Tomorrow, March 26^th, is Opening Day in the MLB and we’re just as excited as you are for the season starters. Before you lock in with your favorite players and teams though, MLB The Show 26 is here to get you warmed up with all-new content including the New Threads Series.

Featuring some of your favorite players that recently traded in their old duds for fresh fits with new teams, the New Threads Series can be found in today’s New Threads Program, Mini Seasons Challenge, and Packs, as well as in the Opening Day Event Program.

Play today’s New Threads content and collect 8, 18, and 24 New Threads Series players in the New Threads Series Collection to add New Thread Series Justin Verlander (90 OVR), Kyle Tucker (91 OVR), and Bo Bichette (91 OVR) to your Diamond Dynasty* squad.

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New Threads Program

Play Moments using New Threads Series players. Complete Missions, including Bonus PXP Missions, using any version of specific players wearing New Threads in 2026. Collect New Threads Series player items in the New Threads Collection and the Optional: New Threads Pack Collections. 

Earn progress in the New Threads Program to get your mitts on a Deluxe New Threads Series Pack, featuring additional New Threads Series players, and to add the following New Threads Program player rewards to your lineup in MLB The Show 26:

• Devin Williams, CP, New York Mets (87 OVR)
• Brandon Lowe, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates (87 OVR)
• Ranger Suarez, SP, Boston Red Sox (88 OVR)
• Dylan Cease, SP, Toronto Blue Jays (89 OVR)
• Pete Alonso, 1B, Baltimore Orioles (90 OVR)

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New Threads Mini Seasons

The New Threads Mini Seasons challenge tasks you with building your best squad and taking on CPU-teams using rosters based on real world Diamond Dynasty players’ teams. Compete in 3 or 9 inning games and 7 or 28 games seasons to earn Packs, Stubs, unlockables, and other rewards including New Threads Series Ryan Helsley (87 OVR), Luis Robert Jr. (88 OVR), and Brandon Nimmo (89 OVR). 

In addition to these amazing player item rewards, earn Deluxe New Threads Packs, including a repeatable pack reward, for unlocking goals using New Threads Series players in the New Threads Mini Seasons challenge.

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Opening Day Event & Program

Build teams from New Threads Series, Live Series, 84 OVR & lower players then earn wins in the Opening Day Event to earn repeatable rewards before double elimination. 

On top of earning Event rewards, completing Missions in the Opening Day Event will allow you to progress in the Opening Day Event Program for a chance to add New Threads Series Freddy Peralta (89 OVR) to your roster.

After picking up New Threads Series Freddy Peralta, continue progressing through the Opening Day Event Program to earn a Deluxe and a Premiere New Threads Packs.

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New Threads Packs

The Deluxe, Premiere, and Ultra New Threads Packs feature even more New Threads Series players you’ll want to get your mitts on to add even more rizz to your roster. 

Available in the Show Shop today, the Deluxe Pack guarantees 1 Diamond New Threads Series player item, the Premiere Pack guarantees 3 Diamond New Threads Series player items, and the Ultra Pack guarantees 4 Diamond 86+ OVR & 1 Diamond 88+ OVR New Threads Series player items from the following:

• Jorge Polanco, 1B, New York Mets (90 OVR)
• Tatsuya Imai, SP, Houston Astros (90 OVR)
• Taylor Ward, LF, Baltimore Orioles (90 OVR)
• Sonny Gray, SP, Boston Red Sox (88 OVR)
• Nick Castellanos, 1B, San Diego Padres (88 OVR)
• Marcus Semien, 2B, New York Mets (88 OVR)
• Framber Valdez, SP, Detroit Tigers (88 OVR)
• Cedric Mullins, CF, Tampa Bay Rays (88 OVR)
• Robert Suarez, RP, Atlanta Braves (87 OVR)
• MacKenzie Gore, SP, Texas Rangers (87 OVR)
• Brendan Donovan, 3B, Seattle Mariners (87 OVR)
• Jeff McNeil, 2B, Athletics (87 OVR)
• Edward Cabrera, SP, Chicago Cubs (87 OVR)
• Adolis Garcia, RF, Philadelphia Phillies (87 OVR)

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FREE MLB THe Show 26 Launch Bundle!

Available tomorrow, Thurs., March 26th, in The Show Shop Stubs section, get your FREE Launch Bundle to celebrate MLB The Show 26 and Opening Day in the MLB. Each Launch Bundle contains 10 The Show Packs and an Equipment Pack featuring a console specific (PlayStation 5**, Xbox Series X|S, or Nintendo Switch) Dragon bat skin. So be sure to pick up your FREE Launch Bundle and let’s get this season started right!

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Chase Pack 3

Available in The Show Shop beginning Fri., March 27th, Chase Pack 3 features 19-time All-Star and Baseball Hall of Famer – All-Star Series Ted Williams (92 OVR).

Every purchase of The Show 50-Pack Bundle includes one Chase Pack 3, with a chance to find a Chase Pack in every individual The Show Pack as well. The Chase Pack guarantees 1 Diamond player item with a chance to find the featured Chase Pack 3 player item, All-Star Series Ted Williams.

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Challenge of the Week 3

Also available on Fri. March 27th, Challenge of the Week 3 features an Opening Week matchup of 2-time All-Star David Bednar going up against 3-time All-Star Rafael Devers. Compete as Devers vs CPU-controlled Bednar, then accumulate hits to achieve as many points as possible within 3 outs to earn Stubs for use in MLB The Show 26.

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Roster Update – Transactions

Lastly, Friday, March 27th brings the first Roster Update focusing on Transactions, intended to align your MLB The Show 26 rosters with the current MLB rosters.

Roster Updates focusing on Transactions will occur weekly while Roster Updates focusing on Attributes will occur every 3 to 5 weeks, after the first Attributes Update, throughout the season. The first Attributes Update of the season is currently scheduled for Friday, May 8th.

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