# MLB The Show 23

MLB The Show 23 is a baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The eighteenth installment in the MLB: The Show, it is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Miami Marlins player Jazz Chisholm Jr. is featured as the cover star, while The Captain Edition of the game features retired New York Yankees player Derek Jeter.
For the third consecutive year, the Xbox versions of the game are available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers at no additional cost.
Alex Miniak returns as public address commentator, with Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton returning as play-by-play commentators.

## Gameplay

The game includes a new game mode, named Storylines: A New Game Experience. This mode focuses on the Negro Leagues. The mode features eight players who played in the Negro Leagues, including Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil, Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, and more. The mode is a mix of gameplay and narration by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick, highlighting moments from that player's career. For every new launch of MLB The Show, there is a new season, featuring different players who also played in the Negro Leagues. These players also become regular players in the other modes of the game.
Other changes included Core Seasons in Diamond Dynasty, which would allow for 99 overall players to be obtained from day one, which take place every 6–8 weeks. For every new Core Season, only the players featured on that and the previous season can be used in Ranked and Conquest, plus players in the CORE set, which are always eligible. This, however, doesn't affect other game modes in Diamond Dynasty, such as Play vs CPU. Another new addition is Captain Cards, in which once a certain tier requirement is met by building a team with players that Captain Card player specifies, such as players from certain seasons, teams, or having certain attributes, it boosts your team significantly. Proper two-way play was also implemented in this release; this makes it possible for players such as Shohei Ohtani to be used as both a starting pitcher and as a true designated hitter.

## Reception

Aggregate score :
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | PS5: 82/100 XSXS: 84/100 NS: 83/100 |
Review scores :
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| Nintendo Life | |
| Nintendo World Report | 9/10 |
| Shacknews | 8/10 |
The game received "generally favorable" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.

### Accolades

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Sports Game of the Year | Won | |

## Soundtrack

| Artist | Song |
| Abhi the Nomad | Jungle |
| Ab-Soul | Hollandaise |
| Ari Lennox | GOAT |
| Ari Lennox | Night Drive |
| Big K.R.I.T. | So Cool |
| Big K.R.I.T., Girl Talk | Fly the Coop |
| Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet | Narco |
| The Blue Stones | Don’t Miss |
| Channel Tres | 6am |
| The Crystal Method | Watch Me Now (feat. Koda & VAAAL) |
| Da'Mont and Cyoung | See It Through |
| Doechii | Persuasive (feat. SZA) |
| Eric B. & Rakim | I Ain't No Joke |
| Genesis Owusu | Get Inspired |
| GoldLink | Raindrops (feat. Flo Milli) |
| Juice WRLD | The Light |
| KAYTRANADA | GLOWED UP (feat. Anderson .Paak) |
| Mac Miller | Blue World |
| Meekz | Take Losses |
| Metallica | Lux Æterna |
| NLE Choppa | Champions |
| Oddisee | Try Again |
| Omni ! | NERD |
| Oxlade | Bad Boy (feat. Mayorkun) |
| Phish | Birds of a Feather |
| Phoenix | Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) |
| Phonte | Sweet You |
| Poppy | Shapes |
| Preme | Pause Play |
| Pretty Sick | Human Condition |
| Ravyn Lenae | Sticky |
| redveil | Weight |
| Rexx Life Raj | Kimbo Slice |
| The Roots | The Fire (feat. John Legend) |
| The Roots | Section |
| Saba | Stop That |
| Smino | 90 Proof (with J. Cole) |
| TALK | Wasteland |
| Tasha the Amazon | Forever Ting |
| Thin Lizzy | The Boys Are Back in Town |
| A Tribe Called Quest | Scenario |
| White Reaper | Pink Slip |
| Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., Girl Talk, Smoke DZA | No Singles |