On the heels of a new Team Affinity being added to MLB The Show 25, the development team will release a new title update on May 23, patch 1.13 for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch (1.0.63 for Xbox Series X|S). This one will see many cosmetic changes added to the game, plus a significant tweak to the hardest difficulty in the game: G.O.A.T.
MLB The Show 25 May 23 patch notes
Here’s a look at the patch notes for the MLB The Show 25 patch 1.13:
General
- Added new B45, Chandler, Marucci, and Victus Torpedo bats.
Gameplay
- Updated stats in the bullpen to display IP – ERA – WHIP – H/9 – K/9
- Updated substitution stats to display PA – AVG – HR – RBI – SB
- Adjustments made to GOAT difficulty:
- Slightly increased the PCI size overall.
Diamond Dynasty
- Fixed a crash that could occur when entering a conquest map from a program.
Franchise
- When viewing previously played games in ‘View Organization’s/Today’s Games’, season box score stats now display instead of season stats when displaying wins, losses, and saves for the pitchers of record.
Stadiums
- Fixed an issue where signs behind home plate could appear pixelated at Citi Field.
- Fixed the protective netting behind home plate at Dodgers Stadium.
- Fixed a bug where the ball could travel through the protective netting at Chase Field.
- Fixed signage on the first base dugout in Bush Stadium.
Miscellaneous
- Various UI bug fixes and adjustment.
New Player models
- Cody Bellinger
- Cody Bradford
- Colton Brewer
- Corbin Carroll
- Carlos Carrasco
- Adam Cimber
- Jacob DeGrom
- Jason Dominguez
- Nathan Eovaldi
- Bryce Eldridge
- Max Fried
- Luis Gil
- Trent Grisham
- Luis Guillorme
- Josh Hader
- Tim Hill
- Mark Leiter Jr.
- Nicky Lopez
- Jesus Luzardo
- Max Meyer
- Shohei Ohtani
- Andrew Painter
- Everson Pereira
- Oswald Peraza
- Pablo Reyes
- Carlos Rodon
- Dalton Rushing
- Jesus Sanchez
- Roki Sasaki
- Clarke Schmidt
- Connor Seabold
- Kyle Schwarber
- Braden Shewmake
- Josh Smith
- Matt Shaw
- Jorbit Vivas
- Devin Williams
- Bobby Witt Jr.
- Jesse Winker
- Ryan Walker
New Equipment
- Evoshield Catcher Facemask Pro SRZ
- Adidas Cleats Adizero Impact 2.0
- Adidas Cleats Adizero Impact Plus 2.0
- Franklin Batting Gloves Memorial Day
For the second time in this lifecycle, the developers have tuned G.O.A.T. difficulty, as the PCI size has been increased yet again.
That is one of several notable changes. New player models for superstars like Cody Bellinger, Shohei Ohtani, and Bobby Witt Jr. will be added as part of the May 23 update.
This update will go live on May 23 at 7 AM ET. Check out more of our gaming coverage.