athletics	PC, Commodore 64
Cal Ripken Jr.	Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball	1992	3B	Baltimore Orioles	Genesis, SNES
Nolan Ryan	Nolan Ryan's Baseball	1992	SP	Texas Rangers	SNES
Tony La Russa	Tony La Russa Baseball	1993	Manager	Oakland Athletics	Genesis
Tony La Russa	Tony La Russa Baseball II	1993	Manager	Oakland Athletics	PC
Ken Griffey Jr.	Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball	1994	OF	Seattle Mariners	SNES, GB
Tony La Russa	La Russa Baseball '95	1994	Manager	Oakland Athletics	Genesis
Frank Thomas	Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball	1995	1B	Chicago White Sox	Genesis, SNES, PS1, Saturn, PC, Game Boy, Game Gear
Bill Swift	World Series Baseball '95	1995	SP	San Francisco Giants	Genesis, Game Gear
Mike Piazza	World Series Baseball	1995	C	Los Angeles Dodgers	Saturn
Hideo Nomo	Hideo Nomo World Series Baseball	1995	SP	Los Angeles Dodgers	Saturn	Japan alt.
Ken Griffey Jr.	Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run	1996	OF	Seattle Mariners	SNES
David Justice	MLB Pennant Race	1996	OF	Atlanta Braves	PS1
Tony Gwynn	Triple Play 97	1996	OF	San Diego Padres	PS1, PC
Manny Ramirez	World Series Baseball '96	1996	OF	Cleveland Indians	Genesis
Fred McGriff	World Series Baseball II	1996	OF	Atlanta Braves	Saturn
Frank Thomas	All-Star Baseball '97 featuring Frank Thomas	1997	1B	Chicago White Sox	PS1, Saturn
Jeff Bagwell	Grand Slam	1997	1B	Houston Astros	PS1, Saturn, PC	Multi-athlete cover
Scott Servais	Grand Slam	1997	C	Chicago Cubs	PS1, Saturn, PC	Multi-athlete cover
Bernie Williams	MLB '98	1997	OF	New York Yankees	PS1
Brian Jordan	Triple Play 98	1997	OF	St. Louis Cardinals	PS1, PC
Greg Maddux	VR Baseball '97	1997	SP	Atlanta Braves	PS1
Larry Walker	All-Star Baseball 99	1998	OF	Colorado Rockies	N64, GB
Brady Anderson	Bottom of the 9th '99	1998	OF	Baltimore Orioles	PS1
Ken Caminiti	HardBall 6	1998	3B	San Diego Padres	PC
Ken Caminiti	HardBall 99	1998	3B	San Diego Padres	PS1
Ken Griffey Jr.	Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.	1998	OF	Seattle Mariners	N64
Mike Piazza	Mike Piazza's Strike Zone	1998	C	Los Angeles Dodgers	N64	Traded before release but wearing Dodgers uniform in box art.
Cal Ripken Jr.	MLB 99	1998	3B	Baltimore Orioles	PS1
Alex Rodriguez	Triple Play '99	1998	SS	Seattle Mariners	PS1, PC
Darin Erstad	VR Baseball '99	1998	OF	Anaheim Angels	PS1
Darin Erstad	VR Baseball 2000	1998	OF	Anaheim Angels	PC
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2000	1999	SS	New York Yankees	N64, GBC
Juan González	Bottom of the 9th	1999	OF	Texas Rangers	N64
Dante Bichette	HardBall 6: 2000 Edition	1999	OF	Colorado Rockies	PC
Ken Griffey Jr.	Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest	1999	OF	Seattle Mariners	N64, GBC
Al Leiter	Microsoft Baseball 2000	1999	SP	New York Mets	PC
Mo Vaughn	MLB 2000	1999	1B	Anaheim Angels	PS1
Sammy Sosa	Triple Play 2000	1999	OF	Chicago Cubs	PS1, N64, PC
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2001	2000	SS	New York Yankees	N64, GBC
Cal Ripken Jr.	Backyard Baseball 2001	2000	3B	Baltimore Orioles	PC, Mac
Nomar Garciaparra	Microsoft Baseball 2001	2000	SS	Boston Red Sox	PC
Chipper Jones	MLB 2001	2000	3B	Atlanta Braves	PS1
Sammy Sosa	Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001	2000	OF	Chicago Cubs	PS1, PC
Mike Piazza	Triple Play 2001	2000	C	New York Mets	PS1, PC, GBC
Pedro Martinez	World Series Baseball 2K1	2000	SP	Boston Red Sox	Dreamcast
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2002	2001	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, GameCube
Vladimir Guerrero	High Heat Major League Baseball 2002	2001	OF	Montreal Expos
Andruw Jones	MLB 2002	2001	OF	Atlanta Braves	PS1
Jason Giambi	Triple Play Baseball	2001	1B	Oakland Athletics	PS2, PS1, PC
Pedro Martinez	World Series Baseball 2K2	2001	SP	Boston Red Sox	Dreamcast
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2003	2002	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA
Mike Piazza	Backyard Baseball 2003	2002	C	New York Mets	PC, Mac, GBA (as Backyard Baseball)
Curt Schilling	High Heat Major League Baseball 2003	2002	SP	Arizona Diamondbacks	PS2, PC, GBA
Jeff Bagwell	Home Run King	2002	1B	Houston Astros	GameCube
Barry Bonds	MLB 2003	2002	OF	San Francisco Giants	PS1
Alex Rodriguez	MLB Slugfest 2003	2002	SS	Texas Rangers	PS2, Xbox, GameCube
Luis Gonzalez	Triple Play 2002	2002	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks	PS2, Xbox
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2004	2003	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA
Alex Rodriguez	Backyard Baseball	2003	SS	Texas Rangers	GameCube
Curt Schilling	High Heat Major League Baseball 2004	2003	SP	Arizona Diamondbacks	PS2, Xbox, PC
Nomar Garciaparra	Inside Pitch 2003	2003	SS	Boston Red Sox	Xbox
Shawn Green	MLB 2004	2003	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers	PS2, PS1
Jim Edmonds	MLB Slugfest 20-04	2003	OF	St. Louis Cardinals	PS2, Xbox, GameCube
Miguel Tejada	MVP Baseball 2003	2003	SS	Oakland Athletes	PS2, Xbox, PC	Multi-athlete cover
Randy Johnson	MVP Baseball 2003	2003	SP	Arizona Diamondbacks	PS2, Xbox, PC	Multi-athlete cover
Jason Giambi	World Series Baseball 2K3	2003	1B	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox
Derek Jeter	All-Star Baseball 2005	2004	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox
Alex Rodriguez	Backyard Baseball 2005	2004	3B	New York Yankees	PC
Jason Giambi	ESPN Major League Baseball	2004	1B	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox
Eric Chavez	MLB 2005	2004	3B	Oakland Athletics	PS2, PS1
Sammy Sosa	MLB Slugfest Loaded	2004	OF	Chicago Cubs	PS2, Xbox
Albert Pujols	MVP Baseball 2004	2004	1B	St. Louis Cardinals	PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC
Alex Rodriguez	Backyard Baseball 2006	2005	3B	New York Yankees	GBA
Derek Jeter	Major League Baseball 2K5	2005	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox
Vladimir Guerrero	MLB 2006	2005	OF	Anaheim Angels	PS2, PSP (as MLB)
Manny Ramirez	MVP Baseball 2005	2005	OF	Boston Red Sox	PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, PSP (as MVP Baseball)
Albert Pujols	Backyard Sports Baseball 2007	2006	1B	St. Louis Cardinals	PS2, GameCube, PC, Mac, GBA
Derek Jeter	Major League Baseball 2K6	2006	SS	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, PSP
David Ortiz	MLB 06 The Show	2006	DH	Boston Red Sox	PS2, PSP
David Ortiz	MLB 06 The Show	2006	DH	Boston Red Sox	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
Pedro Martinez	MLB 06 The Show	2006	SP	New York Mets	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
Chan Ho Park	MLB 06 The Show	2006	SP	San Diego Padres	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
Byung Hyun Kim	MLB 06 The Show	2006	SP / RP	Colorado Rockies	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
Hee Seop Choi	MLB 06 The Show	2006	1B	Los Angeles Dodgers	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
Jae Weong Seo	MLB 06 The Show	2006	SP	New York Mets	PS2, PSP	South Korea alt. Multi-athlete cover
David Maroul	MVP 06 NCAA Baseball	2006	3B	University of Texas	PS2, Xbox
Albert Pujols	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	1B	St. Louis Cardinals	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Dontrelle Willis	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	SP	Florida Marlins	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Jason Giambi	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	1B	New York Yankees	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Manny Ramirez	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	OF	Boston Red Sox	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Pedro Martinez	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	SP	New York Mets	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Vladimir Guerrero	MLB Slugfest 2006	2006	OF	Los Angeles Angels	PS2, Xbox	Multi-athlete cover
Albert Pujols	The Bigs	2007	1B	St. Louis Cardinals	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP
Justin Morneau	The Bigs	2007	1B	Minnesota Twins	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP	Canada alt.
Derek Jeter	Major League Baseball 2K7	2007	SS	New York Yankees	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GBA, PSP, DS
David Wright	MLB 07 The Show	2007	3B	New York Mets	PS3, PS2, PSP
Jered Weaver	MVP 07 NCAA Baseball	2007	SP	Long Beach State	PS2
David Ortiz	Backyard Baseball '09	2008	DH	Boston Red Sox	PS2, Wii, PC, DS
José Reyes	Major League Baseball 2K8	2008	SS	New York Mets	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP
José Reyes	Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars	2008	SS	New York Mets	DS
Ryan Howard	MLB 08 The Show	2008	1B	Philadelphia Phillies	PS3, PS2, PSP
David Ortiz	Backyard Baseball '10	2009	DH	Boston Red Sox	PS2, Wii, DS
Prince Fielder	The Bigs 2	2009	1B	Milwaukee Brewers	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP
Tim Lincecum	Major League Baseball 2K9	2009	SP	San Francisco Giants	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PSP
Tim Lincecum	Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars	2009	SP	San Francisco Giants	DS
Dustin Pedroia	MLB 09 The Show	2009	2B	Boston Red Sox	PS3, PS2, PSP
Evan Longoria	Major League Baseball 2K10	2010	3B	Tampa Bay Rays	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PSP, DS
Joe Mauer	MLB 10 The Show	2010	C	Minnesota Twins	PS3, PS2, PSP
Roy Halladay	Major League Baseball 2K11	2011	SP	Philadelphia Phillies	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PSP, DS
Joe Mauer	MLB 11 The Show	2011	C	Minnesota Twins	PS3, PS2, PSP
Justin Verlander	Major League Baseball 2K12	2012	SP	Detroit Tigers	PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PSP, DS
Adrián González	MLB 12 The Show	2012	1B	Boston Red Sox	PS4, PS3, Vita
José Bautista	MLB 12 The Show	2012	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4, PS3, Vita	Canada alt.
David Price	MLB 2K13	2013	SP	Tampa Bay Rays	PS3, Xbox 360
Andrew McCutchen	MLB 13 The Show	2013	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates	PS4, PS3, Vita
José Bautista	MLB 13 The Show	2013	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4, PS3, Vita	Canada alt.
Wei-Yin Chen	MLB 13 The Show	2013	SP	Baltimore Orioles	PS4, PS3, Vita	Taiwan alt.
Miguel Cabrera	MLB 14 The Show	2014	3B	Detroit Tigers	PS4, PS3, Vita
Brett Lawrie	MLB 14 The Show	2014	3B	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4, PS3, Vita	Canada alt.
Wei-Yin Chen	MLB 14 The Show	2014	SP	Baltimore Orioles	PS4, PS3, Vita	Taiwan alt.
Shin Soo Choo	MLB 14 The Show	2014	OF	Texas Rangers	PS4, PS3, Vita	South Korea alt.
Yasiel Puig	MLB 15 The Show	2015	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers	PS4, PS3, Vita
Russell Martin	MLB 15 The Show	2015	C	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4, PS3, Vita	Canada alt.
Wei-Yin Chen	MLB 15 The Show	2015	SP	Baltimore Orioles	PS4, PS3, Vita	Taiwan alt.
Shin Soo Choo	MLB 15 The Show	2015	OF	Texas Rangers	PS4, PS3, Vita	South Korea alt.
Anthony Rizzo	R.B.I. Baseball 15	2015	1B	Chicago Cubs	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iOS
Josh Donaldson	MLB The Show 16	2016	3B	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4
Jung Ho Kang	MLB The Show 16	2016	3B / SS	Pittsburgh Pirates	PS4	South Korea alt.
Wei-Yin Chen	MLB The Show 16	2016	SP	Miami Marlins	PS4	Taiwan alt.
Mookie Betts	R.B.I. Baseball 16	2016	OF	Boston Red Sox	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, PC, iOS, Android
Marcus Stroman	R.B.I. Baseball 16	2016	SP	Toronto Blue Jays	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, PC, iOS, Android	Canada alt.
Ken Griffey Jr.	MLB The Show 17	2017	OF	Seattle Mariners	PS4
Aaron Sanchez	MLB The Show 17	2017	SP	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4	Canada alt.
Wei-Yin Chen	MLB The Show 17	2017	SP	Miami Marlins	PS4	Taiwan alt.
Hyun Soo Kim	MLB The Show 17	2017	OF	Baltimore Orioles	PS4	South Korea alt.
Corey Seager	R.B.I. Baseball 17	2017	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS
Kevin Pillar	R.B.I. Baseball 17	2017	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS	Canada alt.
Aaron Judge	MLB The Show 18	2018	OF	New York Yankees	PS4
Marcus Stroman	MLB The Show 18	2018	SP	Toronto Blue Jays	PS4	Canada alt.
Francisco Lindor	R.B.I. Baseball 18	2018	SS	Cleveland Indians	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, Android
Justin Smoak	R.B.I. Baseball 18	2018	1B	Toronto Blue Jays	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, Android	Canada alt.
Bryce Harper	MLB The Show 19	2019	OF	Philadelphia Phillies	PS4	Originally revealed with no team, updated when Harper signed with Phillies
Alex Bregman	R.B.I. Baseball 19	2019	3B	Houston Astros	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, Android
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	R.B.I. Baseball 19	2019	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, Android	Canada alt.
Javier Báez	MLB The Show 20	2020	SS	Chicago Cubs	PS4
Christian Yelich	R.B.I. Baseball 20	2020	OF	Milwaukee Brewers	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch
Fernando Tatis Jr.	MLB The Show 21	2021	SS	San Diego Padres	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One
Jackie Robinson	MLB The Show 21	2021	2B	Brooklyn Dodgers	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One	Deluxe edition
Tim Anderson	R.B.I. Baseball 21	2021	SS	Chicago White Sox
Shohei Ohtani	MLB The Show 22	2022	SP / DH	Los Angeles Angels	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MLB The Show 23	2023	2B	Miami Marlins	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch
Derek Jeter	MLB The Show 23	2023	SS	New York Yankees	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch	Deluxe edition
David Ortiz	Super Mega Baseball 4	2023	DH	Mammotanks	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	MLB The Show 24	2024	1B	Toronto Blue Jays	PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch
Paul Skenes	MLB The Show 25	2025	SP	Pittsburgh Pirates	PS5, Xbox Series, Switch	multi-athlete cover
Elly De La Cruz	MLB The Show 25	2025	SS	Cincinnati Reds	PS5, Xbox Series, Switch	multi-athlete cover
Gunnar Henderson	MLB The Show 25	2025	SS	Baltimore Orioles	PS5, Xbox Series, Switch	multi-athlete cover