MLB The Show 25: New Ranked Rewards, Battle Royale Update, and Multiplayer Program Live

A huge slate of freshness has landed within the online side of Diamond Dynasty. Let's dig in.

Battle Royale Flawless Choice Pack Change

A very notable change has taken place within Battle Royale, as going Flawless will no longer reward a choice pack featuring new cards. Instead, a choice pack featuring all previous Chase cards is earned and rewards one card from that pack. The selection will range from 99 All-Star Ketel Marte all the way to the first Chase card of the year, 87 overall All-Star Hank Aaron.

It might be disappointing for some that new cards aren't featured, but it will be a productive way to start reigning in prices on the former Chase cards to aid in collections. For the highly skilled, it should still result in a consistent stream of Stubs.

Ranked 6 Rewards

A new Ranked season means new World Series choice pack rewards. The featured players this round are 99 overall Milestone Clay Buchholz and 99 overall Awards Larry Walker.

Milestone Buchholz has some pretty stellar attributes with the 116 H/9 and 111 Clutch. Location will be a bit of a challenge at times with 84 BB/9 having sizable PAR sizes and sketchy overall Control. The card also lacks elite velocity, though Clay will sit mid-90's and hit upper-90's. With no Slider or Sweeper, Buchholz's Curveball is the only genuine breaking ball and it comes in at a pretty slow 77 MPH. Cards having Sinker/Cutter used to be quite good almost always, but this card might not play up to the 99 overall status.

Awards Larry Walker gets a sweet representation featuring Montreal Expos gear, giving Nationals fan a legitimate 99 overall card. Elite Contact and Clutch and featuring 90+ Power against both sides, wrapped in a card with Diamond Fielding and 78 stock Speed is pretty good. Breaking Ball Hitter, Dead Red, and Bad Ball hitter all combine to make Walker the #5 RF according to Meta Overall. If you winced at the idea of a 99 overall with sub-100 in any major attribute, remember that Walker's Quirks in addition to his sweet swing can help him play above those attributes. This is a very good card and a worthy Ranked reward.

Multiplayer Program 6 Drop 1

Finally, the multiplayer content refresh includes the newest Multiplayer Program's first drop. Drop 1 features the initial 75 stars available as usual, with 98 overall Robb Nen and 99 overall Robin Yount the first two featured cards earned in the program.

Robb Nen is usually a pretty disgusting reliever, and this 98 overall Retro Finest looks to maintain that. With an Outlier 4-Seamer, max Control and Break Slider (that's thrown very hard at 92 MPH), and a Splitter and Curveball to boot; Nen should fit in any bullpen and be a challenge.

Yount, on the other hand, has elite Contact and Clutch as well as Diamond Fielding and 75 Speed, but he never feels like a sexy choice compared to other options. A model of consistency in his career, 99 Yount simply doesn't feature the Power that most players will be looking for; especially when other Shortstops outclass the attributes. Nonetheless, a free 99 overall Prime card at minimum is plenty good for a free card earned from playing online.

Drop 1 Missions:

5-Star Missions:

• Get on base 25 times
• Hit 10 Home Runs
• Steal 3 Bases
• Tally 50 Hits

10-Star Missions:

• Score 25 Runs
• Tally 100 Hits

15-Star Mission:

• Tally 75 Strikeouts

20-Star Mission:

• Tally 200 Hits

Pro Tip:

What are you grinding first? Do you like the changes to the BR Flawless choice pack? If you make World Series, are you taking Buchholz or Walker? Let us know in the comments!