MLB The Show 24
Build a ballplayer's career, manage a franchise or revisit baseball history through playable Storylines. Batting offers different swing inputs and a Zone interface for aiming the hitting indicator.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.0 / 10
About this game
MLB The Show 24 connects on-field baseball with different ways to follow the sport. Choose normal, contact or power swings; with Zone hitting, aim the Plate Coverage Indicator using the left stick. In Road to the Show, develop a ballplayer through games and training, with Draft Combine performance influencing their draft standing as they pursue a major-league career. Franchise shifts attention to running a team, including drafting, free-agent signings and budget decisions. Custom Game Entry lets you define situations in which to take control. Storylines offers another route: playable historical moments paired with videos and narrative, including the Negro Leagues Season 2 and Derek Jeter stories in the base game.
Collected in series
MLB: The Show turns baseball’s pitch-by-pitch decisions into a mix of batting, pitching, fielding and longer-term team building. Across the series, you can develop a player’s career, manage a franchise or assemble a roster through player cards.
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AI review
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Suited to baseball fans who want personal development, team decisions and historical context alongside play.
Career training and franchise management offer different reasons to care about each game's outcomes. Storylines may especially appeal to players who want baseball history connected to actions they perform rather than presented only as background.
Strengths
- Individual development and team management support different kinds of baseball goals.
- Playable moments paired with videos can give historical matches a clearer narrative context.
Who it is for: Players interested in baseball careers, roster planning or learning about the sport through historical scenarios.
Play notes: Nintendo's Switch listing specifies American English as the only supported language.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Custom Game Entry may suit managers who want to choose when to step into a season's on-field action. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Selecting swing inputs and aiming the Zone indicator should appeal to players who want active decisions at the plate. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Storylines' combination of narrated context, video and playable moments can make historical baseball more approachable for curious players. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The documented Directional, Timing and Zone batting interfaces give players different control approaches to consider. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Sony Interactive
- Publisher
- MLB Advanced Media
- Release date
- Mar 19, 2024
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Player versus PlayerMain Story Under 10 Hours3D GraphicsReplayableFast-pacedPick-up and PlayLow Entry BarrierShort SessionsSports-based PlaySolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMar 19, 2024
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 19, 2024
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com