MLB The Show 22 is finally ready to bring the franchise forward another year, and that means new Trophies and Achievements for players to unlock.
We've got details on all the MLB The Show 22 Trophies and Achievements in this guide so you know where to start to unlock them all.
MLB The Show 22 Trophies & Achievements Guide
MLB The Show 22 is finally arriving to carry the standout baseball franchise forward, and a new game means new challenges for players.
MLB The Show 22 continues to expand their platform footprint as this year's game is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
This marks only their second year on Xbox, and therefore just the the second time people can earn Achievements from the MLB The Show series.
The title debuted on Nintendo Switch this year, but Nintendo doesn't have an equivalent Trophies or Achievements system.
We've noted whether the following listings are Bronze, Silver, or Gold on PlayStation, but do not yet have details on the Gamerscore assigned on Xbox.
While not listed below, players on PS4 and PS5 can also earn "King of the Diamond!", the Platinum Trophy awarded after collecting all others.
Without further ado, let's get into each of the MLB The Show 22 Trophies and Achievements:
Game Mode Trophies & Achievements
Like most games, MLB The Show 22 does have a few trophies and achievements tied up to a specific game mode like Diamond Dynasty.
However, none are linked to Road to the Show, March to October, or Franchise Mode, a bit of a surprising move as they do usually pair more game modes with these.
However, there are only two:
- The Portal is Open! (Bronze): Create a Diamond Dynasty team.
- Did we just become friends? (Silver): Enter into any co-op game.
- (Enter a co-op exhibition game with a friend or random player.)
These should take no time at all to complete and will be the easiest ones to unlock in MLB The Show 22.
Dynamic Difficulty Trophies & Achievements
Next up, we have six trophies and achievements tied to Dynamic Difficulty, a feature that's been further upgraded this year.
Dynamic Difficulty allows you to start on the lowest possible difficulty, and then the game will continue to adjust and promote you to more challenging difficulty levels based on your own gameplay.
Here are the six Dynamic Difficulty trophies and achievements:
- Bat Dabbler! (Bronze): Promote to Amateur batting difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
- Pitching Dabbler! (Bronze): Promote to Amateur pitching difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
- Minor Batting Adjustments! (Silver): Promote to Minors Batting difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
- Minor Pitching Adjustments! (Silver): Promote to Minors Pitching difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
- Pitching Rook! (Gold): Promote to Rookie pitching difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
- Batting Rook! (Gold): Promote to Rookie batting difficulty in Dynamic Difficulty.
These aren't mode-specific, so simply use Dynamic Difficulty while playing in any game mode from MLB The Show 22 and by improving you'll naturally unlock each of these.
General Gameplay Trophies & Achievements
Finally, the vast majority of the MLB The Show 22 Trophies and Achievements are simply acquired through gameplay across the entire title.
All of the remaining trophies are specific to how you play, and you'll unlock them with big moments and successful games.
Take careful note of the additional details on which situations make these trophies and achievements not unlock, such as practice mode or by doing a local multiplayer game where gamers could simply let themselves make these plays.
Here are all the gameplay trophies and achievements in MLB The Show 22:
- Coming in Hot! (Bronze): As a fielder, catch a 110mph or harder hit baseball for an out.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Ribbie! (Bronze): With a runner on base, achieve a perfect-perfect hit and score a run.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Bring in the Closer! (Bronze): In any mode, earn a save with your closer to win the game.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Ugly Finder! (Bronze): As a batter, record an out on a perfect-perfect hit.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Don't rub it! (Bronze): As a batter, get on base by a hit by pitch (HBP).
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Fight Fire With Fire (Bronze): Hit a home run off a pitch going 100 mph or more.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Backwards K! (Silver): Trigger a perfect pinpoint accuracy pitch that strikes out a batter looking.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Big Fly! (Silver): Achieve a perfect-perfect hit for a home run.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Base Collector! (Silver): Collect three stolen bases within a complete game.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Sombrero Dealer! (Silver): Strikeout the same batter three times within a game.
- (Must be done in a full, uninterrupted, 9 inning game. The trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, by switching teams, by simulating, and excludes DD moments)
- Just a bit outside... (Silver): While pitching, strike out a batter with a pitch outside the zone.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Flashing the Leather! (Silver): Turn two double plays within a complete game.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Professional Framer! (Silver): Throw more than 60% first-pitch strikes in a complete-game victory.
- (Must be done in a full, uninterrupted, 9 inning game. The trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, by switching teams, by simulating, and excludes DD moments.)
- Locked In! (Gold): Achieve a hit while using PCI Anchor.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Double-sided Bat Flip! (Gold): Achieve a hit, a single or better from both sides of the plate with the same batter in a single game.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Big Fly Ohtani San! (Gold): Hit a home run with any starting pitcher.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
- Four-bagger Express! (Gold): In any stadium, hit an inside the park home run.
- (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
While not particularly extreme, some of these will take some time to unlock depending on your own skill and the sheer amount of time it takes to complete a full 9-inning game, which is required a few of them.