The Kaiju Takeover unleashes brand-new content in MLB® The Show™ 23

June 9th, 2023

The impact of the Kaiju is being felt all over MLB The Show 23, and The Show Shop is only the latest area to experience the “Kaiju Takeover.” Starting today (6/9) and lasting until June 14th at approximately 12:00 PM PDT, get your claws on special packs including Kaiju Takeover Show Packs, Jumbo Kaiju Takeover Show Packs (15,000 Stubs/2 packs per user), and Kaiju Takeover 20 Show Packs Bundle (60,000 Stubs).

  • Kaiju Takeover Show Pack – Contains 4 player items and 1 assorted item. Chance to find Chase Pack 4 and elusive Kaiju Series player items.
  • Jumbo Kaiju Takeover Pack – Contains 40 player items plus 1 Gold or better player item with an increased chance of finding a Kaiju Series player item.
  • Kaiju Takeover 20 Show Packs Bundle – Contains 20 Kaiju Takeover Show Packs, a Jumbo Kaiju Takeover Pack, plus a Chase Pack which guarantees 1 Diamond player item with the chance to find featured Set 4 Chase player Kaiju Joe Mauer.

The Kaiju Takeover Packs feature brand-new Kaiju Series player items including:

  • Masataka Yoshida, LF Boston Red Sox (99 OVR)
  • Jose Altuve, 2B Houston Astros (99 OVR)
  • Trevor Hoffman, CP San Diego Padres (99 OVR)
  • Jorge Polanco, 2B Minnesota Twins (97 OVR)
  • Orlando Cepeda, 1B San Francisco Giants (97 OVR)
  • German Marquez, SP Colorado Rockies (97 OVR)
  • Yasmani Grandal, C Chicago White Sox (97 OVR)
  • Daulton Varsho, LF Toronto Blue Jays (97 OVR)
  • Hank Aaron, RF Atlanta Braves (90 OVR)
  • Stan Musial, CF St. Louis Cardinals (90 OVR)
  • Eddie Mathews, 3B Atlanta Braves (90 OVR)
  • Eric Gagne, CP Los Angeles Dodgers (90 OVR)
  • Andrelton Simmons, SS Los Angeles Angels (90 OVR)

Chase Pack 4

Chase Pack 4 features 6-time All-Star, 3-time Gold Glove Award and 5-time Silver Slugger Award recipient – Kaiju Series Joe Mauer.

Every purchase of The Show 50-Pack Bundle includes one Chase Pack 4, and don’t forget there’s a chance to find the Chase Pack in every individual The Show Pack as well. For a limited time, every Kaiju Takeover 20 Show Pack Bundle guarantees a Chase Pack 4 also.

The Chase Pack guarantees 1 Diamond or better player item with a chance to find the featured Chase Pack player item, Kaiju Joe Mauer.


Ranked 3 Program

The Ranked 3 Program begins today with new rewards, so build your best Diamond Dynasty squad to play Solo 1v1, or Co-Op with friends, in 2v2 or 3v3 action.

Climb the leaderboards to earn rewards that you can sell, while unlocking Ranked program rewards (no-sell), including the World Series Reward Choice Pack featuring Incognito Series Andre “The Hawk” Dawson, Incognito Series Gerrit “Chef G” Cole, and Kaiju Series Carlos Correa.


June Topps Now – Week 1 Moments

Step up to the plate as Jake Burger to relive his bases-clearing walk-off grand slam that secured the win for the White Sox, or play as Reese Olson when he pitched 5+ no-hit innings as he became the first Tiger to do so since 1927.

Experience these and other Moments in the June Topps Now Week 1 Moments and Missions, available in the June Topps Now Other Program, to earn the following player items:

  • Reese Olson, SP Detroit Tigers (95 OVR)
  • Corbin Carroll, CF Arizona Diamondbacks (94 OVR)
  • Grant Anderson, RP Texas Rangers (94 OVR)
  • Jake Burger, 3B Chicago White Sox (93 OVR)
  • Blake Perkins, RF Milwaukee Brewers (93 OVR)
  • A.J. Smith-Shawver, RP Atlanta Braves (92 OVR)
  • Andruw Monasterio, SS Milwaukee Brewers (92 OVR)

Diamond Duos Choice Pack 20

Diamond Duos Choice Pack 20 lets you choose 1 Gold or better player item with an increased chance to find the featured Diamond Duos players: Kaiju Series Mike Lowell (99 OVR) and Incognito Series Dennis “Eck!” Eckersley (99 OVR). Available now in The Show Shop, Diamond Duos Choice Pack 20 costs 40,000 Stubs, and is limited to 1 pack per user.


Challenge of the Week 11

Earn official gear like bats, balls, and jerseys authentically signed by some of your favorite players by taking on Challenge of the Week 11, available in Quick Play. Check out this week’s amazing Challenge of the Week Rewards.


New Props available in Stadium Creator

Aspiring athletic arena architects can rejoice as over 40 new props are now available in MLB The Show 23’s Stadium Creator to help you meet your design demands. In Stadium Creator, Search by Tag using the “GBLkit” tag to easily find this new set of props. From new landscapes including trees and mountain ranges to structures including buildings and amusement parks rides, these new props will help you make your stadium your way in MLB The Show 23.


Roster Update – Transactions

Today’s content drop also brings a Roster Update focused on Transactions intended to align your MLB The Show 23 rosters with the current MLB rosters.

Roster Updates focusing on Transactions will occur weekly while Roster Updates focusing on Attributes will occur every 3 weeks throughout the season, with the next Attributes Update currently scheduled for Friday, June 30th.