MLB The Show is rolling out a new addition to its popular, “Road to the Show” game mode.
Players of “MLB The Show 24” will now have the option to create a female player and take her to the majors. The new feature is called “Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way.” It is the first time the popular game series will feature players of both genders.
Everyone has Major League dreams. Now it’s your time to unlock them.
Announcing Road to The Show: Women Pave Their Way, a new way to play @MLBTheShow‘s Road to The Show mode as a female player! pic.twitter.com/BtpcQFPCpX
— MLB (@MLB) March 5, 2024
The game mode was inspired by women in baseball, including Toni Stone, a woman who became the first to play in a male professional baseball league when she played in the Negro Leagues in 1953, narrative designer Mollie Braley said in a release.
“Our team wanted to create something where dreams become a reality, and we felt like adding this to Road to the Show was the perfect opportunity that gave our players the option to experience this,” Braley said in the release.
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‘Women Pave Their Way’ game mode
The new mode will have its differences from the standard, “Road to the Show” game mode, which sees players create a male character into…