MLB The Show 25 Players

To welcome the hot summer, MLB 25 has also taken this opportunity to launch a number of new events, so that you can not only get new baseball fun in the game through them, but also earn more stubs, player cards, and other necessary items.

Among all the new activities, Prime program and double XP are the most attractive. The former means another wave of new powerful player cards, and the latter means that you can level up faster to earn related rewards!

Based on this, we will introduce you to these two activities and other small events that MLB The Show 25 will launch to help you earn more rewards from them!

Prime Program

In addition to redeeming by existing MLB The Show 25 stubs, the best way to earn player cards is to complete the tasks in each program, because player cards are the main rewards of these tasks.

Prime program requires you to utilize Prime series players to complete Prime series and statistical tasks, and collect Prime series players in Prime series collection to advance the entire program’s progress.

Your Diamond Dynasty team will then have the opportunity to receive the following player cards as rewards:

• Richie Sexson, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers (95 OVR)
• Salvador Perez, C, Kansas City Royals (94 OVR)
• Charlie Morton, SP, Tampa Bay Rays (93 OVR)
• Mike Cameron, CF, Seattle Mariners (93 OVR)
• Jesse Chavez, RP, Atlanta Braves (92 OVR)

Prime Choice Pack

This pack includes players from the 95 OVR, 94, OVR, & 92 OVR tiers, and you can choose one from each tier through The Show Shop. All available player cards include:

• Jason Varitek, C, Boston Red Sox (95 OVR)
• Terry Pendleton, 3B, Atlanta Braves (95 OVR)
• Michael Young, SS, Texas Rangers (94 OVR)
• Jim Kaat, SP, Chicago White Sox (94 OVR)
• Tommy Pham, LF, St. Louis Cardinals (94 OVR)
• Luis Aparicio, SS, Baltimore Orioles (92 OVR)
• Bill Mazeroski, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates (92 OVR)
• Robin Roberts, SP, Philadelphia Phillies (92 OVR)
• Hal Newhouser, SP, Detroit Tigers, (92 OVR)
• Raisel Iglesias, CP, Cincinnati Reds (92 OVR)

It is worth noting that you can only get up to three of this pack, and each one needs 25,000 stubs, so do what you can.

Prime Series Collection

This collection can be found in Legends & Flashbacks Collections, and will reward you with the following rewards once you collect a certain number of Legends & Flashback player items:

• Collect 8: Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas Rangers (95 OVR)
• Collect 16: Lance Berkman, RF, Houston Astros (96 OVR)

Double XP

This event is not a standalone event, but rather allows you to earn double XP by playing any in-game content from June 27 to July 8 to unlock the remaining rewards in 4th Inning XP Reward Path and prepare for 5th Inning XP, which will begin on July 3.

Double PXP

This event is for the new PXP Paradise Diamond Quest and will be available until July 3. The series of 30 specific content, you can challenge and complete the boss-filled map to earn PXP - you can earn double until July 3.

As you complete more missions, you will also have the opportunity to earn epic rewards Prime Deluxe Packs and rare rewards Ballin’ is a Habit Packs. It is worth noting that these reward packs can help to complete your Prime collection!

Other Events Worth Participating In

In addition to the above main events, in order to seize every opportunity to earn player cards and stubs, you need to make full use of all the playable content in your spare time. We will introduce them one by one.

Thinking About Three Event

This event requires you to recruit a batter with a speed of more than 80, a pitcher of gold medal or below, a catcher and a first baseman to form a team, and utilize the huge gap in the stadium to decide the winner. The key to victory is speed.

New Conquest Mode Map

This mode introduces a map called Sunglasses, which means you can attack territory, seize the opponent’s fans, reinforce your own territory, and move fans. Winning this mode will provide XP or player packs as rewards.

Chase Pack 16

To get a Chase Pack 16, you need to own one The Show 50 pack. Each Chase Pack guarantees you 1 Diamond player item and may bring you the featured player item 2nd Half Heroes Series Trea Turner.

Challenge Of The Week 16

The challenge pits 2023 All-Star Spencer Strider against two-time All-Star Cody Bellinger. All you have to do is play as Bellinger and challenge the computer-controlled Strider to accumulate hits and score as many points as possible within three outs to win MLB 25 stubs.

In addition to the above, the game will launch more new content in the first week of July, including a new non-Cornerstone Evolution Program and brand-new June Spotlight Program & Pack, as well as All-Star Weekend that will start on July 11. Don’t miss it!

June is the beginning of summer, and MLB 25 has also launched Summer Program and a series of players. Summer series has 30 players, with the lowest OVR being 90 and the highest OVR being 95.

In Summer Program, you can get 5 players from this series for free, as well as some MLB The Show 25 Stubs. This program will not expire, so you can complete it slowly.

Summer Program Rewards

• 5 Points: 3,000 XP
• 10 Points: 90 OVR Summer Camilo Doval
• 15 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 20 Points: 250 Stubs
• 25 Points: 3,000 XP
• 30 Points: 91 OVR Summer Catfish Hunter
• 35 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 40 Points: 250 Stubs
• 45 Points: 4,000 XP
• 50 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 55 Points: 91 OVR Summer Michael Toglia
• 60 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 65 Points: 5,000 XP
• 70 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 75 Points: 5,000 XP
• 80 Points: 92 OVR Summer Jeremy Pena
• 85 Points: MLB The Show 25 pack
• 90 Points: 5,000 XP
• 95 Points: Summer Deluxe Pack
• 100 Points: 93 OVR Summer Nick Castellanos and 10,000 XP

All five free Summer Program players are Diamond cards, and they are even better than most of MLB The Show 25 players that need to be unlocked from packs or with stubs.

90 OVR Summer Camilo Doval

• Stamina: 25
• H/9: 103
• K/9: 102
• BB/9: 74
• HR/9: 96
• Pitch Clutch: 102
• Control: 75
• Velocity: 99
• Break: 99

Camilo Doval is a Giants reliever, and this card ranks 22nd among all relievers. Camilo Doval has very fast pitching velocity, and his slider is very difficult to hit because of his low release point.

91 OVR Summer Catfish Hunter

• Stamina: 110
• H/9: 92
• K/9: 77
• BB/9: 80
• HR/9: 88
• Pitch Clutch: 109
• Control: 80
• Velocity: 72
• Break: 95

Catfish Hunter represents the relief pitcher of Athletics. This pitcher who has been fighting against illness all his life is ranked lower than Camilo Doval at only 39th, but he can use five pitches, and his 4-Seam Fastball and slider are also very good.

91 OVR Summer Michael Toglia

• Contact Right: 70
• Contact Left: 83
• Power Right: 107
• Power Left: 118
• Vision: 48
• Discipline: 82
• Clutch: 61
• Bunt: 35
• Drag Bunt: 25
• Durability: 95

Michael Toglia ranks 49th among first basemen. He is a switch-hitter. Although his contact attribute is average, his power attribute is very good, which allows him to hit home runs more often.

92 OVR Summer Jeremy Pena

• Contact Right: 90
• Contact Left: 109
• Power Right: 78
• Power Left: 72
• Vision: 83
• Discipline: 50
• Clutch: 96
• Bunt: 37
• Drag Bunt: 34
• Durability: 97

Jeremy Pena represents Astros’ shortstop. Not only does he have great contact attributes, he is also very fast. He averages 29.4 feet per second, the fastest on Astros. Summer Jeremy Pena ranks eighth among all shortstops, and this card is great both offensively and defensively.

93 OVR Summer Nick Castellanos

• Contact Right: 99
• Contact Left: 116
• Power Right: 95
• Power Left: 106
• Vision: 77
• Discipline: 55
• Clutch: 106
• Bunt: 35
• Drag Bunt: 25
• Durability: 99

93 OVR Summer Nick Castellanos is a right fielder for Phillies and is ranked 16th among MLB 25 right fielders.

Nick Castellanos is very good at hitting balls to the left, and his Contact Right attribute is also good, allowing him to reliably hit any pitch from the pitcher. However, his speed and defense are average in other aspects.

How To Complete Summer Program?

Complete 8 moments (32 points, 4 points each)

Complete the optional Extreme Hot Streak moments (75 points total)

Program PXP Missions:

• Get 1,000 PXP with Summer Series Players (repeatable) (5 points)
• Gain 350 PXP with Doval (5 points)
• Gain 500 PXP with C. Hunter (5 points)
• Gain 350 PXP with Toglia (5 points)
• Gain 350 PXP with Pena (5 points)

Summer Series Missions:

• Pitch 15 innings with Summer Series players (5 points)
• Strike out 30 times with Summer Series players (5 points)
• Get 15 hits with Summer Series players (5 points)
• Get 7 extra base hits with Summer Series players (5 points)
• Hit four home runs with Summer Series players (5 points)

Statistical tasks:

• Throw seven innings with a player whose primary position is a relief pitcher (5 points)
• Strike out 30 times with a player whose primary position is starting pitcher (5 points)
• Hit 10 extra-base hits with a player whose primary position is first baseman (5 points)
• Hit 20 hits with a player whose primary position is shortstop (5 points)
• Hit five home runs with a player whose primary position is right fielder (4 points)

Optional pack collections:

• Collect 92 OVR Ke’Bryan Hays, Summer Chili Davis, Chris Bassitt, Griffin Jax and Carlos Pena (30 points)
• Collect 93 OVR Summer Sandy Alcantara, Matt Strahm, Eddie Murray and Jackson Holliday (70 points)

There are also some collectible cards in Summer series that require you to complete the collection of Summer series cards to unlock them.

• 93 OVR Summer Aaron Bummer: 11 cards
• 94 OVR Summer Jarren Duran: 19 cards
• 95 OVR Summer Adley Rutschman: 29 cards

In addition to the free players in Summer Program, you also need to open Summer Pack or trade players from the trade market using MLB 25 stubs to complete the collection task.

The above is the general content of Summer Program. You can slowly collect these players and enjoy various summer events.