MLB The Show 23

MLB The Show 23 is a baseball video game by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, based on Major League Baseball (MLB). It is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the eighteenth entry of the MLB: The Show franchise and was released on March 28, 2023. Miami Marlins player Jazz Chisholm Jr. is featured as the cover star, while The Captain Edition of the game features retired New York Yankees player Derek Jeter.

For the third consecutive year, the Xbox versions of the game are available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers at no additional cost.

Alex Miniak returns as public address commentator, with Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton return as play-by-play commentators.

Gameplay
The game includes a new game mode, named Storylines: A New Game Experience. This mode is set to focus on the Negro Leagues. The mode will feature eight players who played in the Negro Leagues, including Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil, Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, and more. The mode is a mix of gameplay and narration by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick, highlighting moments from that player's career. For every new launch of MLB The Show, there would be a new season, featuring different players who also played in the Negro Leagues. These players would also become regular players in the other modes of the game.

Other changes included Core Seasons in Diamond Dynasty, which would allow for 99 overall players to be obtained from day one, which take place every 6–8 weeks. For every new Core Season, only the players featured on that and the previous season can be used in Ranked and Conquest, plus players in the CORE set, which are always eligible. This, however, won’t affect other game modes in Diamond Dynasty, such as Play vs CPU. Another new addition is Captain Cards, in which once a certain tier requirement is met by building a team with players that Captain Card player specifies, such as players from certain seasons, teams, or having certain attributes, it would boost your team significantly. Proper two-way play was also implemented in this release; this makes it possible for players such as Shohei Ohtani to be used as both a starting pitcher and as a true designated hitter.

Reception
The game received generally positive reviews upon release.