For anyone who picked up a baseball glove or a video game controller in the last 25 years, there is no other name more synonymous with baseball in the 90’s and 2000’s than this year’s cover athlete for MLB The Show 17.

Destined for greatness, no player entered the Big League with more hype than the first pick of the 1987 MLB draft, and no player entered baseball’s Hall of Fame with a higher percentage of the vote than “The Natural.” A legend both on and off the field, “The Kid” inspired a generation of baseball fans with electric play, a contagious smile, enviable flair, and a swing that’s been imitated but never duplicated for almost three decades.

Almost twenty years since his last appearance in a baseball video game, Ken Griffey Jr. returns to the digital diamond as the cover athlete of MLB The Show 17. We’ll have more details on the cover athlete who will be featured on the Canadian version of the Standard Edition soon.

Thanks to baseball video games, millions of people around the world have become enamored with America’s Pastime. Perhaps nobody will ever be able to re-create Griffey’s signature swing in real life, but we can’t wait to introduce Junior as a playable living legend in The Show 17.

Pre-order now and be ready for action. The Show 17 launches March 28, 2017!

When you pre-order, you will receive 10 bonus Standard Packs and a Ken Griffey Jr. Card for The Show 17 when you pick-up or download the game. Pre-order at GameStop and receive an additional 5 Standard Packs bringing your total to 15. Lastly, if you pre-order on the PS Store in addition to the 10 standard packs and Ken Griffey Jr. card, you will instantly receive 11,000 in Stubs for The Show 16. Here’s a handy chart below for how and where to pre-order:

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MLB The Show 17 Hall of Fame Edition

Let’s start with something shiny and new shall we? With Ken Griffey Jr. gracing the cover this year we wanted to create a collector’s edition worthy of The Kid. To do so, we partnered with New Era to create a limited Hall of Fame Edition 9FIFTY snap back to commemorate Jr.’s return to gaming in The Show 17. Pre-order today because quantities are extremely limited! The Hall of Fame Edition is $99.99 USD/$119.99 CAD (MSRP) and it includes over $205 USD in value, making it a must-have for the most dedicated fans of the Show and The Kid. The Full Contents:

New Era Hall of Fame Edition 9FIFTY Hat

Limited Edition MVP Steel Book

Digital Diamond Dynasty New Era Hall of Fame Edition 9FIFTY Hat for use in game

Diamond Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Diamond item)

Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)

11,000 Stubs

1 Sponsor Pack

10 Standard Packs

31 MLB PS4 Themes

MLB The Show 17 Digital Deluxe Edition

For our top tier Diamond Dynasty and Road To The Show fans, we are bringing back The Digital Deluxe Edition for ’17 exclusive to PlayStation Store. The Digital Deluxe Edition has over $200 USD value in digital goods for only $99.99 USD/$119.99 CAD (MSRP). For those of you that need packs on packs on packs, you know which edition is for you.

Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)

Diamond Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Diamond item)

Digital Deluxe Pack

11,000 Stubs

1 Sponsor Pack

20 Standard Packs

31 PS4 MLB Themed Avatars

MLB The Show 17 MVP Edition

The gamer favorite MVP Edition is back for another year! With over $130 USD in content – this 69.99 USD/89.99 CAD (MSRP) edition not only includes a ton of digital goods but also the limited edition MVP Steel Book (physical version only). It’s available for pre-order starting today at retailers and at PlayStation Store.

Limited Edition MVP Steel Book

Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)

5,000 Stubs

1 Sponsor Pack

10 Standard Packs

31 MLB PS4 Themes

This is monumental year for us here at PlayStation. We’re very excited to welcome Jr. to the team and even more excited to show our fans what we have in store for The Show 17! In the meantime please make sure to watch The Show Nation, our Twitter and Facebook accounts between now and March 28th for the latest updates.