‘MLB The Show 24’ Presents Negro Leagues Collector’s Edition on PlayStation –

will once more showcase Negro League players and teams, but this yr, Black baseball fans will get so way more with Negro Leagues Collector’s Edition on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Before Jackie Robinson integrated baseball, the Negro Leagues were the premiere showcase for black baseball, and on the time, newspapers were a very powerful source of media outside of radio. Black newspapers and the black press weren’t only a source of pride in black communities across the country, but in addition a solution to keep abreast of the newest Negro League news, scores, and reports.

This can be the second yr in a row that the Negro Leagues will feature in the sport. This yr’s Negro Leagues Collector’s Edition theme is a tribute to the black newspapers and black writers who helped give a voice to the Negro Leagues and their stars.

“This has been a game changer as we now see millions of young people and young adults learning about the Negro Leagues through this gaming platform and not only learning about these unsung heroes of the Negro Leagues but also falling in love with them and we expected that exactly that will happen,” Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro League Baseball Museum, told Black Enterprise. “This yr, as you will have seen within the reveal video, we added this dimension to celebrating the black press. What will govern this yr’s iteration of the sport can be the role of the black press in documenting this history.

The MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Collector’s Edition will include:

• Full game (available on each PS4 and PS5*)
• Limited edition physical steelbook
• Limited edition New Era™ MLB The Show 9FIFTY® cap
• Four-Day Early Access – Starts March 15, 2024
• Double rewards for every day logins (throughout the lifecycle of MLB The Show 24)
• [1] Barrier Breaker Diamond Selection Pack
• [1] Diamond Legend’s Choice Pack
• [5] Gold Choice Packs
• [1] Equipment package
• [1] Cover the athlete’s bat skin
• [20] The Show™ Packages
• [20,000] Stubs™ for MLB The Show 24

The limited-edition New Era™ 9FIFTY® cap and physical Steelbook are inspired by newspapers and posters of retro Negor Leagues games from the Thirties and Nineteen Forties. The Negro Leagues Edition retails for $124.99 USD/$164.99 CAD and is accessible at retailers within the US and Canada.

In addition, we are going to donate $1 for every Negro Leagues Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition sold within the U.S. through December 12, 2024 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Donations will help the Museum proceed its work to preserve and commemorate the wealthy history of African-American baseball and its impact on American social development.

“We are very excited about the second season of Negro League History and the fact that this additional feature in the Collector’s Edition makes it even more exciting because of the potential financial benefits it generates for the Negro League Museum,” Kendrick said. “Overall, the partnership with Sony PlayStation to include the Negro Leagues has been impressive.”