Diamond Dynasty

Ranked play grants rewards as you win full-length games against online opponents and climb the Season leaderboard. The leaderboard resets regularly, so there are fresh incentives to stay at the top!

Co-Op Ranked lets you build a squad with one or two of your friends, average your Ranked leaderboard ratings, prove your superiority on the field, and make the run to the World Series rank an all-inclusive affair.

Coach Tip: Don’t give up! Players in Ranked (especially in lower divisions) may want to quit if they initially fall behind by a couple of runs, but nine innings is a long time. Remember: your stats count towards Parallel XP and Featured Program Missions, win or lose!

Events are dynamic, time-limited challenges. Build a team to fit the event’s roster restrictions and play games with non-standard rules (such as Quick Counts active, three-inning games, or no visible strike zone reticle). Compete against other players for rewards!

Coach Tip: Events’ short format might mean you’ll want to manage your squad a little differently than you would for Ranked. Pinch-running for your powerful (but slow) slugger in the 3rd inning might make sense if you can plate the winning run that way.

Battle Royale is a player-versus-player experience where you build a team not from card inventory but a shared player draft. Outlast your rivals in a fierce series of three-inning games: the pitchers tire quickly, the strategy is tenacious, the rewards are wonderful, and every pitch counts! Lose twice, and you’re out—or rip off twelve uninterrupted wins to earn the much-coveted Flawless rewards!

Coach Tip: In the draft, every team has the same number of Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Common cards, respectively. Finding the Silver and Bronze cards with strengths that fit your play style can be the difference between winning a couple of games and going on a Flawless 12-0 run.

Conquest is The Show’s beloved spin on a classic turn-based strategy game, pitting your Diamond Dynasty squad against real MLB teams in a race to take over the map. Conquer the territories controlled by your rival MLB teams, complete the Conquest-specific Missions, and upgrade your team as you progress.

Coach Tip: The ratio of attacking to defending fans determines your difficulty options. New players of The Show should take this time to gain an advantage by playing on Rookie or Veteran; hardcore players can rush Spartan-style into hexagons held by significantly more fans and conquer them with a win on Hall of Fame or Legend. Some of our more advanced Conquest programs will inevitably force you to attack from a shorthanded position if you want maximum rewards!

Showdown is a Diamond Dynasty mode unlike any other. Instead of using your usual squad or a pre-set team, you’ll begin by drafting a small set of players to anchor your lineup and staff. As you complete Showdown-specific Moments, you’ll earn additional players to round out your squad and Perks to boost your team’s performance. At the Final Showdown, your performance in the Challenges directly influences how daunting your task against the Final Boss will be!

Coach Tip: Boss Battles are a unique feature of The Show that play very differently from a regular game. Remember, the point of Showdown is to beat the Final Boss, not all the Moments! You know the handedness of the Final Boss beforehand, so drafting the best player by OVR isn’t always the best strategy.