For the first time in its history, MLB The Show will have multiple players on its cover.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson will appear on the cover of MLB The Show 25, it was announced Tuesday.
The decision to name Skenes, De La Cruz and Henderson the cover athletes follows a recent trend by San Diego Studio, the game’s developer, to place rising stars on the cover of MLB The Show. Its decision to focus on young stars in this year’s edition of the game was intentional.
“Historically, we’ve chosen a single cover athlete for MLB The Show, someone who is at the pinnacle of the sport,” The Show global marketing group manager Todd Liss told MLB.com. “However, with the unprecedented young talent coming into the league, we wanted to represent the changing current climate of baseball and…
