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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.
Great players are the key to winning more games in MLB The Show 25.
San Diego Padres’ starting lineup this season is not optimistic. Yu Darvish, who is injured on the elbow, has repeatedly conveyed the news of his return. Can the 38-year-old pitcher save Padres’ decline? It is still unknown at present.
MLB The Show 25 launched the Yu Darvish Evolution Program on July 1. Let’s follow the footsteps of this program and review Yu Darvish’s growth history from MLB to now.
Yu Darvish Evolution Program Includes three free player cards, all of which are Yu Darvish cards. Yu Darvish also has a Live card that was released on March 13th, and this card only requires 400 MLB The Show 25 stubs.
The three cards represent three different periods of Yu Darvish in MLB, and his attributes are getting higher and higher.
85 OVR Rookie Yu Darvish represents his time as a pitcher with Rangers in 2012. He left Japanese National Baseball Team in 2012 and joined Rangers. He won his debut against Seattle Mariners and was selected as an All-Star that year.
This card ranks 151st among starting pitchers in MLB 25. Although he has 5 pitching methods, his Control attribute is too low, which makes his pitching not very stable and easy for opponents to walk.
90 OVR Veteran Yu Darvish represents his last year as a starting pitcher for Chicago Cubs in 2020. Because of the impact of the epidemic, he performed poorly at the beginning of this season, but he quickly recovered and won several high-quality starts for the team.
This card ranks 61st among starting pitchers. Compared with his Rookie card, his Control attribute has increased significantly, but some other attributes have decreased. Although his BB/9 attribute has increased, the decrease in K/9 will make him more likely to be struck out in the game.
95 OVR Standout Yu Darvish represents his time pitching for San Diego Padres in 2022. Although he joined Padres in 2021, his defensive data in his first year was not very good, but he won 16 games in 2022, the same number of wins as when he first came to the major leagues in 2012, proving that time cannot make this pitcher’s level decline.
This card ranks ninth among all starting pitchers. From the attribute point of view, it has no many weaknesses. Only K/9 attribute is slightly lower than his Rookie card. The attributes of its five pitches have also become more perfect.
Complete three moments (15 points, 5 points each)
Complete optional Extreme Moments: Pitch a perfect game and strike out 14 batters in a game on Veteran difficulty (20 points)
85 OVR Yu Darvish Missions:
90 OVR Yu Darvish Missions:
Stat Missions:
You can use 400 stubs to unlock the 80 OVR Yu Darvish Live card first, then you can complete the stat missions and unlock the 85 OVR Rookie Yu Darvish, or you can complete the moments first.
These are all the rewards and tasks for Yu Darvish Evolution Program. This program only brings us these three new cards, no new card packs. However, the difficulty of completing this task is not high, and I believe you can get all the rewards soon.
Dear players, since May Spotlight Drop 5 Program has released, the next one is June Spotlight Drop 1 Program, which focuses on the players who performed very well in each month.
June Spotlight Drop 1 Program is a very short program with only 10 rewards, including 3 players that can be obtained without MLB 25 stubs.
The above are all the rewards for Spotlight Drop 1. The three players in this reward are all Quirks, so whether they are strong or not depends mainly on their attributes.
Colton Gordon will make his major league debut as a starting pitcher for Astros on May 14, 2025. He had an up-and-down month in June. He had a great performance on June 6, which gave him his first win in MLB 25, and he also had a great performance against Twins on June 13, but the left-hander’s performance in the next game against Athletics was a little worse.
As a starting pitcher, 91 OVR Colton Gordon currently ranks 44th in MLB 25. His statistics are very balanced, except for a slightly slower speed. Other than that, Colton Gordon is not far behind the top pitchers.
Jac Caglianone just entered MLB on June 2 of this year, becoming an outfielder and first baseman for Kansas City Royals. He has hit two home runs in his at-bats in June, and in the same game, which undoubtedly proves his value.
Jac Caglianone’s attributes are very good. He has no shortcomings in both contact and power, but judging from his record of hitting two home runs, his power attribute should obviously be higher.
Hunter Goodman is not an MLB rookie. He has already made his debut in the major leagues in 2023. He is currently a catcher and first baseman for Rockies. Hunter Goodman has been in hot form this month, reversing Rockies’ decline, and many fans think he should play in All-Star Game.
Hunter Goodman ranks seventh in MLB 25. He can also play as a left and right outfielder and first baseman. This flexible position selection makes his value far higher than most players who need MLB The Show 25 stubs. His right hand has strong contact and power, allowing him to successfully hit home runs in the game.
Complete eight moments (24 points total)
Complete the optional Extreme Moment: Hit three home runs with Kerry Carpenter in a Hall of Fame game (30 points)
Drop 1 Mission:
May Spotlight PXP Mission:
Stats Mission:
There is a Spotlight Drop 1 Pack in this Program’s rewards, where you have a chance to get the following players:
If you collect all the above players, you will complete two collection missions. Besides the card packs, you can also use MLB The Show 25 stubs to unlock them on the trade market.
Optional collection tasks:
The above is all the content of June Spotlight Drop 1 Program. There will be more June Spotlight series cards released later, and the players will be more powerful than this time, and you can look forward to them.
The final roster of MLB The Show 25 May Spotlight has been announced. The May Spotlight Drop 5 Pack contains 9 new players, and in May Spotlight Drop 5 Program, players can get 6 players.
In addition, as long as players can complete the collection task, they can get Tigers ace pitcher Tarik Skubal and Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper.
20 rewards in total, including 6 Spotlight players, which are free, but that doesn’t mean they are not powerful. These players are at least 90 OVR, which is currently the best batch in MLB 25, and cannot be unlocked with MLB The Show 25 stubs.
Complete eight moments (24 points total, 3 points each)
Complete two optional extreme moments (60 points, 30 points each):
Drop 5 Mission:
Drop 1-4 Missions:
Statistical Tasks:
May drop Collection Mission
Here are the cards you can get from Spotlight packs:
If you are still missing some players, you can also use MLB The Show 25 stubs to trade, and all the above players are tradeable.
Optional Collections:
That’s all for May Spotlight drop 5. It’s not difficult to complete all the tasks and get all the rewards. If you’re short of players for the corresponding team, you can use MLB 25 stubs to unlock them in the market.
With the arrival of June, 3rd Inning Program is over, and 4th Inning Program replaces it. In the June 6th update, 3 powerful 94 OVR bosses were introduced. If you can get all the rewards, you can get at least 2 of them.
Like 3rd Inning Program, 4th Inning Program will last about a month and is expected to end on July 3rd. The unfinished part will no longer be available. The way to complete this program is to gain XP, and You can accumulate XP in other events or in Diamond Dynasty Mode.
Besides 4th Inning Boss Choice Pack, which allowing players to select the boss, there is another noteworthy reward, which is 93 OVR Adam Dunn Milestone. This card has very high attributes and cannot be traded with MLB The Show 25 stubs.
93 OVR Adam Dunn Milestone
This card represents Adam Troy Dunn’s time with Reds. His primary position is left fielder, followed by first baseman. Adam Duun has been selected to All-Star Game twice, in 2002 and 2012, and has been inducted into Hall of Fame.
He bats left-handed and can accurately focus on pitches to the right. And his right hand power attribute reaches an amazing 125, which allows him to hit home runs. But this is not his upper limit, he also has 8 quirks. As a free card, he has surpassed 99% of the cards.
Hank Greenberg is the first baseball player of Jewish descent in American history. He spent most of his career with Tigers. Hank Greenberg was selected to All-Star Game five times and won World Series championship with the team twice. He was a baseball star in the 1930s.
Hank Greenberg’s primary position is first baseman. He is good at swinging with his right hand, but he can hit the ball stably regardless of whether the ball comes from the left or right. But even with 9 quirks on this card, he still ranks only sixth among first basemen, while Adam Dunn with 93 OVR ranks fourth.
Derek Jeter has spent his entire career with Yankees. As a shortstop, he hit the most hits and is still Yankees’ hit leader. He was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020 with a 99% vote rate.
This card is also the most valuable of the three Boss cards. He currently ranks first among MLB 25 shortstops. His high contact attribute allows him to make contact with the ball steadily, and his strength attribute of around 80 is enough for him to hit. And his Vision attribute has reached 80, which allows him to play well in higher difficulty.
Nolan Ryan has played for many teams, and this card represents his time with California Angels. His 22 wins and 16 losses in 1974 are still a record that Angels have not broken.
The starting pitchers in MLB 25 are all very strong, and 94 OVR Nolan Ryan ranks third among them. He is good at 4 pitching methods, but none of them are very high in control attributes.
You can get two of the bosses for free through 4th Inning Program. I recommend Nolan Ryan and Derek Jeter. All three of them are worth around 30,000 stubs. If you have enough stubs, you can go to the trade market to unlock the last boss which one you didn't choose.
In MLB The Show 25, you can often see players with quirks besides their attributes. When two players have the same Overall Rating and their attributes are close, the player with more quirks is often worth more stubs. There are even players whose attributes are not good enough, but they have 5 or even 10 quirks, which makes them get a high Overall Rating.
So how do these quirks work? Which players have more quirks?
Each quirk represents a condition. If this condition is met, the player can get an attribute improvement and gain strength beyond their stats.
Quirks do not work in isolation. As long as you meet the corresponding conditions, your players can get multiple improvements. For example, Night Player, Road Warrior and Rally Monkey, triggering these three quirks at the same time can greatly improve their attributes. This mechanism of improving strength in certain situations is very fascinating, and it allows your players to fight back and win like true stars on the court. That’s why players with more quirks tend to be worth more MLB The Show 25 stubs.
There are currently 20 quirks in MLB The Show 25. These quirks are not dispersed, and some quirks are shared only by a few players.
Here are all the quirks:
While some quirks are rare, such as Outlier II and Catcher Pop Time, which are possessed by less than 20 players, rarity does not mean power. A quirk that works frequently is more popular.
The quirks are judged by whether the quirk is easy to trigger and whether it lasts long enough. Quirks that last long or are not so hard to trigger belong to Tier A.
The quirks in Tier S are all quirks that last long and are not difficult to trigger. If the conditions are met, they will provide benefits to this player throughout the game.
These are some players with a lot of quirks, most of which are of great value. For example, Bobby Witt Jr. and Shohei Ohtani are perhaps the most valuable players in MLB 25, with both cards worth hundreds of thousands of MLB The Show 25 stubs.
But quirks don’t play a critical role. If the card’s attributes are not good enough, even if it has 11 or even 12 quirks, it will not make it into the top players. For example, Bobby Witt Jr. and Ketel Marte, both with 78 OVR, have 11 quirks, but their stats are too low, which makes them far inferior to their diamond cards.
There are also may top players in MLB The Show 25 with 5 to 8 quirks, which are the mainstays of players’ team building. Although the more quirks, the better, it also means that it is more difficult to unlock them and will cost you more stubs, so you’d better do it within your means.
