Update []: We've now got our first look at Switch gameplay for MLB The Show 25. And it looks... like a Switch port!
The brief 30-second trailer is a mishmash of celebrations, batting, running, and more. And it's certainly running at a lower frame rate.
Have a look for yourself, and find out more about the release in our original story below...
Original Story: Continuing the trend, Sony's PlayStation team San Diego Studio has today announced MLB The Show 25 will be arriving for Nintendo Switch on 18th March 2025.

This year's version celebrates the series' monumental 20th anniversary - "a milestone that honors two decades of baseball history, innovation, and unforgettable memories for baseball fans around the world". This particular entry will feature three cover athletes including Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson.
Sony will share its "first look" gameplay trailer next month on 4th February 2025 via its San Diego Studio's social channels. Pre-orders will also be opening on the same day including a standard and deluxe edition via the official game site, platform stores, and retailers. The deluxe edition will include Early Access on 14th March.
Fans can also look forward to weekly feature reveals as well as a "Feature Trailer Deep Dive" including MLB network host Robert Flores as well as "feature premieres" from the development team.
Will you be checking out this game when it lands on the Switch? Let us know in the comments.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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Sony is supporting the Nintendo Switch more than EA.
Man EA just stinks all we get is fifa or whatever it is now. No nhl, college football, madden...
@HotGoomba I wouldn't say Sony is doing it by choice. Or technically, the choice is they either support platforms the IP owners demand, or Sony ends up not developing it at all.
MLB The Show is actually a great time, one of the actually entertaining high quality sport games imo. I’ll def be getting this, but when the Switch 2 is out and there’s a hopefully an update for it.
Also PLEASE give me CFB 26 on Switch 2
I wonder how these are selling.
Time for the annual
THAT'S A BASEBALL joke.
This concludes the annual THAT'S A BASEBALL joke
I'm a big baseball fan and primarily play on my Switch, so yeah, I'll be getting it... but I really hope the game will have a Switch 2 performance enhancement patch.
@Discostew I know, I just love making fun of EA. It's a daily habit.
Great game, but there are save issues in franchise that have existed for years that cause stats to be lost for players. Some people never do substitutions to avoid them. It's crazy they aren't fixed. Because of them I get my baseball elsewhere.
I might purchase it this year, mainly to see Sutter Health Park as the home stadium for the A’s
Feels like localized MLB PowerPros in Wii was the last good baseball game on a nintendo console. I'll probably hold out and try The Show '26 on switch 2.
Fired up wayne gretzky's 3D hockey the other day, fantastic game. That is all.
I always feel like the timing on this is always kinda unavoidably terrible. I’m gonna drop £120 or whatever it is on my MLB.tv sub for the year. Then this game costs a gazillion, and I’ll buy packs. Then there’s 3+ hours of baseball to watch a day 🥳 and I gotta play The Show obsessively all while playing World of Warcraft as well. It’s a hard life.
Go Eagles! 🦅
Glad to see the Switch is still getting MLB The Show games for those interested (not me personally as I'm more interested in Mario Baseball and potentially Powerful Pro Baseball, but still) - fingers crossed that will continue on Switch 2!
And the Switch 2?
@JohnnyMind Hopefully a Mario Sluggers game comes out for Switch 2 that isn’t unfinished and Online-focused.
@StewdaMegaManNerd Fingers crossed it eventually happens!
@rvcolem1 , EA Sports is being greedy and stingy with their games and not bringing Madden Football or College Football to the Nintendo Switch , hopefully we get in the future for the Nintendo Switch
Go Gunnar Henderson!!!
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This is the first entry that skipped PS4/XB1. I have to wonder how this'll be reflected in the Switch performance. Are the PS5/XBS versions going to be held back by the fact that it's also on a Switch console that's significantly less powerful than the generation this is skipping?
@dkxcalibur RIP Brian Matusz
Was kinda hoping Bobby Witt Jr. would've been on the cover aswell but this trio still makes sense
mlb doing they own the license to the show..
What next? God War 2018 on the Switch 2? Horizon: Zero Dawn on the Switch 2? Bloodborne on the Switch 2?
Front Office Experience looks interesting.
@jake1421 I've put hundreds of hours into the Super Mega Baseball games on Switch. No MLB license, but a great blend of arcade and sim with lots of customization options. SMB4 added a couple hundred retired MLB players into the game, which is a fun bonus on top of an already top-notch experience.
I would personally rather wait and see how this runs on Switch 2
Cool game, I recently play MBL the Show 24 on someone else's Switch last year and though I would never buy the game for Steam and Switch in this lifetime the game is quite fun for a few hours.
Not much for sports, much less sports games, but I do like baseball (especially my home teams, the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox), so I might check this one out. As it is, the last baseball game we got was MLB Slugfest 2003 (so you can figure it's been over 20 years since we last got a baseball game for a Nintendo system, much less a proper one).
@rvcolem1 And even then, it's just Legacy Editions, which is basically just the 2017 version with updated kits and rosters. It's for that reason why each successive entry in their EA Sports lineup on the Nintendo Switch has scored worse and worse on this site. It's like EA isn't even trying anymore. Heck, even LJN put in at least some effort to publish games on the NES.
@delanoche oh right I did play one a couple years ago. Yea great gameplay, miss the franchise mode but online is fun, thanks for the reminder
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