Fielding is a critical yet often underappreciated aspect of baseball video games like MLB The Show. As seen in the 2024 World Series with the Yankees' collapse, effective fielding can be the deciding factor in games. The MLB The Show franchise, running since 2006, has maintained consistency under a long-term leadership team, but faces challenges in innovating while keeping the core foundation intact. This leads to perceptions among players that improvements in fielding may not be immediately noticeable, despite the addition of hundreds of new animations each year.
"Every year, we'll say, 'Oh, we've added hundreds of new gameplay animations.' And people will say, 'Well, the game looks the same.'"
"Part of the trouble when it comes to representing fielding in a video game is not just that it's tough to make it as fun and engaging as pitching or hitting."
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