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MLB The Show 24’s Drive to Diamond Swings into Season 3

August 29th, 2024
  • Season 3 XP Reward Path with Craig Biggio & Hank Aaron
  • Season 3 Collection with 3 Wild Card Slots, Randy Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Rickey Henderson, Jackie Robinson, & Mariano Rivera
  • FREE Season 3 Cornerstone Captains Choice Pack
  • Team Affinity Season 3: Chapter 1 with 30 Out of Position Series Bosses
  • 6th Roster Update focused on Attributes with 5 New Diamonds
  • New Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Program & Pack
  • Chapter 1 Event with Wade Boggs & Trevor Hoffman
  • Ranked 7 Program – 1st Drop with Barry Larkin & Paul O’Neill

Season 3 in MLB The Show 24 starts today and the Drive to Diamond is taking the scenic route to bring you some of the biggest and best content you can expect to see in Season 3 this September. Starting with the all-new Out of Position Series where you’ll find some of your favorite players in “Out of Position” roles. Expect to find position players filling in as pitchers, pitchers posing as sluggers, and even a few Legends rewriting baseball history in the Out of Position Series. Learn all about the Out of Position Series, and so much more headed your way this September in the Drive to Diamond rundown.

FREE Season 3 Cornerstone Captains Choice Pack

Find your FREE Season 3 Cornerstone Captains Pack in your pack inventory, available today, to choose one of four Season 3 Cornerstone Captains to lead your squad.

  • Brandon Lowe, 2B Tampa Bay Rays (93 OVR) – Boosts Hitters with under 100 Contact against RHP and LHP
  • Oneil Cruz, SS Pittsburgh Pirates (93 OVR) – Boosts Hitters with 90 or higher Arm Strength
  • Mike Mussina, SP Baltimore Orioles (93 OVR) – Boost Pitchers in the Hall of Fame
  • Steven Kwan, LF Cleveland Guardians (93 OVR) – Boosts Hitters with under 90 Power against RHP and LHP

Season 3 XP Reward Path 1

With more rewards than you can shake a bat at in our stash, we’re switching-up the standard approach to the XP Reward Path for Season 3. Play any mode in MLB The Show 24 to earn XP towards progression in the Season 3 XP Reward Path 1, that’s right, to earn Packs, Stubs, and player items including Finest Series Jake Diekman (95 OVR), Awards Series Dansby Swanson (97 OVR), Hall of Fame Series Craig Biggio (99 OVR), and Hall of Fame Series Hank Aaron (99 OVR).

Be sure to keep an eye out for the Season 3 XP Reward Path 2 headed your way on Friday, October 11th bringing even more Season 3 eligible rewards.

Season 3 Collection

Collect Season 3 Legends and Flashbacks to earn Wild Card Slots, Hall of Fame Series player items, and choice packs including the Season 3 Collection Choice Pack featuring Hall of Fame Series Randy Johnson (99 OVR), Lou Gehrig (99 OVR), and Rickey Henderson (99 OVR)

  • Collect 150 – Season 3 Collection Choice Pack
  • Collect 70 – Hall of Fame Series Jackie Robinson (99 OVR)
  • Collect 50 – Wild Card Slot
  • Collect 40 – Hall of Fame Series Mariano Rivera (99 OVR)
  • Collect 30 – Ballin’ is a Habit Pack
  • Collect 15 – Wild Card Slot
  • Collect 10 – Headliners Pack
  • Collect 1 – Wild Card Slot

Team Affinity Season 3: Chapter 1

Get ready to face all-new challenges to earn all-new rewards in Team Affinity Season 3: Chapter 1 starting today in MLB The Show 24. Take on brand-new Moments, Missions, and more to begin earning Season 3 eligible, Out of Position Series player items representing each of the 30 MLB clubs.

Take a swing in Moments featuring the Team Affinity Season 3: Chapter 1 Out of Position Series Bosses from each division to start your progression in TA S3: C1. Complete PXP, Multiplayer, and team-specific stat Missions to keep moving along the divisional programs’ reward paths. Play the TA S3: C1 Conquest Map, Showdowns, and March to October to continue earning TA Points. Exchange S3: C1 Vouchers, earned in Mini-Seasons and an Extreme Showdown, as well as player items from each of the respective divisions to continue advancing in the TA S3: C1 Programs to add even more Out of Position Series players to your lineup in MLB The Show 24.

TA S3: C1 Conquest Map

Take on the TA S3: C1 Conquest Map to earn Packs and Stubs, along with TA Points good towards progress in the TA S3: C1 Programs.

TA S3: C1 Showdowns

Try your hand at the Team Affinity East, Central, & West S3: C1 Showdowns where you and your Showdown Squad will face-off against Out of Position Series pitchers Manny Machado, Elly De La Cruz, and Mike Trout, respectively, to earn progress in the TA S3: C1 division programs.

If you’re looking for even more of a challenge, then take on the Team Affinity Extreme S3: C1 Showdown where you’ll stare-down even more Out of Position Series pitchers in Byron Buxton and Masyn Winn for a chance to earn up to 30 Team Affinity Vouchers redeemable towards progress in any of the TA S3: C1 Programs.

Out of Position Collection

Collect Out of Position Series player items in the Out of Position Collection to add even more Out of Position players to your roster including:

  • Collect 40 – Out of Position Series SP Anthony Rizzo (99 OVR)
  • Collect 30 – Out of Position Series CF Michael Lorenzen (99 OVR)
  • Collect 20 – Out of Position Series SS Hunter Greene (97 OVR)
  • Collect 10 – Out of Position Series C Bob Gibson (96 OVR)

Out of Position (OOP) Choice Pack 1

The Out of Position Choice Pack 1 lets you choose 1 Diamond player item from of two tiers (Rare & Base) featuring even more of the all-new Out of Position Series players including:

Rare:

  • Noah Syndergaard, DH New York Mets (97 OVR)
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong, SP Chicago Cubs (97 OVR)

Base:

  • Brandon Crawford, SP San Francisco Giants (95 OVR)
  • Paul Konerko, C Los Angeles Dodgers (95 OVR)
  • Jose Trevino, RP New York Yankees (95 OVR)

6th Roster Update – Attributes

Included alongside all the new content coming to MLB The Show 24 today, you’ll also find the 6th Roster Update focused on Attributes. This update brings 550+ MLB and 200+ MiLB player adjustments focused on upgrades and downgrades of attributes, as well as the following new Diamonds and Golds: 

New 90+ Diamond

  • Ketel Marte

New Diamonds

  • Yainer Diaz
  • Francisco Lindor
  • Raisel Iglesias
  • Griffin Jax
  • Josh Hader

New Golds

  • Mark Vientos
  • Jake McCarthy
  • Jackson Chourio
  • Ryan Jeffers
  • Brent Rooker
  • Ernie Clement
  • Colton Cowser
  • Kerry Carpenter
  • Vinnie Pasquantino
  • Miguel Rojas
  • Gary Sanchez
  • Jose Iglesias
  • Matt Chapman
  • Masyn Winn
  • Alex Vesia
  • Lucas Erceg

Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Program

Find a fresh crop of Topps Now & Season Awards Series players in the Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Program available today in MLB The Show 24.

Step to the plate as Niko Kavadas when he recorded his first big league hit, which was a three-run homer to put the Angels on the board, or as Addison Barger when he blasted a 439-foot moonshot to right-center field to walk it off for the Blue Jays. Relive these Moments and more in the Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Program.

  • Yainer Diaz, C Houston Astros (95 OVR)
  • J.T. Realmuto, C Philadelphia Phillies (93 OVR)
  • Addison Barger, 3B Toronto Blue Jays (93 OVR)
  • Niko Kavadas, 1B Los Angeles Angels (93 OVR)

Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Pack

Add even more Topps Now & Season Awards Series players to your lineup with the Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Pack. Available today in the Show Shop for 30,000 Stubs with a limit of 5 packs per account, you’ll find one of these players in your Season 3 Awards Drop 1 Pack:

  • Raisel Iglesias, CP Atlanta Braves (96 OVR)
  • Jhonkensy Noel, RF Cleveland Guardians (96 OVR)
  • Jesse Winker, LF New York Mets (94 OVR)
  • Bowden Francis, SP Toronto Blue Jays (94 OVR)
  • Francisco Alvarez, C New York Mets (94 OVR)

Chapter 1 Event

Add Out of Position Series Wade Boggs (95 OVR) at 10 wins and Out of Position Series Trevor Hoffman (96 OVR) at 15 wins to your Diamond Dynasty Squad in the Chapter 1 Event available today.

Event Rules:

  • TA S1: C1, TA S2: C2, TA S3: C1, & Live Series Players
  • Min Player | 50 OVR
  • Max Team | 99 OVR
  • All-Star Difficulty
  • 3-Inning Games
  • FREE Entries!

Ranked 7 Program – 1st Drop

Complete Solo & Co-Op Ranked Innings and Stat Missions in the Ranked 7 Program – 1st Drop to earn Action Figure Series Bruce Sutter (97 OVR) at 75 Stars. Increase your rating to reach the World Series division and earn the World Series Reward Choice Pack to choose from Awards Series Barry Larkin (99 OVR) and Finest Series Paul O’Neill (99 OVR).

Be on the lookout for more Missions headed your way on Friday, September 13th in the Ranked 7 Program – 2nd Drop.

Chase Pack 12

Chase Pack 12 features a 5-time All-Star and 3-time Silver Slugger Award recipient in Awards Series Corey Seager (97 OVR).

Every purchase of The Show 50-Pack Bundle includes one Chase Pack 12, and don’t forget there’s a chance to find a Chase Pack in every individual The Show Pack as well. The Chase Pack guarantees 1 Diamond or better player item with a chance to find the featured Chase Pack player item, Awards Series Corey Seager.

Headliners Choice Pack 39

The Headliners 39 Choice Pack features a 2-time All-Star and World Series Champion pitcher, this time as a 1st baseman, in Out of Position Series Lance Lynn (96 OVR). The Headliners Choice Pack 39 can be found in the Show Shop today for 35,000 Stubs and is limited to 3 packs per account.

Challenge of the Week 25

Available in Quick Play, earn Stubs for use in MLB The Show 24 by playing Challenge of the Week 25.