Developer posts and news about this game.
Version 2.00 is out. The headline feature is the new 3D match screen . Watch your players pitch, hit and run on the field from 9 camera views , from behind the backstop to the batter's own eyes. Managing works as before, and pitch-by-pitch commands and pitch calling are available
Version 1.88 is out. On the match screen you can now see who is pitching and who is batting , how hard the ball was hit , and which base each runner came from right where the action is. On the tactics side, changing your starter before the game takes far fewer steps, and the stat
Version 1.80 is out. The centerpiece is the broadcast feed on the match screen: an announcer and an analyst carry the game in conversation, and this is now the standard view. Pickoffs, rundowns and balks and catcher foul flies join the plays on the field, and the FA market shows
Version 1.74 is out. This update answers a batch of requests about how players are used. The core is converting two-way players to position players , showing Recovery on the player screen, and three Auto Roster modes . We also rebuilt the bundled AbilityEstimator tool, which help
Version 1.73 is out. The centerpiece is overseas moves . Strong players cross the ocean, put up numbers over there, and eventually come home. That whole arc is now part of running your club. We've also rebuilt the Contract Desk (contract renewal, FA, free agents, trades) and the
Version 1.71 is out. The star of this update is the draft . What used to be a single day is now a whole year of tracking prospects, sizing them up, and winning them over . We've also added a face creator so you can build a player's portrait yourself. Prospects show up a year earl
Version 1.70 is out — a major update bundling everything we have been working on since the last release. The headline feature is auto-generated player portraits : players who used to be silhouettes now get a face, wearing their team's cap and uniform . A new Uniform Editor in the
Version 1.61 is out. The headline is the overseas scouting rework . Star a candidate and they stay on your board even after new searches, and you can now read each candidate's pre-Japan record, year by year and career . This update also brings automatic save backups with corrupti
Version 1.57 is out. The centerpiece is the Player Directory . Every player now has a written profile of their own, presented on a single card with their photo, bio and stats. Better yet, a snapshot of the directory is kept at the end of every season, so you can look back at any
Version 1.53 is out! This update has two headline features: the International Tournament and a full club business overhaul . Sixteen national teams now battle for the world title with you as your nation's manager, while sponsors, merchandise and owner goals make running the club
Version 1.51 is out! The headline feature is League Realignment : you can now reshape your league structure in an ongoing save, and players from clubs that leave the league move on through a Dispersal Draft . The offseason also grows in a big way with the Active Draft , Fall/Spri
Version 1.50 is out. The headliners this time are two-way players and the Active Draft . Alongside them come Monthly MVP awards , WAR , a calendar schedule and FA player compensation — a batch of updates that make your league's year feel more like the real thing. Two-Way Players
Version 1.46 is out. The headline this time is Quick Scout . Players now have personalities , and how well they match your coaching staff changes how they grow. The match simulation has also been rebuilt , bringing pitch counts, defense, batted balls and errors up to real-world l
Version 1.43 is live. This update is built around four things: amateur career stats for draft prospects, support for female players, batting title races that behave like the real thing, and a better pitch-calling and stats experience . Almost all of it came from your reports and
Version 1.37 is out. Here is everything we have shipped since the last announcement (including the v1.36 patch). The four pillars this time: the new PRE-MATCH screen, player career logs and amateur records, livelier roster moves between the first team and the farm, and match pres
Version 1.35 is now live, bundling everything we have shipped since the last announcement. The four pillars this time are the new Pitch Call mode, a much stronger roster screen, the new Baseball IQ ability, and a rebuilt postseason . Pitch Call takes pitch-by-pitch managing one s
Version 1.30 is now live. This update focuses on solid farm-team foundations (guaranteed roster depth), instant-impact college and corporate-league draftees, and a more polished watch experience. It also bundles new-game setup improvements, realistic substitution rules, and every
Version 1.28 is out. This update brings two major features — more managerial control while watching games and full control over your farm team's lineup — plus a brand-new pitcher trait "Kire", long-term league balance improvements, and a batch of fixes based on your reports. More
Version 1.27 is now available. Alongside two new features, this update includes bug fixes and UI improvements based on your reports on the forums. New: Preseason Mode You can now play a 24-game "preseason" for each team before the regular season begins Every rostered player is el
Version 1.25 is now available. It includes a major overhaul of pitching-usage AI in response to community reports, along with new features, balance adjustments, and a wide range of bug fixes. Pitching-Usage AI Overhaul Fixed relievers being swapped out almost every inning after a