How Quirks Work in MLB The Show
Many Quirks are situational - meaning they are applied based on what is happening in the game at that very moment. Quirks are cumulative. For example, if a player has the “Day Player” and “Homebody” quirks, they will see increases for both while playing a day game at home.
Bad Ball Hitter
Excels at hitting pitches outside the strike zone.
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Breaking Ball Hitter
Excels at hitting breaking balls.
Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a breaking ball is thrown.
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Break Outlier
Pitchers lose less break when tired
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Catcher Pop Time
Excels at throwing out base stealers.
Catcher will react to base stealers faster, increasing the likelihood of throwing out a runner.
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Day Player
Performs better when playing day games.
Player will receive an attribute boost during day games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.
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Dead Red
Excels at hitting fastballs.
Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a fastball is thrown.
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Fighter
Performs better in the 9th inning or later
Player will receive an attribute in the 9th inning or later. The exact attributes that are boosted are unknown.
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First-Pitch Hitter
Excels at hitting the first pitch of an at-bat
Batting attributes receive a slight boost on the first pitch of an at-bat.
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Homebody
Performs better when playing at home
Player will receive an attribute boost during home games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.
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Night Player
Performs better when playing night games
Player will receive an attribute boost during night games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.
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Outlier I
Primary pitch exceeds max velocity limit.
Increases pitchers primary pitch velocity by 3mph.
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Outlier II
Secondary pitch exceeds max velocity limit.
Increases pitchers secondary pitch velocity by 3mph.
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Pick Off Artist
Has an extremely effective pickoff move
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Pinch Hitter
Excels at pinch hitting.
Player will receive an attribute boost while pinch hitting.
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Pressure Cooker
Performs better when there are runners on base.
Pitchers will receive an attribute boost when pitching with runners on base.
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Rally Monkey
Performs better when team is behind
Players will receive an attribute boost when their team is trailing. The exact attributes that are boosted are unknown.
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Road Warrior
Performs better when playing on the road.
Player will receive an attribute boost during away games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.
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Situational Hitter
Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs.
Player will receive a batting attribute boost when there is a runner on third and less than two outs.
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Stopper
Performs better when team is behind
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Table Setter
Performs better when no runners are on
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Unfazed
Excels at hitting with 2 strikes.
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