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MLB The Show 25 Gameplay Trailer and New Features

What's on the menu for San Diego Studio's long-running baseball sim?

MLB The Show 25 made Operations Sports’ list of its most anticipated sports games for 2025, and for good reason. For one, this will be the first year where the series will be sheds its old-gen support (for the most part) when it ultimately releases on March 18. And second, the series has something to prove as it looks to keep pace with the bigger sports games on the market.

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With so much hype being behind this year’s entry, MLB The Show 25 had to at least keep the train rolling with the release of its gameplay trailer. And honestly, I think they succeeded.

MLB The Show 25 Gameplay Trailer

From the rip, the MLB The Show 25 gameplay trailer digs into one of the most hotly anticipated features being introduced this year: Amateur baseball. More specifically, high school and college ball. This will be incorporated into the Road to the Show career mode and should provide players even more immersion when climbing the ranks en route to making their Major League Baseball debut.

Also showcased is a new first-person mode, ambush hitting, and enhancements to in-game animations (branded as “Showtech”). There also seems to be a new feature that gives players more control over their slides, as Elly De La Cruz and Trea Turner are both seen skillfully avoiding tags in the gameplay trailer. Judging by the over-the-shoulder camera angle, it’s likely this will be exclusive to single-player modes. But maybe, just maybe, they’ll be featured in multiplayer modes like Diamond Dynasty.

As a kind of post-credits reveal, a new Conquest-type mode known as Diamond Quest is briefly shown, as is a new Ranked mode called Weekend Classics which at least sounds similar to Weekend League from the EA FC series (and is advertised as such in its list of features).

But San Diego Studio saved the best for last when it was revealed that both Roger Clemons and Manny Ramirez — two baseball legends — will be in MLB The Show 25.

For anyone who was expecting a huge leap in terms of graphics, they might be disappointed as the game more or less looks almost exactly like MLB The Show 24. But given that the game is still coming out on the Nintendo Switch, this was to be expected. At the end of the day, the title’s content and gameplay will determine whether or not it will succeed. Speaking of content, let’s take a look at the features that will be coming to this year’s entry of MLB The Show.

New Features In MLB The Show 25

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Here is a full list of the new features that will be in MLB The Show 25, as listed on the game’s official website:

Road To The Show

  • Begin your Road To The Show journey by playing two to three games in High School, and play three to four College games in The Amateur Years.
  • Build the Road To The Show ballplayer you want, the way you want to. Utilize a revamped attribute progression system for more control over your players development. Including craft Perks to your liking and utilize a revamped attribute progression system for full control of your player’s development.
  • Hear authentic High School and College audio – hear the clank of metal bats and the rattle of chain link fences!
  • RTTS/Player Lock will feature a variety of all new Impact Plays and Quick Time Events for all positions and baserunners.

Franchise Mode

  • This year in the Franchise mode, choices matter, consequences are real, and time is precious as a revitalized Free Agency system adds risk/reward elements, strategy, and excitement to the pursuit of the top free agents each offseason. 

Expanded Diamond Dynasty And More

  • Sets and Seasons will not be returning in MLB The Show 25! 
  • Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 25 offers two new places to play: Diamond Quest, a risk-and-reward boardgame-like mode and a highly competitive multiplayer mode in Weekend Classic featuring some of the best rewards! 
  • Speaking of rewards, fans will be able to earn top rewards in their favorite modes at various points in the year, and new Team Affinity Programs will be the go-to place for fans to unlock items and players unique to their favorite MLB team.

Gameplay Improvements And Expansion With Showtech

  • Hundreds of new animations for extreme realism across the whole game, including all new Rob HR’s, Hot Shot catches, on the run catches and tags and much much more!
  • G.O.A.T. difficulty new this year will give you the ultimate challenge!
  • All-New ambush hitting for a more realistic “plan of attack” at the plate.
  • New Reaction Time System on defense. 

Negro Leagues Season 3

  • Celebrate baseball’s rich history with Storylines – play as famous and forgotten legends of the Negro Leagues while learning all about their incredible journeys. This season will be extra “Cool”!  
  • Storylines Season 3 will once again be narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick with a whole new roster of “some of the greatest players you’ve likely never heard of.”
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Christian Smith
Christian is the Assigning Editor for Operation Sports. Joining the team in 2025, Christian brings a passion for both gaming and sports. You can catch him raging at EA FC, dotting in MLB the Show, or screaming at NYCFC home matches.