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Aaron Judge is the Cover Athlete for MLB The Show 26
Aaron Judge will grace the cover of MLB The Show 26, it was revealed today. According to a post on PlayStation’s website, the official gameplay trailer will be released on Feb.3. one of the features included in this year’s game is the return of the World Baseball Classic in Diamond Dynasty mode.
The cover features a shot of Judge wearing a Team USA jersey, in addition to his traditional Yankee pinstripes.
Judge was the first player to commit to the U.S. for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He will also serve as the team captain for the squad.
San Diego Studios attempted to throw gamers off the scent with an proclamation on Monday that there would not be a “new cover athlete” for the upcoming game.
Judge previously served as the cover athlete for MLB The Show 18 coming off his historic rookie season in 2017. He received the honor again this year after being named AL MVP in 2022.
As MLB The Show became MLB’s officially-licensed video game franchise in 2006, Joe Mauer had been the only player to serve as the cover athlete for the main game multiple times. He did it in back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011.
Judge is the only Yankees player who has been on the cover of the main game. Yankee legend Derek Jeter was the cover athlete for the special edition release of MLB The Show 23.
MLB The Show 26 will be available for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Key Changes & explanations:
* WBC Year Correction: The original text stated Judge committed to the 2026 WBC. He committed to the 2023 WBC.
* MVP Years: the original text stated Judge was AL MVP in the past two years and three times in the previous four years. He was named AL MVP in 2022.
* Formatting: Cleaned up formatting for readability.
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