MLB 13: The Show is a 2013baseballvideo game developed bySan Diego Studio and published bySony Computer Entertainment for thePlayStation 3 andPlayStation Vita. It is the third installment of the series to be compatible withPlayStation Move. The play-by play is done once again byMatt Vasgersian andEric Karros along with a new commentator,Steve Lyons.

MLB 13: The Show
United States cover art featuringAndrew McCutchen
Developer(s)	San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	MLB: The Show
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita
Release	NA: March 5, 2013 EU: March 6, 2013 AU: March 6, 2013
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player,multiplayer

The standard cover featuresPittsburgh Pirates outfielderAndrew McCutchen. In Canada, a separate cover featuringToronto Blue Jays outfielderJosé Bautista was released, making it the second consecutive year Bautista was featured on the cover in Canada.

Anexpansion pack exclusive to PlayStation 3, calledMLB 13: The Show - Home Run Derby, was released on July 2, 2013.

• Postseason mode, allowing players to play through a full MLB postseason, complete with realistic postseason atmosphere.
• New color commentatorSteve Lyons joins broadcast booth, replacingDave Campbell.
• Hitting enhancements, such as push/pull hitting trajectories engine
• Diamond Dynasty Improvements: new card types, designated hitter option
• Road To The Show (RTTS): new mode-specific presentation
• New player development and budgeting systems in Season and Franchise modes
• Fielding throwing meters

These features depended on thePlayStation Network

• Universal online profile
• Cross-platform online Home Run Derby
• The Show Live: allows players to play along with real-life MLB schedule with updated stats, rosters, and commentary.
• Online leagues overhaul: ability to play real schedule of all 30 MLB teams, and ability to control pace of league.
• Road To The Show (RTTS): new RTTS online leaderboards
• Challenge of the Week Real-time leaderboard

In August 2014,Sony announced they were shutting down the online servers, so people are no longer able to play online features, but the players can continue playing the offline features.

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.^[15][16]

Sports Illustrated gave the PS3 version a score of nine out of ten and said that it was "consistently successful because it's loaded with options that allow you to play the brand of baseball you want, and at a skill level you can handle."^[13]Toronto Sun gave it a similar score of four-and-a-half stars out of five and said that it "pulls no squeeze plays on quality and realism when it comes to the game of baseball."^[14]The Digital Fix gave it a score of eight out of ten and said, "For those unfamiliar with baseballMLB 13: The Show is probably a curiosity at most. The fact that the game is also PlayStation exclusive further segregates its European audience so that it occupies a limited niche at best. Still, for those looking for a baseball game there is nothing better on the market."^[17]

During the17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominatedMLB 13: The Show for "Sports Game of the Year".^[18]

• Official site