MLB The Show 22 Cover Athlete Revealed

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Baseball video game series MLB The Show has released a game every year since 2006, and 2022 will be no exception. A joint announcement by PlayStation and Xbox confirmed that MLB The Show 22 will be releasing on April 5. In addition to the previous lineup of PlayStation and Xbox titles, The Show 22 will also be the first title in the series to be released for the Nintendo Switch. A Collector's Edition is also forthcoming, with its release date and additional content yet to be announced.

Originating assimply MLB in 1998, the franchise was renamed MLB The Show in 2006 when the 989 Sports branch that produced it was merged back into the greater Sony Entertainment umbrella. Each game allows the player to control various Major League Baseball teams, with most games featuring a total of 30 teams. Various modes allow players to try individual match-ups or guide their chosen team through an entire season. In addition to the players whose likenesses appear in the game, real life sports commentators and newscasters also lend their voices to each title. The previous title in the series, MLB The Show 21, received praise and was considered a breath of fresh air in the sports game genre.

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Each year's edition of MLB The Show honors one outstanding baseball player by choosing him to appear on the game's cover. This year's choice, revealed via Twitter and a PlayStation Blog post, is Shohei Ohtani, who has served as a pitcher, designated hitter, and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels since 2018. Ohtani, who previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, is the first Japanese player to be chosen as the cover athlete for an MLB game. He was chosen for the honor after an impressive 2021 season,