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Monthly Awards & Spotlight

The franchise's recurring monthly recognition program. Monthly Awards (MLB 18–23), Season Awards (MLB 24), and the Spotlight Program (MLB 25+) all reward top monthly performers — all live here together.

838 Cards·9 MLB The Show Years·Ranked by Meta Overall

MLB The Show 26 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 26

180 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Jacob deGrom card art
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Jacob deGrom

116 META·SP·TEX

Cole Carrigg card art
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Cole Carrigg

116 META·C·COL

Carter Jensen card art
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Carter Jensen

115 META·C·KCR

Lance Berkman card art
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Lance Berkman

113 META·1B·HOU

Andrew Alvarez card art
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Andrew Alvarez

110 META·SP·WSN

Gavin Williams card art
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#6

Gavin Williams

110 META·SP·CLE

Adael Amador card art
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Adael Amador

110 META·3B·COL

Ben Joyce card art
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#8

Ben Joyce

109 META·CP·LAA

Kodai Senga card art
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Kodai Senga

109 META·CP·NYM

Paul Blackburn card art
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Paul Blackburn

109 META·RP·NYY

MLB The Show 25 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 25

146 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Gary Sanchez card art
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Gary Sanchez

125 META·C·NYY

Patrick Bailey card art
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Patrick Bailey

121 META·C·SFG

Ken Griffey Jr. card art
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Ken Griffey Jr.

120 META·CF·SEA

Ronald Acuña Jr. card art
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Ronald Acuña Jr.

117 META·RF·ATL

Brice Turang card art
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#5

Brice Turang

116 META·2B·MIL

Iván Herrera card art
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Iván Herrera

116 META·C·STL

Shea Langeliers card art
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Shea Langeliers

116 META·C·OAK

Jorge Polanco card art
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#8

Jorge Polanco

114 META·2B·SEA

Rafael Devers card art
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Rafael Devers

114 META·1B·SFG

Carter Jensen card art
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Carter Jensen

113 META·C·KCR

MLB The Show 24 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 24

96 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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David Fry card art
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David Fry

119 META·C·CLE

Tommy Edman card art
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Tommy Edman

117 META·LF·LAD

Ketel Marte card art
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Ketel Marte

117 META·2B·ARI

Francisco Lindor card art
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Francisco Lindor

116 META·2B·NYM

Aaron Judge card art
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Aaron Judge

116 META·RF·NYY

Brenton Doyle card art
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#6

Brenton Doyle

115 META·CF·COL

Byron Buxton card art
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Byron Buxton

115 META·CF·MIN

Rafael Devers card art
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Rafael Devers

114 META·1B·BOS

Julio Rodríguez card art
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Julio Rodríguez

114 META·CF·SEA

Ryan Jeffers card art
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Ryan Jeffers

113 META·C·MIN

MLB The Show 23 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 23

143 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Fernando Tatis Jr. card art
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Fernando Tatis Jr.

124 META·2B·SDP

Juan Soto card art
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Juan Soto

121 META·LF·SDP

Aaron Judge card art
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Aaron Judge

118 META·RF·NYY

Cody Bellinger card art
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Cody Bellinger

117 META·CF·CHC

Julio Rodriguez card art
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Julio Rodriguez

115 META·CF·SEA

Tyler O'Neill card art
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Tyler O'Neill

113 META·LF·STL

Shohei Ohtani card art
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Shohei Ohtani

113 META·RF·LAA

Willi Castro card art
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#8

Willi Castro

109 META·3B·MIN

Jonah Heim card art
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#9

Jonah Heim

109 META·C·TEX

Mitch Garver card art
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Mitch Garver

109 META·C·TEX

MLB The Show 22 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 22

76 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Mookie Betts card art
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Mookie Betts

118 META·RF·LAD

Alfonso Soriano card art
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Alfonso Soriano

115 META·2B·CHC

Bo Bichette card art
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Bo Bichette

112 META·SS·TOR

Eduardo Escobar card art
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Eduardo Escobar

109 META·1B·NYM

Matt Carpenter card art
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#5

Matt Carpenter

108 META·1B·NYY

Austin Riley card art
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#6

Austin Riley

107 META·3B·ATL

Bryan Reynolds card art
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#7

Bryan Reynolds

107 META·CF·PIT

Jose Alvarado card art
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#8

Jose Alvarado

106 META·RP·PHI

Yordan Alvarez card art
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Yordan Alvarez

106 META·LF·HOU

Kyle Schwarber card art
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Kyle Schwarber

105 META·1B·PHI

MLB The Show 21 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 21

73 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Tyler O'Neill card art
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Tyler O'Neill

113 META·LF·STL

Will Smith card art
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Will Smith

110 META·C·LAD

Matt Carpenter card art
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#3

Matt Carpenter

109 META·1B·STL

Kyle Schwarber card art
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#4

Kyle Schwarber

107 META·LF·WSN

Joey Votto card art
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Joey Votto

107 META·1B·CIN

Josh Bell card art
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#6

Josh Bell

105 META·1B·PIT

Robbie Ray card art
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#7

Robbie Ray

104 META·SP·TOR

Marcus Semien card art
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#8

Marcus Semien

104 META·2B·TOR

Byron Buxton card art
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#9

Byron Buxton

103 META·CF·MIN

Luis Robert card art
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Luis Robert

103 META·CF·CHW

MLB The Show 20 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 20

41 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Jose Ramirez card art
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Jose Ramirez

118 META·3B·CLE

Adalberto Mondesi card art
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#2

Adalberto Mondesi

116 META·SS·KCR

Fernando Tatis Jr. card art
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Fernando Tatis Jr.

114 META·SS·SDP

Cody Bellinger card art
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#4

Cody Bellinger

103 META·1B·LAD

Jesse Winker card art
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#5

Jesse Winker

102 META·LF·CIN

Nicholas Castellanos card art
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#6

Nicholas Castellanos

102 META·DH·CHC

Will Smith card art
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#7

Will Smith

102 META·C·LAD

Eric Thames card art
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#8

Eric Thames

101 META·1B·MIL

Jared Walsh card art
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#9

Jared Walsh

99 META·1B·LAA

Brandon Lowe card art
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Brandon Lowe

97 META·2B·TBR

MLB The Show 19 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 19

54 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Yuli Gurriel card art
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Yuli Gurriel

99 META·3B·HOU

Josh Bell card art
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Josh Bell

99 META·1B·PIT

Cody Bellinger card art
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Cody Bellinger

96 META·RF·LAD

Tommy Edman card art
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#4

Tommy Edman

96 META·2B·STL

Charlie Blackmon card art
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#5

Charlie Blackmon

93 META·DH·COL

Danny Santana card art
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Danny Santana

93 META·1B·TEX

Yoan Moncada card art
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Yoan Moncada

93 META·3B·CHW

Travis d'Arnaud card art
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#8

Travis d'Arnaud

93 META·C·TBR

Nicholas Castellanos card art
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#9

Nicholas Castellanos

91 META·DH·CHC

Brandon Workman card art
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Brandon Workman

90 META·CP·BOS

MLB The Show 18 logo

Top Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards · MLB The Show 18

29 cards · ranked by Meta Overall

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Yasmani Grandal card art
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Yasmani Grandal

91 META·C·LAD

Ozzie Albies card art
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Ozzie Albies

89 META·2B·ATL

Miguel Andujar card art
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Miguel Andujar

86 META·3B·NYY

Jose Leclerc card art
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Jose Leclerc

84 META·CP·TEX

Edwin Diaz card art
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Edwin Diaz

84 META·CP·SEA

Trevor Story card art
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Trevor Story

84 META·SS·COL

Josh Hader card art
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#7

Josh Hader

84 META·CP·MIL

Jesus Aguilar card art
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Jesus Aguilar

84 META·1B·MIL

Luke Voit card art
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Luke Voit

81 META·1B·NYY

Juan Soto card art
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Juan Soto

79 META·LF·WSN

Frequently Asked Questions

Monthly Awards & Spotlight Cards

Common questions about Monthly Awards & Spotlight cards in MLB The Show.

By Meta Overall, the highest-rated Monthly Awards & Spotlight card on ShowZone is Gary Sanchez from MLB The Show 25 with a Meta Overall of 125 (NYY). You can compare every Monthly Awards & Spotlight card across all MLB The Show game years on this page, with each year showing the top 10 cards ranked by Meta Overall.

The top Monthly Awards & Spotlight card in MLB The Show 26 is Jacob deGrom (TEX) with a Meta Overall of 116. The MLB The Show 26 section above shows the full top 10 list by Meta Overall, and the "See all" link opens every Monthly Awards & Spotlight card from that game year on the Players page.

ShowZone tracks 838 Monthly Awards & Spotlight cards across 9 MLB The Show game years. Every card released into Diamond Dynasty under this series is included, with ratings updated as roster updates land.

Monthly Awards & Spotlight has appeared in MLB The Show 26, MLB The Show 25, MLB The Show 24, MLB The Show 23, MLB The Show 22, MLB The Show 21, MLB The Show 20, MLB The Show 19, and MLB The Show 18. Each game year is its own banner on this page with the top 10 cards by Meta Overall, plus a "See all" link to view every card from that year on the Players page.

Top cards are ordered by Meta Overall — ShowZone's gameplay-weighted rating that factors in pitch quality, position weighting, and the current Diamond Dynasty competitive meta. It's a more accurate measure than the in-game OVR rating for ranked play. Each year banner shows the top 10 Monthly Awards & Spotlight cards for that MLB The Show release.
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