The developers behind MLB The Show 26 appear to be up to something, sharing a curious announcement stating that the upcoming baseball game won’t have a cover athlete like entries in the series traditionally do. But the wording leaves open several possibilities.
A Twitter/X post on the official MLB The Show account reads: “We know that you are all just as excited as we are for the release of MLB The Show 26, so we wanted to let everyone know that this year we have decided that we will not have a new cover athlete.” The sly message urges readers to “stay tuned” for further news.
Many in the replies were quick to point out that this statement doesn’t rule out that a previous cover athlete could feature on the boxart. A looser reading of the statement could also take it as multiple athletes gracing the cover; last year’s MLB The Show 25 featured three players: Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson. If you want to let your imagination run wild, feel free to picture MLB mascots making the cover this year as well.
