MLB The Show 20 Players League Details Revealed With 30 Baseball Stars to Compete
Major League Baseball will be providing fans some entertainment via video games while the season is on hiatus. As of Friday, April 10, the MLB The Show 20 Players Players League was revealed. It features a total of 30 baseball stars competing in what appears to be a tournament. Here are more details on the field of competitors and when it all gets going.
MLB The Show 20 Players League details
The NBA has the 2K Players Tournament and now MLB has its own video game league. The new MLB The Show 20 Players League will officially begin on Friday (April 10) night, thanks to the Minnesota Twins’ Trevor May. According to a recent tweet from The show, he was “instrumental” in making this all happen. They retweeted May who gave details of where to see highlights from the games or watch then live.
Per an MLB report, the Players League will involve 15 players from the National League and 15 from the American League. These players will use their respective teams with the current rosters when they play. Games will be just three innings each.
Each player participates in 29 games for the season with a game against each of the other players. At the end of three weeks of competition, they will have the top eight players who head to the postseason.
There will be $5,000 donated for each player to a Boys & Girls Club affiliate in their team’s community. The championship game will be worth another $25,000 which will go towards the winning player’s Boys & Girls Club affiliate. These donations come via Major League Baseball, the MLB Players Association, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The announcement of the league comes hours after a new MLB The Show update went live to fix several gameplay issues. They included an outfielder glitch, Online Head-to-Head issues, and more.
American League players include May, Santana
The MLB The Show 20 Players League has 15 stars apiece from the American and National leagues. For MLB’s AL, “Commissioner” Trevor May represents the Twins. Joining May is 2019 All-Star pitcher Carlos Santana of the Indians. Also part of the AL field of competitors are Bo Bichette (Blue Jays), Blake Snell (Rays), Lance McCullers (Astros), and Joey Gallo (Rangers).
Here is a look at the complete field of players from the AL.
National League players include Soto, Hader
World Series Champion Juan Soto (Nationals) is amongst the talent representing in the National League. He’s joined by two-time Brewers All-Star Josh Hader will represent his squad in the field of competitors. Joining him amongst National League competitors are stars including Hunter Pence (Giants), Rhys Hoskins (Phillies), Jeff McNeil (Mets), and Ian Happ (Cubs).
Check out all of the National League players for the MLB The Show 20 Players League below.
Surprisingly, cover star Javier Baez is not a part of the field. However, his teammate may be the better gamer when it comes to The Show. That remains to be seen, as he’ll play 29 other guys looking to bring it, virtually.
Former Cy Young winner Blake Snell will take on the Cincinnati Reds’ Amir Garrett in the first game tonight. That starts at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Pacific Time). May revealed that his Twitch channel will feature the live stream.
Visit Trevor May’s Twitch channel here to watch live as the first MLB The Show 20 Players League game gets going.
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