April 15th marks the anniversary of baseball’s color barrier being broken when Jackie Robinson became the first African American player to take the field in a Major League Baseball game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Fields in 1947. Today, MLB The Show celebrates Jackie Robinson Day by offering a plethora of new content* highlighting not only the amazing career of Jackie Robinson but many of the lesser-known Negro League players, whose contributions helped open a door that Jackie Robinson eventually stepped through.

Jackie Robinson Foundation: Charity Pack

Celebrate the anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic MLB debut as he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Available on PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Nintendo eShop, the Jackie Robinson Foundation Pack grants you: 5,000 Stubs™, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) bat skin, two additional Jackie Robinson themed bat skins, Jackie Robinson socks, Jackie Robinson bat grip, and two profile icons for use in MLB® The Show™ 25. Once acquired, items can be redeemed upon booting the game*. Information on items redeemed should be listed in your Profile mail inbox. These items are not eligible to be sold on the Online Marketplace.

Until April 29th, 2025, only on US digital stores where MLB The Show is sold PlayStation and San Diego Studio will donate 100% of the proceeds** from this pack after store platform fee deductions are applied to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. These donations will continue to support the JRF/PlayStation-MLB The Show Scholars Program to help reduce the achievement gap in higher education.

Jackie Robinson Day Program

Play Moments honoring Jackie Robinson to earn progress in the Jackie Robinson Day Program. Complete Missions using players from the Negro Leagues, collect players from the Storylines: Negro Leagues Season 3 Drops 1 & 2, and face-off against Negro League pitchers in the Jackie Robinson Day Showdown to earn additional progression and add the following Negro League legends to your roster:

• Jackie Robinson, SS, Free Agent (89 OVR)
• Rube Foster, SP, Free Agent (87 OVR)
• Leon Day, SP, Free Agent (87 OVR)
• Rap Dixon, RF, Free Agent (86 OVR)
• Andy Cooper, SP, Free Agent (86 OVR)

Jackie Robinson Day Showdown

Select your Showdown Squad then face-off against pitchers from the Negro Leagues as you make your way to the Final Showdown Boss – Josh Donaldson to earn progress in the Jackie Robinson Day Program along with a The Negro Leagues Choice Pack for each completion of the showdown (program progress can only be earned once).

Conquest – 42 Map

Take turns attacking territories, stealing your opponents’ fans, reinforcing your territories, and moving your fans in the Jackie Robinson-inspired “42 Map” to earn XP, Packs, & Stubs, and add The Negro Leagues Series Hilton L. Smith (87 OVR) to your roster in MLB The Show 25.

Storylines: The Negro Leagues – Season 3 Drop 2*

Storylines: The Negro Leagues – Season 3 Drop 2 lands today in MLB The Show 25 letting you relive the legendary career highlights of Negro Leagues players Leroy Matlock and Oscar Charleston.

Arguably, one of the greatest left-handed pitchers of the 1930s, Leroy Matlock was known for keeping hitters off balance by effectively changing speeds with pinpoint control. During his time as an active player (1929 – 1938), the southpaw played for multiple Negro League franchises including the St. Louis Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and the Homestead Grays.

One of the earliest stars of the Negro Leagues, Oscar Charleston was considered “the greatest center fielder and one of the most reliable sluggers in black baseball.” according to findings from the Society for American Baseball Research. In his 26-year career as a player in the Negro Leagues, Charleston played for such notable Negro League clubs as the Indianapolis ABCs, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and the Chicago American Giants.

Experience the historic careers of Leroy Matlock and Oscar Charleston in Storylines: The Negro Leagues – Season 3 Drop 2 only available in MLB The Show 25

Storylines Collections

The Storylines Collections, available in the Jackie Robinson Day Program, tasks you with collecting players from Storylines: The Negro Leagues – Season 3 Drop 1 (James “Cool Papa” Bell, Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, & Wilber “Bullet Joe” Rogan) & Drop 2 (Leroy Matlock & Oscar Charleston) as an option to earn additional progress in the program.

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**PlayStation will donate 100% of the proceeds (minimum of $3.49 USD per pack) sold to the JRF Foundation after store platform fee deductions are applied. This purchase is not tax deductible.