MLB The Show 22 is now three weeks out from launch, and the new Cover Athletes Program is about to make some big cards even more accessible.
Here's everything we know so far about this new Diamond Dynasty addition and how you'll be able to snag all the Cover Athletes in MLB The show 22.
MLB The Show 22: Cover Athletes Program makes pre order exclusives available to all
When MLB The Show 22 launched, two of the biggest pre order exclusive rewards ended up being the Cover Athletes Choice Pack and the Takashi Okazaki Choice Pack.
The latter, featuring five unique cards with original artwork by the legendary manga artist Takashi Okazaki, remains only available with the Digital Deluxe and MVP Edition of MLB The Show 22.
However, the Cover Athletes Choice Pack will now be available to all players in the new Cover Athletes Program for Diamond Dynasty.
The program has already been announced via Twitter but doesn't appear to have gone live just yet, and isn't on the schedule within Diamond Dynasty.
With Double XP and the Moonshot Event set to go live at Noon PT on Thursday, April 21, 2022, we expect this Cover Athletes Program will likely do so at the same time.
All Cover Athletes Program Players & Collection Reward
While we may not see the Okazaki cards get a program, as you're only required to collect one of those cards for a mild The Show Pack reward, there's more at stake for this Cover Athletes Program.
Since launch, the Cover Athletes Collection has been available in Diamond Dynasty with a powerful reward with a 96 OVR version of legendary catcher Joe Mauer available only if you collect all 12 of the other Cover Athletes cards.
Before now, the only way to finish this collection would've been by individually purchasing the cards on the Marketplace, but chances are their values are about to go down as more copies flood the market, and players will have a much easier time acquiring them.
We're still waiting on the program details to know how many will be obtainable and which missions players will face, but we already know which cards they'll be looking to unlock.
Here are all the players in the Cover Athletes series, all of which are 88 OVR cards, and which MLB The Show cover they were on:
- Ken Griffey Jr (CF) - Mariners - MLB The Show 17 Cover
- Joe Mauer (C) - Twins - MLB The Show 10 Cover
- Ryan Howard (1B) - Phillies - MLB The Show 08 Cover
- David Ortiz (1B) - Red Sox - MLB The Show 06 Cover
- Andrew McCutchen (CF) - Pirates - MLB The Show 13 Cover
- Miguel Cabrera (3B) - Tigers - MLB The Show 14 Cover
- Josh Donaldson (3B) - Blue Jays - MLB The Show 16 Cover
- Aaron Judge (RF) - Yankees - MLB The Show 18 Cover
- Bryce Harper (RF) - Phillies - MLB The Show 19 Cover
- Javier Baez (SS) - Cubs - MLB The Show 20 Cover
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS) - MLB The Show 21 Cover
- Shohei Ohtani (SP) - MLB The Show 22 Cover
After you've collected all 12 of these cards and locked them into the Collection, you'll unlock a 96 OVR version of Joe Mauer featuring the MLB The Show 11 cover art.