Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, commemorating the day that the Baseball Hall of Famer broke the color barrier. Per tradition, Sony usually releases content to celebrate the day — and that was indeed the case for MLB The Show 26. The April 15 drop includes new Rookie of the Year cards to highlight the award named after Robinson. Plus, a new collection & two new Jackie Robinson cards.

Jackie Robinson Day Program

Here’s what the Jackie Robinson Program looks like in MLB The Show 26:

  • 5 Points: 88 OVR Negro Leagues Jackie Robinson & 1,000 XP
  • 10 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
  • 15 Points: 250 Stubs
  • 20 Points: 88 OVR Awards Dontrelle Willis
  • 25 Points: 1,000 XP
  • 30 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
  • 35 Points: 89 OVR Negro Leagues Buck Leonard
  • 40 Points: 250 Stubs
  • 42 Points: 2,042 XP
  • 50 Points: 89 OVR Negro Leagues Monte Irvin
  • 55 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
  • 60 Points: 2,000 XP
  • 65 Points: 90 OVR Awards Kris Bryant
  • 70 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
  • 75 Points: 2,000 XP
  • 80 Points: 90 OVR Negro Leagues Hank Thompson
  • 85 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
  • 90 Points: 2,000 XP
  • 95 Points: Jackie Robinson Day Deluxe Pack
  • 100 Points: 91 OVR Negro Leagues Henry Aaron

And, a look at the attributes on all of the program cards:

Jackie Robinson

88 Jackie

Dontrelle Willis

88 Willis

Buck Leonard

89 Leonard

Monte Irvin

89 Irvin

Kris Bryant

90 Kris Bryant

Hank Thompson

90 Thompson

Henry Aaron

91 Hank Aaron

How to make progress

Now, a look at the tasks:

  • Complete one Moment (10 pts.)
  • Missions:
    • Tally five stolen bases with any players (10 pts.)
    • Tally 12 home runs with any players (10 pts.)
    • Tally 34 total bases with any players (10 pts.)
    • Tally 11 innings with any pitchers (10 pts.)
    • Tally 7,000 PXP with any players (10 pts.)
    • Tally 42 PXP with 88 OVR Jackie Robinson (20 pts.)
    • Tally 42 hits with any players (10 pts.)
    • Tally 4,242 PXP with Negro Leagues, Awards, or Rookie Series cards (10 pts.)
  • BONUS Storylines Collections:
    • Collect Negro Leagues Suttles, Johnson, Lloyd, Campanella, Dandridge, S.J. Williams, Brown (35 pts. – 5 pts. each)
  • Complete Jackie Robinson Day Showdown (20 pts.)

The Bonus Storyline Collection requires the seven cards obtainable through the Storylines Game Mode. Each offers a five-point reward.

Collection

For this content drop, Sony made three cards collection rewards:

Satchel Paige

91 Paige

Carlos Beltran

92 Beltran

Jackie Robinson

94 Jackie

You’ll need 24 cards for Paige, 35 for Beltran, and 42 for Robinson.

But, which cards exactly? It is a combination of all the Storylines cards released as of April 15, plus all the content released on Jackie Robinson Day. All of the Awards Series cards that were released, plus the Negro Leagues cards.

Here are the locations:

  • Collection: 2 (Paige & Beltran)
  • Conquest: 4 (Baldwin, Matlock, Fulmer, Stearns)
  • Event/Marketplace: 1 (Mackey)
  • Pack/Marketplace: 17 (Donaldson, Gibson, Henderson, deGrom, Rolen, Harris II, Mays, Carroll, Justice, Doby, Howard, Dixon, J. Johnson, India, Charleston, Day, Stone)
  • Program: 7
  • Showdown: 5 (Gil, Cooper, B. Foster, Mendez, Rogan)
  • Storylines: 7

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