MLB The Show ‘20 Cover Athlete Revealed by Sony

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 21, 2019

News: The Chicago Cubs will feature one of their players on the cover of Sony’s popular baseball franchise.

The World Series is getting ready to start between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. Sony is getting in on the fun by revealing who is going to be their cover athlete for MLB The Show ‘20 when it launches next year on March 17. Javier “El Mago” Baez will be making his debut on the cover of Sony’s popular annual franchise after putting some up impressive stats over the past couple of seasons. In 2018, for example, Javier hit 34 home runs, had 111 RBI’s and a .290 batting average.

“I am so honored and excited to be on the cover of MLB The Show 20. I’ll never forget how it felt when I saw myself in the game for the first time (even as a backup!). It was so surreal. Still, it’s one thing to see your virtual self, but it’s completely next level to be on the cover of a game you’ve played and love. Let’s go!” Báez said.

Sony has also revealed that early access weekend is back with MLB The Show ‘20. If you pre-order the GameStop Exclusive 15th Anniversary Edition, MVP Edition, or the PlayStation Store Exclusive Digital Deluxe Edition you will get access to the game four days early beginning on March 13, 2020.

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MLB The Show ‘20 will have a number of different versions for baseball fans to choose from. There will, of course, be the standard version for the normal price of $59.99. There will also be the aforementioned versions that will come with a number of different extras. Each version will contain the following items:

GameStop/EB Games Exclusive - 15th Anniversary Edition - $99.99 USD/$129.99 CAD

1 New Era MLB The Show 15th Anniversary 9FIFTY Hat

Limited Edition Steel Book

4 Days Early Access for pre-order purchases

Digital Diamond Dynasty New Era MLB The Show 15th Anniversary 9FIFTY Hat in-game

1 Diamond Variety Pack

Double Daily Login Rewards

2 Gold Choice Packs

20 The Show Packs

25K Stubs

30 MLBTS PS4 Avatars

PlayStation Store Digital Deluxe Edition - $99.99 USD/$129.99 CAD

4 Days Early Access for pre-order purchases

2 Diamond Variety Packs

5 Gold Choice Packs

20 The Show Packs

25K Stubs

Double Daily Login Rewards

30 MLBTS PS4 Avatars

MLB The Show ‘20 MVP Edition - $79.99 USD/$99.99 CAD

4 Days Early Access for pre-order purchases

1 Diamond Variety Pack

10 The Show Packs

10K Stubs

Double Daily Login Rewards

30 MLBTS PS4 Avatars

Limited Edition Steel Book (physical version only)

Please keep in mind that quantities for the 15th Anniversary Edition at GameStop/EB Games is extremely limited so if you have any interest in that particular version you are going to want to put in your pre-order really quickly.

What do you think about the cover athlete for MLB The Show ‘20? Which version do you think you will pick up? Tell us in the comments section below.