MLB The Show 25: Road to the Show Deep Dive

February 18, 2025 by Cory Wayne Dell

As part of the pre-release hype, SDS is releasing mode-specific Deep Dives each week. These essentially act as a primer for the full-length feature premieres discussing MLB The Show 25.

Today, we got our first real news on Road to the Show.

MLB The Show 25 Road to the Show Deep Dive

Join us for a deep dive on how your path will evolve with Road To The Show: Path to 99 Progression, The Amateur Years, and more.

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— MLB The Show (@MLBTheShow) February 18, 2025

This five-minute video is quite the appetizer.

One of the first big morsels is the revelation that a new attribute and perk system is in place. No longer will your ballplayer level-up through gameplay results. Instead, you’ll earn tokens that can be used to unlock perks and upgrade attributes. This adds a more robust RPG-style upgrade system that should allow players to truly create their own path to 99.

It also sounds like the Draft Combine will be optional. You can get drafted straight out of high school, or attend college and build your stock that way.

The perk system looks very clean and the interplay between earning tokens and customizing your ballplayer sounds hella fun.

Added depth with unique school traits.

There’s a plethora of quick-time events and new animations. Today’s Deep Dive is just the beginning of RTTS news dropping this week.

We’ll have you covered when more details become available.

About the Guest Author

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.

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