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MLB The Show 25 is a video game based on Major League Baseball developed by San Diego Studio. The game will be released in March 2025 and is available for Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. All players have the opportunity to swing the bat with all their strength in MLB The Show 25, experience the moment that determines the outcome of the game, become a legend, and realize their baseball dreams.
Stubs are the universal currency used in MLB The Show 25 Diamond Dynasty and are a key resource for building your dream team.
MLB The Show 25 April Spotlight Drop 4 Program is available on April 25. April Spotlight 4 Drop 4 pack adds 5 new players, and players can get three free cards of 86 OVR, 86 OVR and 89 OVR in April Spotlight Drop 4 Program.
Like other programs, you also need to earn stars to unlock rewards in April Spotlight Drop 4 Program.
The rewards in April Spotlight Drop 4 Program do not include stubs, but there are quite a few card packs that can provide you with some players.
Javier Sanoja is a left fielder for Marlins. He can play as a hitter, but his swing power is not very high. Javier Sanoja will not enter the major leagues until September 2024, serving as an infielder and outfielder for Marlins. Although he is mediocre as a hitter, his speed and fielding are quite good.
Overall, Javier Sanoja has average stats and no Quirks. He currently ranks 64th among left fielders and 40th among second basemen.
Chandler Simpson is a center fielder for Rays who will make his major league debut on April 18, 2025. Chandler Simpson can also play as a hitter, but his left and right power attributes are too low.
But Chandler Simpson is still a very valuable card. He has a fast reaction time and is extremely good at stealing bases. If your team needs to rely on stealing bases to make up the difference, then Chandler Simpson will definitely surprise you.
Rhys Hoskins is the first baseman of Brewers. He is 32 years old this year and is a veteran in the field. From the data on the card, Rhys Hoskins has high contact data for both left and right, and his power from the left is particularly high, so he is very good at dealing with pitches from the left.
Rhys Hoskins’ data on speed and defense are very bad, and he only has one Quirk. These reasons lead to his low ceiling. As a first baseman, he is currently ranked 29th among first basemen.
You can find all the players you need in the free agency market, with the highest value of 40,000 MLB The Show 25 Stubs and the lowest value of no more than 10 stubs. You can easily get these players, so it is not difficult to complete these moments.
April Spotlight 4 Drop 4 pack adds five new cards to the game on April 25th.
April Spotlight 4 Drop 4 pack is all diamond cards, but only Cal Raleigh and Tyler Mahle are really useful. When Tyler Mahle was first released, his value was about 40,000 stubs, but since there is no Quirk, his value is decreasing.
If you are a player who intends to collect these cards, you can wait for a week, which should save you a lot of stubs.
The above are all the cards included in April Spotlight Drop 4 Program. Their strength is not too high, and the task difficulty is not very high, and if you have time, you can try to complete this program.
Legendary third baseman Scott Rolen was inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. On April 25, MLB The Show 25 released a new program, Rolen & The Reds Program, with Scott Rolen theme to commemorate Scott Rolen’s career with Reds.
99 OVR Scott Rolen was also added to the game on April 23. He is a reward for Legends and Flashbacks Collection.
Although Rolen & The Reds Program rewards do not include MLB The Show 25 Stubs, the three cards included in the rewards are all very valuable!
This card is a silver card from Last Ride series, and is played as a center fielder. Jim Edmonds can play as a hitter, but his attributes are not high. Jim Edmonds is ranked 49th among all center fielders as a center fielder. With 9 Quirks, he is even better than some Diamond cards in some cases.
87 OVR Scott Rolen is a weaker version of 99 OVR Scott Rolen, but still a powerful card. The difference from 99 OVR Scott Rolen is that 87 OVR Scott Rolen comes from Reds.
This card can be used as a hitter, but it is not his strong point. 87 OVR Scott Rolen has a Fielding data of 81, and Arm Strength and Arm Accuracy are both above 80. And with 6 Quirks, this card becomes the 16th ranked third baseman.
90 OVR Johnny Cueto also comes from Reds, and he is a starting pitcher. Johnny Cueto played as a pitcher for Reds from 2008 to 2015. As a rookie, Johnny Cueto led Reds to victory against Arizona Diamondbacks. His performance was not stable in the following years, but he gradually regained his winning touch in 2014 and 2015.
90 OVR Johnny Cueto ranks 13th among starting pitchers. Here are his pitching statistics:
These data are already very good among pitchers, but unfortunately this card does not have any Quirks, otherwise his ranking can continue to rise.
It is not so hard to complete this program. Players from several teams are not difficult to get rewards. If you are short of a player from a certain team, you only need to spend a dozen stubs to get a player you need. In addition, you can put players from Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds into the same team, so you can complete the progress of 4 tasks at the same time.
In addition, as long as you use players from these teams, you can increase Team Affinity progress and get Jolt Vouchers. Jolt Voucher is one of the requirements to get 99 OVR Scott Rolen. Here are all the requirements for 99 OVR Scott Rolen.
For most players, it is still very difficult to meet all the requirements of 99 OVR Scott Rolen. For example, 6 Cornerstone cards require you to complete all Cornerstone Programs in March and April. Perhaps only some loyal fans of this series can quickly get this paper card.
For other players, getting this card now will consume a lot of stubs. It is recommended to wait for a month or two, when you gradually meet all the conditions, and then you can get this card.
The above is all about Rolen & The Reds Program. The difficulty of this program is not high, and the reward cards are also very valuable. It is highly recommended that you complete this program.
MLB The Show 25’s Last Ride Program is a program for the last season of several legendary baseball players. The players to be commemorated in Last Ride Program are Mike Mussina, who chose to retire after achieving 20 wins in a single season in 2008, and David Ortiz, who still ranked first in the league in slugging percentage and overall offensive index before retirement.
Last Ride Program is similar to other programs. You still need to complete tasks and accumulate points to unlock rewards. Besides the regular XP and stubs rewards, this time the rewards also include 87 OVR Last Ride Mike Mussina and 88 OVR Last Ride David Ortiz.
Mike Mussina is a leading right-handed pitcher for Yankees. Mike Mussina throws many different kinds of pitches. His four-seam fastball dropped to 84-88 mph (about 135-142 km) at the end of his career. His actual pitches include two-seam fastballs, forkballs, sliders, changeups, curveballs, etc., and the snap curveball, which is considered his best pitch. He would use the angle of his elbow to conceal the pitch during the game. For example, he would deliberately lower his side hand position to cover up the low starting position when throwing a rising ball.
As his condition declined near retirement, this is also reflected in his card. His H/9 and K/9 attributes are not high, but his other data are still at a good level. He currently ranks 22nd among all starting pitchers, which is a very good card.
David Ortiz is a first baseman or designated hitter for Red Sox, nicknamed Big Papi. He set the record for the most home runs hit by all hitters in the last year of their careers in major league history. He is a member of the 500 home run club and was inducted into Hall of Fame when he first became eligible.
In addition to the above achievements, he is most remembered by Boston fans for his many key hits, especially in the playoffs. During his time with Red Sox, his OPS in the playoffs was as high as 0.969.
David Ortiz is a left-handed hitter. His contact attributes are good for both sides, and his right hand power is very strong, but this is not the actual strength of David Ortiz. He also has 7 Quirks, which greatly increases the upper limit of this card. Currently, 88 OVR David Ortiz ranks ninth among first basemen.
You need to complete 6 Moments and 4 Missions to reach 50 points to unlock 88 OVR Last Ride David Ortiz.
The difficulty of this mission is to gain PXP with a Last Ride Series batter, as it seems that there are not many batters in Last Ride Series, and if you fail to complete this mission, you will only have 45 points and cannot unlock David Ortiz.
MLB 25 certainly won't give you an impossible mission. Adrian Beltre, 79 OVR, is a third baseman who can also hit, and he can help with this last task, and Athletics' Joe Morgan also meets the requirements with his overall rating of 64. However, neither card can be obtained through stub trading.
87 OVR Last Ride Mike Mussina and 88 OVR Last Ride David Ortiz are both valuable cards, and the subsequent Last Ride series will add more cards. Collecting them in advance will help you complete various programs.
The Conquest Map in MLB The Show 25 is a fun single-player mode that rewards you with stubs, free card packs, and even highly rated players.
In addition to the obvious rewards, most Conquest Maps actually have some hidden rewards. Obtaining these rewards can help you build a strong team in Diamond Dynasty mode. Let’s take a look at the rewards for each map.
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USA map is divided into three parts: West, Central, and East. In addition to the hidden rewards, this map contains Cole Young and Josue De Paula, who have a total score of 83. This will help you complete the collection of Pipeline series.
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The hidden rewards for the three USA maps are very similar. The regular rewards for East Map are also Pipeline cards, both with a total score of 83: Brayden Taylor and Thomas White.
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In addition to Legends Bat Skins Pack, the rewards for completing Central Map include Emmanuel Rodriguez 83 OVR and Quinn Mathews OVR.
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Of the three maps in Batter Up, only Batter Up 3 has a hidden reward, which is The Show Pack.
Conquest Maps will continue to be released. As long as you can successfully complete all Conquest Maps, you will gain a lot of resources to build a strong team in Diamond Dynasty mode. In addition, the players you obtain in Conquest Map mode cannot be obtained through trading. If you want to complete the collection task, you must obtain Conquest rewards.
Cornerstone Captains system in MLB The Show 24 can improve the strength of players with lower total ratings. In MLB The Show 25, this system has been changed to Cornerstone Evolution. Even ordinary cards have a chance to be evolved.
Cornerstone Evolution and FC series player evolutions sound similar, but they are actually very different. You can think of these evolution as a small battle pass, which will provide MLB The Show 25 packs and stubs, and the latter reward of Cornerstone Evolution is the player’s Cornerstone card.
Cornerstone Evolution usually appears in Inning Program. The current one is 2nd Inning Program. The players that can be evolved are:
The players who can be evolved are all 80 OVR, and their Cornerstone cards are all 87 OVR.
In addition, in 1st Inning Program in March, the cards that can be evolved are:
These cards are originally 79 OVR, and the evolved cards are 85 OVR.
Currently, the cards that can be evolved can only be done in the corresponding Inning Program. If you missed their Cornerstone Evolution, you can’t evolve them again.
Complete five moments (25 points - 5 points each)
80 OVR Tony Clark Missions:
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80 OVR Tony Clark is a 2nd Inning XP Path reward that cannot be obtained through MLB The Show 25 Stubs trade. Tony Clark is a first baseman with 6 Quirks, while 87 OVR Cornerstone Tony Clark has a boost in hitting, making him a good switch-hitter.
80 OVR Tony Clark is a Veteran hitter, and you can also choose 84 OVR Rafael Palmeiro and 79 OVR Adam Dunn, 87 OVR Gary Sheffield.
Complete five moments (25 points - 5 points each)
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80 OVR J.D. Martinez is also from 2nd Inning XP Path. He is a Tigers left fielder who evolves into a Red Sox player. 87 OVR J.D. Martinez is a very good hitter, but his vision attribute is low.
Contributor series has many good hitters, such as 88 OVR Adrian Beltre, who now needs about 40,000 stubs, 87 OVR Terry Pendleton and 88 OVR Mike Napoli. They can all help you complete Stat Missions effectively.
Complete five moments (25 points - 5 points each)
80 OVR Bruce Sutter Missions:
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80 OVR Bruce Sutter is a Cardinals closer from Veteran Series, while 87 OVR Bruce Sutter is a Cubs pitcher. The evolved Bruce Sutter has all his pitching attributes improved, making this card the ninth-best player pitcher currently.
To complete Stat Missions, you need a Veteran Series pitcher. Besides 80 OVR Bruce Sutter, you can also choose 79 OVR Joe Kelly, 86 OVR Liam Hendriks, and 90 OVR Johan Santana.
Once 2nd Inning Program ends, you can no longer obtain these three Cornerstone cards, so it is recommended that you complete these missions as quickly as possible. Among them, 87 OVR Bruce Sutter is the most valuable card in my opinion.
