How To Collect Retro Lightning Ken Griffey Jr. in MLB The Show 25
July has given way to August and the final days of summer are upon us. Some of us are rooting on our favorite teams as they make a playoff push, and some of us are Braves fans. The virtual diamond action has ratcheted up several degrees as the July Retro Lightning player was announced as Ken Griffey Jr.
One of the greatest of all time and perennial Diamond Dynasty favorite, The Kid gets what is arguably one of the greatest cards in the history of Diamond Dynasty.
Spotlight Retro Lightning CF Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners)
There's almost nothing to really say about this card. Yes, it's as good as it looks. No...it's better somehow. You can throw pretty much any Griffey card (with his good swing) into the "this card rocks" category, but just look at the attributes on this thing. We talk a lot about "Ruthian" cards with 125 everything offensively, and this card is just short of that level with Diamond Fielding and 90+ Speed. You literally have everything you could want, plus some of the best offensive Quirks.
Retro Lightning Ken Griffey Jr. is easily the best card in MLB The Show 25 and one of the best cards we've ever seen.
Naturally, as a collection reward he'll cost you. Let's take a lot at how much.
How To Unlock Retro Lightning Ken Griffey Jr.
To collect Ken Griffey Jr., you'll need to collect 8 July Spotlight Pack cards.
This means the Spotlight cards featured in July packs specifically, NOT Spotlight cards earned from the monthly programs.
July Spotlight Pack Cards (11 total):
- George Springer, RF, Toronto Blue Jays (99 OVR)
- Salvador Perez, C, Kansas City Royals (99 OVR)
- Michael Harris, CF Atlanta Braves (99 OVR)
- Tyler Glasnow, SP Los Angeles Dodgers (99 OVR)
- Trevor Megill, CP, Milwaukee Brewers (98 OVR)
- Mickey Moniak, CF, Colorado Rockies (98 OVR)
- Jordan Westburg, 3B, Baltimore Orioles (98 OVR)
- Lucas Giolito, SP Boston Red Sox (98 OVR)
- Nick Kurtz, 1B Parts Unknown Athletics (98 OVR)
- Brandon Woodruff, SP Milwaukee Brewers (97 OVR)
- Willy Adames, SS San Francisco Giants (97 OVR)
Sub-Collection
As with many collections, there are sub-collection rewards in addition to 99 overall Ken Griffey Jr.
- Collect 3 July Spotlights = 1 July Spotlight Any Pack
- Collect 5 = 99 Jackson Chourio
- Collect 8 = 99 Retro Lightning Ken Griffey Jr.
Collection Tracker
As of publication, the range on finishing the collection is between 287,000 and 337,000 Stubs depending on your pack pulls. This is obviously a sizable amount of Stubs, but the return on investment is well worth it with how stacked Retro Lightning Ken Griffey Jr. is. You get a free July Spotlight Any Pack for collecting 3 July Spotlight cards, saving you some Stubs and getting you half way to Griffey.
For reference, Retro Lightning Carlos Santana from April came in at a whopping 600,000 Stubs. That was for a low-90's card at the beginning of the year. Paying nearly half for the best Griffey Jr. we've ever seen seems like a fair deal.
Check out ShowZone Pro memberships for full access to Collection Tracker (and a ton more). Manage your collection progress easily by linking your in-game account and having your inventory sorted for you easily. Log in, check your progress, see what you need and how much it will cost and finish collections quicker so you have more time playing.
Cory Wayne Dell
Cory has been writing about all things baseball and gaming since 2022 and has been featured at Operation Sports as well as cited by Forbes. Cory is also a multi-instrumentalist and founder of the band Cargocastle. Cargocastle's latest single, "Truth and Reconciliation," is available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms. Cory is also the author of Shadow of a Monster, a personal memoir currently seeking publication.