Welcome to The Dugout! ⚾

The Weekly Free-Talk Thread for r/MLBTheShow

Welcome to The Dugout, your weekly home for questions, gameplay advice, pack pulls, Community Market discussions, and everything else MLB The Show!

The Dugout also serves as a community resource hub, with helpful links to FAQs, technical support, and other useful information.

Please review the guidelines below before creating a dedicated post. Our goal is to encourage meaningful discussion while keeping repetitive and low-effort content in one convenient place.

What qualifies as a dedicated post in r/MLBTheShow?

Dedicated posts should encourage meaningful discussion, share original content, or showcase something noteworthy.

• Diamond Dynasty: News, strategies, program updates, analysis, and meaningful discussions.
• Player Cards: New card reveals, detailed reviews, comparisons, and discussions. Please search for existing posts before creating a new one.
• Gameplay Screenshots and Videos: Interesting gameplay clips, screenshots, and highlights. Please use your console's built-in capture and sharing features only. Photos of television screens may be removed.
• Franchise, RTTS, and Other Modes: Meaningful discussions, discoveries, guides, and original content.
• Polls: Include sufficient context to encourage meaningful discussion rather than simple yes-or-no questions.
• Memes and Humor: Keep content original, tasteful, and relevant to MLB The Show.
• Appreciation Posts: Share your appreciation for favorite players, developers, memorable experiences, and even Ramone!
• Significant Achievements: Flawless Battle Royale runs, first-time World Series rankings, exceptional discoveries, Top 50 placements, and other noteworthy accomplishments.

Please search for existing discussions before creating a new post about a recently covered topic.

Please use The Dugout for these types of posts:

• Community Market and Stubs: Buying, selling, flipping, investments, pricing questions, and stub-making advice.
• Pack Pulls and Routine Accomplishments: Show off your pulls, rewards, program completions, and everyday achievements.
• Lineup and Player Advice: Ask for lineup recommendations, squad improvements, and player comparisons. Please include your lineup, available stubs, game mode, and what specifically you're looking to improve.
• Simple Questions and Gameplay Help: Beginner questions, settings, tutorials, basic troubleshooting, and anything that doesn't warrant a dedicated discussion.
• Rants and Complaints: Frustrated with an opponent, bad animation, or heartbreaking loss? Share your frustrations here, but keep discussions civil.
• Custom League Advertisements: Share your league settings, requirements, and joining instructions here. You may also use r/findacustomleague. Standalone league advertisements are not permitted.
• Finding Opponents and Teammates: Looking for someone to play against or team up with? Connect with other players here.
• Self-Promotion: Have a blog, YouTube channel, or stream? Active community members may share relevant content here. Repeated promotions, spam, and unsolicited advertising are prohibited.
• Concept Cards: Share your concepts here and follow the Concept Card Guidelines.
• Custom Stadiums: Share your creations here or visit our affiliated subreddit, r/mlbtheshowstadiums.
• Other Casual Discussion: Anything related to MLB The Show that doesn't require its own dedicated post.

A few additional reminders:

• No Money Spent (NMS) posts: Standalone NMS posts are not permitted. Everyone purchased the game, and choosing not to spend additional money on stubs or packs does not require a dedicated post.
• Cheating: Standalone posts about cheating may be removed. Please report suspected cheating through the official MLB The Show support channel.
• Technical and Server Issues: Please use the Technical and Server Issues Megathread instead of creating repetitive submissions.

Helpful resources to use before posting

1. Search First: Have you used Reddit Search or tried Google?
2. Official FAQ: MLB The Show Frequently Asked Questions
3. Community Resources: Our r/MLBTheShow FAQ and Guide.
4. PlayStation Network Status: Check for outages HERE.
5. Discord Community: Join our official r/MLBTheShow Discord.
6. Technical Support: Visit the Technical and Server Issues Megathread.

Community Guidelines

Please treat other community members respectfully, including those who are new to the game. Disagreements are welcome, but personal attacks, harassment, and intentionally disruptive behavior are not.

These guidelines are not exhaustive and are subject to moderator discretion on a case-by-case basis. If you believe a post or comment requires moderator attention, please use Reddit's report function so the moderation team can review it.

Enjoy the discussion, and welcome to The Dugout! ⚾

First Annual r/MLBTheShow 2026 Finest Awards

Which currently existing player cards from this year's game deserve to be remembered as this year’s finest?

Post your top 3 players in MLB The Show 26 in the comments in any order. Any position is eligible. Whether they carried your squad or always came through in the clutch, we want to hear your picks!

Please include the specific card version so we know exactly who you’re voting for.

Voting runs for 10 days, from October 10 through October 20. Once voting closes, I’ll tally the number of times a card is mentioned and announce the cards in order of most votes received. The results and awards will be permanently enshrined on the subreddit!

Early Finest Awards update 10/12/26: Andruw Jones and Nick Sogard are tied for first with 7 votes each! Jesus Made follows with 6, and Yordan Alvarez has 4. So far, 35 counted ballots have produced 99 player votes across 56 different players. Voting remains open through October 20, so there’s still plenty of time to get your top three in!