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MLB The Show 25 has been positively received by many gamers. The yearly release brought significant updates to fielding, free agency, and the popular Road to the Show mode. Every sports game relies on updates to help keep the game fresh and up to date on what is happening in the real season. Developers can boost the stats of certain players depending on how they perform. Additionally, they can patch bugs and add new content. MLB The Show 25 has released update #9, which comes with a slew of improvements.
MLB The Show Update #9
There are plenty of fixes, but here are the main ones. In Road to the Show, the developers fixed a difficulty issue where players were playing at higher difficulties than what they had selected. This was causing frustration among players who were trying to get to the major leagues. In the Franchise mode, an issue with calculating player salaries after mid-season trades has been fixed.
The biggest change came in Diamond Dynasty. The buy/sell order limit for high-level players has been changed from 500,000 to 750,000, making in-demand cards more valuable. MLB The Show 25 was seeing too many elite cards not hold their value, which is not what the game wants. These were the main changes, but there were also a ton of other fixes.
Patch Notes
Here are the full MLB The Show 25 patch notes for update #9
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where correctly guessed pitches were not landing in the intended zone while using the guess pitch feature.
- Resolved an issue in online play where players could not access the bullpen menu after their opponent performed very specific steps.
- Fixed one issue where the pause menu could remain on screen while the game was playing in the background.
- Updated stats in the pause menu to display as PA – AVG – HR – RBI – SB instead of the previous format (PA – AVG – RBI – H – HR).
- Fixed various input issues in the pause menu.
Diamond Dynasty
- Marketplace buy/sell order limit for player items at 90-95 OVR has been increased from 500,000 to 750,000.
- NOTE: This change specifically will go live at 12 PM PT on April 22nd.
Road to the Show
- Addressed an issue where lower difficulty settings were occasionally playing as higher difficulty.
- Fixed a crash that could occur with two-way players in the offseason.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent a player from being included in the postseason roster in the playoffs.
- Player cards will now show the correct position after a player switches from a two-way player.
- Fixed an issue where CPU-controlled batters could make contact no matter where the first pitch was thrown.
Franchise
- Prorated player salaries are now properly applied to budgets after mid-season trades.
Storylines
- Fixed a crash that could occur after playing Storylines and then entering an exhibition game.
Stadiums
- Added missing retired numbers in Citi Field.
- The “Win! Twins!” neon sign will now light up during night games at Target Field.
- Fixed Mariners flags and banners at T-Mobile Park.
Miscellaneous
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 World Series Gold uniforms have been added.
- Various commentary bug fixes.
Updated Player Models For
- Jackson Rutledge
- Mason Englert
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