MLB The Show 26 Player Quirks — Full List & Effects

All Quirks in MLB The Show 26

21 active quirks. Quirks are passive abilities that boost player attributes in specific situations or conditions.

Bad Ball Hitter: Excels at hitting balls out of the strike zone

Breaking Ball Hitter: Excels at hitting breaking balls — Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a breaking ball is thrown.

Break Outlier: Pitchers lose less break when tired

Catcher Pop Time: Excels at throwing out base stealers — Catcher will react to base stealers faster, increasing the likelihood of throwing out a runner.

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.

Dead Red: Excels at hitting fastballs — Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a fastball is thrown.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Outlier I: Primary pitch exceeds max velocity limit — Increases pitchers primary pitch velocity by 3mph.

Outlier II: Secondary pitch exceeds max velocity limit — Increases pitchers secondary pitch velocity by 3mph.

Pick Off Artist: Has an extremely effective pickoff move

Pinch Hitter: Excels at pinch hitting — Player will receive an attribute boost while pinch hitting.

Pressure Cooker: Performs better when there are runners on base. — Pitchers will receive an attribute boost when pitching with runners on base.

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.

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.

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.

Stopper: Performs better when team is behind

Table Setter: Performs better when no runners are on

Unfazed: Excels at hitting with 2 strikes

How Quirks Work in MLB The Show 26

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.