r/MLBTheShow 4d ago

The Dugout Weekly Free-Talk for /r/MLBTheShow - week of August 28, 2026

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Welcome to The Dugout! - the Weekly Free-Talk for r/MLBTheShow!

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r/MLBTheShow Mar 20 '26

Suggestion For SDS Technical and server issues mega-thread - 2026!

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If you're having a server issue or a technical support question, it's likely that someone else is having or had the same issue already. Please search the subreddit (and this post) first and if you can't find anything, feel free to post here. If you're unable to connect at 7EST/4PST time, it's likely the server is down for maintenance or a patch and there's usually no ETA. All content typically drops at 12PST/3EST.


If you're having a problem such as an account issue, missing stubs or want to report a bug, you can submit it HERE

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r/MLBTheShow 8h ago

First Look Multiplayer Path 7 Reveals

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60 Upvotes

r/MLBTheShow 7h ago

First Look World Series Ranked Rewards

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22 Upvotes

r/MLBTheShow 5h ago

Analysis August Lightning for sure right?

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14 Upvotes

And he's a switch hitter.

It's got to be a lock.


r/MLBTheShow 1h ago

Question Weekend Classic Rewards

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If you place in weekend classic do you get your reward right away? I’m 99% sure I placed 6th but haven’t seen a reward


r/MLBTheShow 3h ago

RTTS I Managed to Get 33 Strikeouts…

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3 Upvotes

Record or?


r/MLBTheShow 6h ago

Discussion I love this new meta!

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2 Upvotes

Circle changes vs Ranger are impossible to get hits on


r/MLBTheShow 4h ago

Discussion Weekend Classic 6-0 Reward Not Received?

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I went 6-0 and completed my final win for WC in Silver 2. Upon completion of the game I received my top of the leadership reward of a Vault Pack (to which I pulled Easter Mookie), but did NOT however receive my 2x Weekend Classic Packs.

This is my first time going 6-0 and I'm happy and all, but I still do want my earned packs. Is there anyone I can reach out to-to have this handled?


r/MLBTheShow 5h ago

Show Off Red Sox Manny P5 /24

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Tedious quit outs during p4 and painstaking parallel watching was needed to complete this … but it simply had to be done for my GOAT.


r/MLBTheShow 18h ago

Question WC leaderboard changes

7 Upvotes

I’m so confused… does the leaderboard change constantly?? I won enough games to feel comfortable in 2nd on the board. Just checked it again and I don’t recognize a single name on the entire board and now I’m barely in the top 5 and could easily be out of top 10.. wtf is this new or a glitch??


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Meme Will SDS let Lightning strike twice?

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Really hard to argue against PCA as the August Lightning, but he was already the Lightning player in June and has four other 90+ overall cards. Does SDS have the stones to drop a *6th* high diamond PCA in less than 6 months?!


r/MLBTheShow 23h ago

Suggestion For SDS Weekend Classic Leaderboard

10 Upvotes

This is actually absurd. When you get put into your weekend classic leaderboard group of 100. It should be those same 100 people the whole time. We shouldn’t be getting switched to a different leaderboard everytime we win a game. Was first on my leaderboard by 40 points this morning. Checked an hour later now I’m on a different leaderboard in 2nd place down by 30. Okay whatever guess I have to play some more games for Rollins. Win 2 more games which should in theory put me in first place again but nope, new leaderboard. This time I’m in 3rd place. So I am at a positive 180 rating change and have had to conquer 2 different leaderboards, now a third.

And I don’t want to come across like I’m bitching, I understand Rollins is gonna be a rare card so it takes a lot of grinding and winning games. That I’m completely fine with I actually have enjoyed the competition of trying to win a bunch of games this weekend classic. However, we should know who we’re going up against and not be guessing as to how much we need to be in 1st place.


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

PSA Why do people slide into first base? I have NEVER seen a guy that was safe doing that. Every other online game I play that player is sliding headfirst into 1B...SMH.

47 Upvotes

What the title of the post says....


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Discussion Excited for tomorrow

14 Upvotes

I’ve trialed MLBTS 26 and didn’t vibe with it and its UI over ‘24, but since we’re getting it free through PS+ tomorrow, we can at least get the game for free for those who haven’t bought it. I may force myself to do 1-3 years in franchise to see if I can stay into it… otherwise I can always just go back to ‘24.


r/MLBTheShow 20h ago

Question Perfectly painted pitches?

3 Upvotes

Can anyone explain how every time I play one of the daily exhibition tournaments (26/PS5), my opponents can pitch perfectly painted pitches?

Every strike lands with a hair width of the ball on the line. No matter high, low, inside, perfect pitches every…single…pitch, every game.


r/MLBTheShow 8h ago

Question How to have fun on the show

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RTTS is disappointing. The broken / glitched dynamic hitting resulted in a boringly unrealistic 90 homerun rookie season. Also I cannot field in the way rtts makes you field. Throwing as a fielder to first base is way too hard for me - maybe because I play inverted usually? I just want to field with pushing a button to throw to first base and maybe some timing.

The modes of play in diamond dynasty sound like what I’m looking for but I don’t want to collect cards and I want to play the teams as they are in the majors, not made up of cards.

The conquest and mini season sound great, can I do those with the Cubs?


r/MLBTheShow 6h ago

Suggestion For SDS Dustin May's pitches are glitching and testing needs to be better

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Referencing another pitch-warping glitch, this time with Dustin May. Same kind of thing we saw with Michael King a while back, the ball visually warps mid-flight and the game forces a contact swing that shouldn't be happening based on what's actually being thrown.

Attached a screenshot showing a perfect PCI on the swing, but the exit velo still came out way low. That gap between a perfect read and a weak result is exactly what you'd expect if the pitch data being sent to the swing engine doesn't match what's visually rendered. This isn't a timing issue on my end, it's the pitch itself breaking the animation.

Disappointing how little testing SDS seems to put into this stuff before it ships, especially when so much of the reward structure is tied to competitive modes. If people are grinding comp modes for rewards, the pitch engine needs to actually be reliable. Bugs like this directly affect outcomes, not just visuals.

Mods — hoping this one stays up. I know there's been a lot of removals lately, but posts like this aren't meant to just complain for the sake of it. Most of us posting this stuff genuinely want the game to be in a better state and are trying to flag real issues so they get fixed.


r/MLBTheShow 8h ago

Question How fun would it be to go back to MLB 25 right now?

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So, I've been playing DD with The Show for the last 2 years. Last year I kept up with things til around mid-August, and really never touched the game again. This year, I've stayed on top of stuff but the content and my excitement is waning a bit.

And I was curious, if it would be fun to go back and revisit 25. I would have tons of programs to unlock and fun cards to play with, right? I assume the game kept providing content at least up through the World Series, if not longer.

Has anyone else done this? Is it still possible to get all the cards? Is the trading market still open?

Thanks for any help and or suggstions,


r/MLBTheShow 17h ago

Question New threads Collections

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Hi I’m trying to complete the new threads collection to get the 99 Adley.. I might be wrong , but I thought someone told me there’s a way to complete a collection set with 2 cards less? How can I do that if it’s possible. Don’t have the stubs to buy the 2 remaining cards I need


r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Discussion Ambush hitting: Yay or Nay

8 Upvotes

I've had mixed results with it.

I find it helps me to remain more patient and focus on an individual zone.

I'm just wondering what everybody's feelings are about it. I'm not great at the game, The highest I have made it is 700.


r/MLBTheShow 2d ago

Funny When you aren't wanting to do another game against CPU for a mission

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235 Upvotes

r/MLBTheShow 2d ago

Show Off Finally finished the live series

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111 Upvotes

r/MLBTheShow 1d ago

Meme ‘Perfect’ Bear downs just hit different 🤮🤣

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22 Upvotes

r/MLBTheShow 22h ago

Question How bad do you rage during games?

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Rage as in yell/slam things/get loud during games or breaking controllers