Springtime is here and that means, thankfully, that baseball is back once again. And so, too, is MLB The Show.
MLB The Show 25 kicks off this April with updated ratings, new features in Diamond Dynasty, Franchise Mode, and more, but just like in Major League Baseball, it really is all about the players that make the big bucks and put butts in the seats.
San Diego Studio has revealed the top players at each position in this year’s game leading up to its March 18 release, with the list comprised of some top future Hall of Famers of the game, and plenty of budding superstars who are knocking on the doors of greatness.
Here’s what’s been revealed so far for the top player ratings at each position in MLB The Show 25.
MLB The Show 25 top player ratings by position
This is just a small sampling of the top player ratings that have been made available by San Diego Studio thus far, and they are the day one base ratings that will fluctuate throughout the live-service season. Many players are missing and therefore the rankings will likely change a lot. This list does no include special Diamond Dynasty variants. The list will be updated once we have access to the full game some time before launch on March 18.
Catcher (C)
- Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 90
- Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles) – 88
- Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals) – 82
First base (1B)
- Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies) – 95
- Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 90
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays) – 90
- Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves) – 87
- Pete Alonso (New York Mets) – 85
- Carlos Santana (Cleveland Guardians) – 84
- Triston Casas (Boston Red Sox) – 80
- Nathaniel Lowe (Washington Nationals) – 79
Second base (2B)
- Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 96
- Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 95
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees) – 86
- Bryston Stott (Philadelphia Phillies) – 83
- Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays) – 83
- Alex Bregman (Boston Red Sox) – 82
- Andres Gimenez (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
- Luis Garcia Jr. (Washington Nationals) – 78
Third base (3B)
- Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Guardians) – 95
- Manny Machado (San Diego Padres) – 86
- Eugenio Suarez (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 86
- Matt Chapman (San Francisco Giants) – 86
- Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox) – 86
- Mark Vientos (New York Mets) – 83
Shortstop (SS)
- Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals) – 96
- Francisco Lindor (New York Mets) – 95
- Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles) – 94
- Trea Turner (Philadelphia Phillies) – 90
- Willy Adames (San Francisco Giants) – 84
- Ezequiel Tovar (Colorado Rockies) – 83
- Ha-Seong Kim (Tampa Bay Rays) – 80
- CJ Abrams (Washington Nationals) – 78
Outfield (OF)
- Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) – 99
- Juan Soto (New York Mets) – 99
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres) – 93
- Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves) – 93
- Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) – 87
- Michael Harris II (Atlanta Braves) – 87
- Anthony Santander (Toronto Blue Jays) – 87
- Cody Bellinger (New York Yankees) – 86
- Jarren Duran (Boston Red Sox) – 86
- Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 85
- Brenton Doyle (Colorado Rockies) – 84
- Daulton Varsho (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
Starting pitcher (SP)
- Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 99
- Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) – 94
- Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Philies) – 90
- Blake Snell (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 92
- Tyler Glasnow (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 91
- Logan Webb (San Francisco Giants) – 89
- Spencer Strider (Atlanta Braves) – 88
- Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) – 88
- Cole Ragans (Kansas City Royals) – 87
- Michael King (San Diego Padres) – 86
- Corbin Burnes (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 86
- Tanner Bibee (Cleveland Guardians) – 86
- Seth Lugo (Kansas City Royals) – 86
- Dylan Cease (San Diego Padres) – 85
- Garret Crochet (Boston Red Sox) – 85
- Max Fried (New York Yankees) – 84
- Zac Gallen (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 84
- Kodai Senga (New York Mets) – 83
- Kyle Bradish (Baltimore Orioles) – 83
- Zach Eflin (Baltimore Orioles) – 83
- Kevin Gausman (Toronto Blue Jays) – 83
- Shane McClanahan (Tampa Bay Rays) – 82
- Eury Perez (Miami Marlins) – 81
- Tanner Houck (Boston Red Sox) – 80
- Ryan Pepiot (Tampa Bay Rays) – 79
- Braxton Garret (Miami Marlins) – 78
- Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins) – 78
Relief pitcher (RP)
- Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians) – 91
- Cade Smith (Cleveland Guardians) – 88
- Jeff Hoffman (Toronto Blue Jays) – 86
- Felix Bautista (Baltimore Orioles) – 85
- Matt Strahm (Philadelphia Phillies) – 84
- Yimi Garcia (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
- Lucas Erceg (Kansas City Royals) – 82
- Edwin Uceta (Tampa Bay Rays) – 79
This is a breaking news story. As such, this list is currently being updated in real time.
