<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Sports </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> MLB The Show 18 is a baseball video game by SIE San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, based on Major League Baseball (MLB). It is the thirteenth entry of the MLB: The Show franchise, and was released worldwide on March 27, 2018, for PlayStation 4 . Aaron Judge is featured as the cover star for the U.S. version, while Marcus Stroman is on the cover of the Canadian version . A limited amount of people were invited to a closed alpha, which began on December 22, 2017, until December 26, 2017, to test the online servers . Those who pre-ordered the game received access to the game 4 days early, able to pick up their copy of the game on March 23, 2018 . </P> <P> Matt Vasgersian, Dan Plesac and Mark DeRosa act as play - by - play commentators; DeRosa replaces Harold Reynolds, who was featured in the previous year's game . Mike Carlucci returns as public address commentator . </P>

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