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About This Game

Out of the Park Baseball 23 – the 23rd version of the award-winning sports strategy franchise – is a baseball strategy powerhouse. Loaded with powerful new 3D visuals, all-new customization options, and – for the first time ever! – in-game tutorials guiding you through its incredible depth, it appeals to series rookies and veterans alike. Featuring unmatched authenticity licensed by MLB and the MLBPA and a bevy of offline and online gameplay options, Out of the Park Baseball 23 builds on the series’ rich tradition as an unparalleled experience.

“OOTP is an astonishing accomplishment!” – Boston Red Sox Principal Owner John W. Henry

Out of the Park Baseball 23 is built upon the foundation of a series that has twice won Metacritic’s PC Game of the Year – the only game to ever do that!

If it happens in real baseball, it happens in Out of the Park Baseball! Discover new talent, draft the next superstar, negotiate with free agents, enter trade talks with other teams, build your dynasty and guide a franchise into an infinite future! As a manager, dive into the more hands-on management and set your team’s lineups, pitching staffs, in-game strategy and call the shots from the dugout. You can oversee your league at a high level, or play out each game in the gorgeous 3D game mode, managing play by play or even pitch by pitch. OOTP has it all covered!

OOTP 23 comes with accurate 2022 MLB, MiLB, and KBO rosters featuring ultra-realistic player ratings, schedules, and league rules. Plus, all historical MLB seasons (1871-2021, including full historical minor leagues) and dozens of international pro and independent baseball leagues from around the world, featuring accurate 2022 rosters and player ratings. You can even create your very own fictional baseball universe with fictional teams and players, the possibilities are endless. The Infinite Baseball Sandbox!

New features in OOTP 23 include:

● All new visual improvements! Player faces have been added to in-game 3D models, hundreds of new 3D animation updates have been added, the all-new Cleveland Guardians logos/uniform/stadium is here, along with all-new sortable team statistics and the ability to search for, filter, and tag in-game news messages!
● Unlimited Alternate Uniforms! At long last, you can create Alternate uniforms for your team – and the options are virtually unlimited! Design hat/jersey/pant combinations to your heart’s content, and designate the uniforms for days of the week and/or even specific dates of the year!
● All new In-Game Tutorials! For the first time ever, Out of the Park Baseball offers in-game guides highlighting all kinds of interesting information. Rookies and veterans alike will love these simple, powerful explainers – and more will be added all season long based on feedback from the community.
● Dramatically updated Live Starts! Our wildly popular Live Starts feature just got massively bigger and better – we now feature Full Minors from Low-A all the way through AAA for each organization whenever you Live Start from any day of the entire 2022 season!
● In-game simulation engine upgrades! We’ve crunched massive amounts of data and crafted a significantly improved in-game core simulation engine, which will benefit not just the traditional Franchise Mode but also Perfect Team! Plus, all-new ratings balances for historical players AND a much-improved version of Negro League player ratings are in place!
● New 2022 MLB rules, tactics, playoffs, and strategies! Baseball continues evolving each year – and we have got you covered. From the new playoff structure to the universal DH, the latest and greatest MLB experience is here for you!
● New customizable options to create your own unique experience! Ever want to see what ties would be like in MLB? Or change up the playoffs with a full double elimination tournament or greatly expanded Round-Robin options? All sorts of new options are available to tinker with to design your own personal baseball heaven.
● New tools for Online Leagues! A new “waypoints’ system allows online league Commissioners to mark customized simulation dates, and a new “limited power” Commissioner option expands the ability for multiple people to help run online leagues.
● Many, many more improvements, all built upon the incredibly deep award-winning Out of the Park Baseball engine that has accurately simulated the World Series winner the past three of the past five seasons on MLB Network!

And, coming soon after launch, Perfect Team 23 mode!

Perfect Team is an incredible free online competition mode in Out of the Park Baseball that shook up the industry when it first launched in OOTP 19. Assemble, customize, and manage your team by collecting baseball cards from the past, present and future of Major League Baseball. Set your strategy and tactics, then compete against players from around the world to see who is truly the best!

Do you have what it takes to build the Perfect Team?

When Perfect Team 23 launches, new features will include:

● The All-new Card Shop (replacing the Auction House) features a Buy/Sell mechanic that makes it easier to get the cards you want and benefit from those you don’t!
● Tournaments are taking over! All-new Tournament Standings and Aggregate Rewards let you participate in multiple competitions at once – without having to do anything other than just playing the game! Rewards build up over the season and new competitions are introduced all season long!
● Dramatic overhaul of Live and Historical player card ratings – combined with the new in-game engine improvements – means Perfect Team 23 is a completely new experience from first pitch until the final out.
● Coming this holiday season – a LIVE Head-to-Head Perfect Team World Championship eSports event unlike anything we’ve ever done before! Can YOU be the world’s greatest Perfect Team player – and prove it LIVE to a worldwide audience?
● All-new Choice Packs – coming soon after launch – offer unprecedented agency over the cards you get for Mission Rewards!
● All-new Rewards – from Tournament rewards to Login rewards to overhauled Achievement awards, OOTP 23 doles out all kinds of great ways to get amazing Perfect Points and Packs!
● New lineup options give you more control than ever for your day-to-day success!
● Uniform Options by level
● Upgraded Card Pack opening experiences, with customizable choices by Card Type
● Gorgeous new player card artwork!
● Killer new cards and Collection Missions with great rewards – coming all season long!
● Plus! Dozens of surprises big and small all year!