Take a look at the three up and coming baseball stars that were chosen as the cover athletes for MLB The Show 25.
Being chosen as the cover athlete for a sports video game is a huge honor. Icons, future stars, and hall of fame legends have all graced the cover of the likes of WWE, Madden, and MLB games. And this year, with MLB The Show 25, there are three cover athletes for the first time ever.
The franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary and a trio of rising superstars in the great sport of baseball get to grace the cover. Let's go over who they are, what they've accomplished, and what teams they play for.
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Who are the three athletes on the cover of MLB The Show 25?
The cover athletes for MLB The Show 25 are Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson. Here are the current teams they play for entering the game this year and some notable facts about each player:
Player Team Position Accomplishments | Paul Skenes Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Pitcher 2023 Men's College World Series Champion 1st Overall Draft Pick in 2023 5th MLB Rookie In History Named All-Star Game Starter 2024 NL Rookie of the Year | Elly De La Cruz Cincinnati Reds Shortstop 2024 MLB All-Star 2024 MLB Stolen Base Leader First Reds Player On MLB The Show Cover | Gunnar Henderson Baltimore Orioles Shortstop/Third Basemen 2024 MLB All-Star 2023 AL Rookie of the Year 2023 Silver Slugger Award 1st Major League Hit was a Homerun 2022 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year |
If you buy a physical copy of the game this year, these three will be on the front. Digital versions will showcase them as the game icon on your platform, as well as the focus of advertisement across the platform's store.
These three absolutely deserve to be the cover athletes of MLB The Show 25. And they are all highly rated in the game, so pick up their Diamond Dynasty cards, start a franchise with one of their teams, or take the batters into a Homerun Derby to see how they fare.
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