MLB The Show 26: Game Update 14

July 9th, 2026

PS5: 1.0014 
Xbox Series X|S: 1.0.79 
Nintendo Switch: 1.014 

Deployed on PlayStation and Xbox on July 9th/4 AM PT 

Deployed on Switch on July 9th/5 PM PT

General: 

  • New rule changes have been made to offline Homerun Derby: 
    • Timer and outs have been eliminated.  
    • Every swing counts toward a player’s allotted swings.  
    • Round 1:  
      • 20 total swings 
      • no bonus round 
      • no first round bracket format 
      • Tiebreaker: longest home run distance 
    • Round 2 and Final Round:  
      • 15 total swings 
      • Tiebreaker: three-swing swing-off  
    • Additionally, in any round, a player who homers on their final allotted swing earns additional swings until they fail to hit a homer. 
  • Updated All-Star Game rosters have been added. 

Gameplay: 

  • Bear Down Improvements: 
    • Each Bear Down pitch will now guarantee a top end speed output for each pitch. 
    • The PAR will now be even smaller when perfect input is achieved. 
  • For hitters: increased PCI size on same-handed breaking pitches down and away. These pitches remain the most difficult to square up and time but have been adjusted to be less punitive. 

Diamond Dynasty: 

  • Fixed a bug where team logos would show a default logo in the Standings screen. 

Player Likeness Updates: 

  • NOTE: Likeness updates will take effect after a content update around noon PT on 7/9. 
Bryan Baker Colson Montgomery 
Hunter Barco Mason Montgomery 
Bryce Harper Nick Pratto 
Zack Littell Javier Sanoja 
Tim Mayza AJ SmithShawver 
Zach McCambley Jose Trevino