<P> MLB: The Show is a Major League Baseball video game series produced by SIE San Diego Studio, a development team that is part of SCE Worldwide Studios . The series debuted in 2006 with MLB 06: The Show for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable . There has been a new release in the series every year since 2006, and since MLB 07: The Show in 2007, every game released has also been available for the PlayStation 3, until the release of MLB 17: The Show . MLB 12: The Show, which was released in March 2012, is also the first game in the series to not be available for the PS2 or PSP and the first game in the series to be made available for the PlayStation Vita, Sony's new handheld . The series is the successor to 989 Studios' MLB series . MLB The Show 17 is the first game in the series to be exclusive to the Playstation 4 line, meaning the PS4 and PS4 Pro . </P> <P> Gameplay simulates a typical game of baseball, with the player controlling an entire team or a select player . The player may take control of one of 30 Major League Baseball teams in any game mode (excluding Road to the Show) and use that team in gameplay . The Series has variable game modes in which a player takes control of a team for a single game, one season, or a franchise (multiple seasons). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Game </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Cover athlete (team) </Th> <Th> Platforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 06: The Show </Td> <Td> February 28, 2006 </Td> <Td> David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox) Chan - ho Park (San Diego Padres) (Korea release) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 07: The Show </Td> <Td> February 26, 2007 (PS2 / PSP) May 15, 2007 (PS3) </Td> <Td> David Wright (New York Mets) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 08: The Show </Td> <Td> March 4, 2008 </Td> <Td> Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 09: The Show </Td> <Td> March 3, 2009 </Td> <Td> Dustin Pedroia (Boston Red Sox) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 10: The Show </Td> <Td> March 2, 2010 </Td> <Td> Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 11: The Show </Td> <Td> March 8, 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 12: The Show </Td> <Td> March 6, 2012 </Td> <Td> Adrian Gonzalez (Boston Red Sox) (United States release) José Bautista (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 13: The Show </Td> <Td> March 5, 2013 </Td> <Td> Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh Pirates) (United States release) José Bautista (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) Wei - Yin Chen (Baltimore Orioles) (Taiwan release) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 14: The Show </Td> <Td> April 1, 2014 (PS3 / Vita) May 6, 2014 (PS4) </Td> <Td> Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers) (United States release) Brett Lawrie (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) Shin - soo Choo (Texas Rangers) (Korea release) Wei - Yin Chen (Baltimore Orioles) (Taiwan release) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB 15: The Show </Td> <Td> March 31, 2015 </Td> <Td> Yasiel Puig (Los Angeles Dodgers) (United States release) Russell Martin (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) Shin - soo Choo (Texas Rangers) (Korea release) Wei - Yin Chen (Baltimore Orioles) (Taiwan release) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB The Show 16 </Td> <Td> March 29, 2016 </Td> <Td> Josh Donaldson (Toronto Blue Jays) (United States and Canada release) Jung - ho Kang (Pittsburgh Pirates) (Korea release) Wei - Yin Chen (Miami Marlins) (Taiwan release) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB The Show 17 </Td> <Td> March 28, 2017 </Td> <Td> Ken Griffey Jr . (Seattle Mariners) (United States release) Aaron Sanchez (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) Hyun - soo Kim (Baltimore Orioles) (Korea release) Wei - Yin Chen (Miami Marlins) (Taiwan release) </Td> <Td> PlayStation 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLB The Show 18 </Td> <Td> March 27, 2018 </Td> <Td> Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) (United States release) Marcus Stroman (Toronto Blue Jays) (Canadian release) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Game </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Cover athlete (team) </Th> <Th> Platforms </Th> </Tr>

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