MLB The Show 20 to Stream Opening Day Simulation Featuring Nationals vs. Mets
While March 26 was set to be the earliest MLB Opening Day in the history of baseball, it was put on infinite delay due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That said, the other professional sports leagues that suspended their seasons have turned to video games to provide “what if” simulations for the games on the schedule. MLB The Show 20 will do the same, as they give fans a simulation of the Nationals vs. Mets online.
MLB The Show 20 matchup: Nationals vs. Mets
A complete 2019 MLB season was played and the Washington Nationals emerged as the new champions of baseball. Now they’ll head into the next season as defending champs with plenty of other teams looking to take them down. That starts with the New York Mets, a team that went 86-76 last season and will be without their ace Noah Syndergaard due to needing Tommy John surgery.
ESPN ranks the Nationals at No. 7 on their latest power rankings, while the Mets check in at No. 11 overall. Washington holds 20-1 odds to repeat as champions, trailing other favorites including the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
These two teams also have the two best starting pitchers in baseball and in terms of MLB The Show 20 ratings. Jacob DeGrom of the Mets and Max Scherzer of the Nationals check in with 92 overall Diamond ratings. We recently listed Scherzer amongst our five potential picks for MLB The Show 21 cover star.
The Nationals are 16th in terms of Power in MLB The Show and second overall in pitching. The Mets are fourth in pitching and eighth overall in power. That should make for an intriguing matchup between the two clubs.
How to watch the MLB simulation live online
The MLB The Show 20 simulation of the Nationals vs. Mets is scheduled to start at 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time (1:10 p.m. PT) online.
They’ll stream the matchup on various platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter channels. Visit the links below to see the matchup live online when it begins.
If nothing else, this should give baseball fans a little something extra to pass the time while practicing social distancing and self-quarantine. In addition, there’s always playing your own games of MLB The Show 20 and trying to defeat the Weekly Challenge or acquire the new Kerry Wood Diamond card.