MLB The Show 19

    
Miscellaneous:
- New Intro movie.
- Fixed a crash with specific custom rosters.
- Various updates to front end textures.

  

    
Miscellaneous:
- Various updates to front end textures.

  

    
Miscellaneous:
- Fixed an issue where the "Cracks in the Sky" nameplate was not being rewarded to the correct users.
- Various updates to front end textures.

  

    
Miscellaneous:
- Fixed a minor animation related issue with various pitchers.
- More art asset inclusions for future live content.

  

    
Miscellaneous:
- Fixed an animation related issue with Dennis Eckersley.
- Art asset inclusions for future live content. 
- Added a new cleat item.

  

    
Gameplay:
- Removed exit velocity adjustment for pitcher HR/9.
Miscellaneous:
- Inclusion of the Fall intro movie.
- Minor UI adjustments.

  

    
Miscellaneous: 
- Fixed an issue where XP was not being rewarded for certain Player Lock moments.
- Art inclusions for future live content.

  

    
Miscellaneous: 
- Minor XP tuning.
- Minor adjustments to play-by-play commentary.
- Art inclusions for future live content.

  

    
Miscellaneous: 
- Music will no longer play while streaming a game session or initiating a share video capture. 

  

    
Gameplay:
- Fixed an issue that would trigger a pitcher ejection on a pitch on the inside part of the plate.
- Fixed an issue that would result in the 2nd baseman not immediately being able to throw after catching a ball from the catcher during a steal or rundown attempt. (specific to Button Accuracy)
- Fixed a specific occurrence where the catcher would not attempt to tag a runner crossing home plate.
Miscellaneous:
- Fielders shield icons will now display their correct level in Moments.
- Fixed two Road to the Show freezes that could occur during manager interactions.
- Fixed an issue in Road to the Show that was preventing a Closing Pitcher (at the MLB level) from adding a new pitch.
- Minor UI adjustments.

  

    
Gameplay:
- Minor gameplay tuning on Legend difficulty in Diamond Dynasty: Smaller timing window resulting in some tipped fouls being converted into a swing and miss. This is in addition to the changes made to the timing window in update 1.13.
- Fixed an issue that would result in the catcher not being able to immediately throw the ball after a pitch out. This issue was specific to the Button Accuracy setting within Online Games.

Miscellaneous:
- Updates to MLB stadiums where balls hit to a specific region were not being ruled correctly. Stadiums include: Citi Field, Fenway Park, and Old Miami.
- Minor UI adjustments throughout the game.

  

    
Miscellaneous:

- Fixed an issue that visually altered the Universal Profile icons and XP Reward path within Extra Innings.
- Color corrections made to the logo on the backstop at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

  

    
Miscellaneous:

- Legend difficulty in Diamond Dynasty has a slightly smaller timing window resulting in lesser chance of putting the ball into play.
- Slightly more swing and misses for timing in Diamond Dynasty (does not affect timing window, but converts the most extreme timing fouls into misses) meaning, an occasional "very early" or "very late" swing that barely made contact will now be a miss.
- Sinkers and changeups lose a touch more break when pitched high in the zone.
- Notification settings will now save correctly when entering and exiting different modes.
- Fixed a memory leak that would cause a hard-lock after an extended amount of time spent in Moments. 
- Limited the amount of times a user can throw-cancel when the play is over. 
- Corrected intro audio for the "Sept 14 1990: Father-Son Home Runs" Moment.
- Update to a few MLB stadiums where balls hit to a specific region were not being ruled as a home run.  Stadiums include Kauffman Stadium, Oriole Park, and Fenway Park.
- 2018 World Series Champs pennant added to Fenway Park.
- Graphical adjustments at "Minor League" Bayfront Park and "Classic" Forbes Field.
- Minor UI adjustments.

  

    
Gameplay: 
- Button Accuracy throw meter will now appear as intended on a back-pick following a pitch-out.

Miscellaneous:
- Fixed an exploit where a user could become frozen on the lineup screen, resulting in a disconnect and loss. 
- CPU Substitutions will now be enabled in Spring Training games (user controlled or manager mode style games). 
- User created pitchers in custom rosters will no longer appear incorrectly as two-way players.
- Multi-game Moments can now be reset from the Programs menu.
- Wind Slider will no longer affect Diamond Dynasty - Play With Friends.
- Update to Chase Field where balls hit to a specific region were not being ruled as a home run.
- User Interface adjustments to streamline the "Hold X to Skip" feature.
- Icons and Nameplates will no longer be useable once they are sold from your Inventory.  
- XP will now more accurately display per-inning earnings. 
- Fixed an issue where player-lock pitchers were accumulating too much XP per out.  Particularly exploitable with "Quick Counts" on. XP earned per out has been redistributed across other earnings.
- Identified and fixed an issue where a disconnected controller would not respond once reconnected.
- Fixed various low frequency consumer reported crashes. Thank you for your reports!

  

    
Gameplay: 
- Adjustments made to exit velocities in Diamond Dynasty. High power batters should now see higher average exit velocities.
- Addressed an issue where the Catcher Throw Meter would not display upon initial button press when using Button Accuracy.
- Preloaded throws will now transfer when switching players. 
- Wind speed set to 0 MPH in Battle Royale, Events, and Ranked Seasons.
- Slightly decreased the opacity of the PCI.

Road to the Show:
- Fixed an issue where Ladder Training would skip and not award the user with any Training Points.

Miscellaneous:
- Fixed an issue where users would get stuck in the lineup Screen in Battle Royale which would result in a loss.
- Set Rewards are now being rewarded correctly in the Shelfy Moments.
- Updated several stadiums that were ruling certain hits incorrectly. Stadiums adjusted include Fenway Park, Tropicana Field, Chase Field, Old Miami, and Polo Grounds.
- General UI text and spacing adjustments.

  

    
Gameplay: 
- Minor gameplay tuning. This should slightly increase the line drive success rate. 
- Reduction in error chances for diamond infielders on additional routine type plays. 
- Reduction in error chances for high rated outfielders on routine type fly balls.

Road to the Show:
- Changes and typo corrections to several challenges in RTTS.

Miscellaneous:
- Relief Pitcher and Batter Walk-up on screen displays will no longer stay on screen through the duration of an at-bat. 

  

    
Gameplay: 
- Diamond fielders will no longer make errors on routine ground balls.
- Fixed an issue with player behavior near walls that was preventing fielders from branching to catch animations. 
- Identified and addressed an issue where an incorrect difficulty level was set in player lock Moments.
- Fixed an issue where the catcher would not react to a steal from 3rd to home, if the batter attempted and missed a bunt with the bases loaded.
- Adjustments made to fielder urgency on knee-down throws to 1st.
- The matchmaking window now does not include rating mod, allowing users to control whether they match within the divisions / difficulty windows they prefer. 
- Fixed an issue where middle infielders in an extreme shift were not fielding batted balls they should have. 
- Slightly reduced timing window for hitting, which increases the frequency of strikeouts and late counts.
- Further reduced timing window for pitchers when hitting.
- In Diamond Dynasty games, the guaranteed line drive region is slightly reduced to account for the higher caliber teams in this mode.
- Sac bunts and drag bunts are slightly easier to put into play.
- Moments with multiple game series will now reset correctly after the first failure.
- Players will no longer clip through the stadium walls when attempting to rob a foul ball. 
- Fixed an issue where incorrect XP bonuses were applied to users who quit games online.
- Fixed an issue where program stars where not being awarded when the winning user would exit a game.
- Fixed an issue where the catcher would throw to the pitcher instead of running and tagging the runner himself after a wild pitch. 
- Moments will no longer overwrite User Settings (Hot/cold zones, strike zone, etc...) 

Franchise:
- Fixed a soft lock in Franchise (and MtO) when pinch hitting for the DH, followed by a pinch hitting for the pitcher.
- The "AUTO" switch in the Franchise TRADES menu now works.
- Fixed an issue within Franchise where Player-Lock would deactivate with Critical Situations set to on.
- Fixed a soft lock that would happen after rapidly entering Quick Manage from the Launchpad in Franchise mode.

Road to the Show:
- Dynamic Difficulty now progresses faster during RTTS hitting and relief pitching.
- Fixed an issue where user would not see a failed boss battle notification in RTTS.
- Changes and corrections to several challenges in RTTS.

Miscellaneous:
- Addressed an issue that caused framerate slowdown in certain MLB stadiums.
- Fixed an issue where users would get stuck in the pre-game lineup screen.
- Stats will now track correctly on the Ranked Seasons landing page.
- Corrections made to the Handbook regarding information on Free Agency within Franchise mode.
- Fixed an issue where incorrect player levels were displayed in Challenge of the Week.
- Stance socks will now show when equipped as a visiting team.
- The bat will no longer float in mid-air when certain players hit a no-doubt Home Run.
- Various timing adjustments made in the frontend UI, to prevent soft locks or odd menu behaviors.
- Adjusted various players batting stances and/or pitching deliveries. (Joey Gallo, Cliff Lee)
- Drums from the crowd will now be heard in Progressive Field when runners are in scoring position for the home team.
- Fix to the commentary in regards to home and away bullpens at Great American Ball Park.
- Various other minor bug fixes and adjustments made throughout the game.
- Typos and text sizing adjustments throughout the game.
- You can now page backwards in the Playlist Editor within Sounds of the Show.
- Updated panel players for several teams in the front end UI.
- Changes to Marlins Park: Dugout roof colors, missing collision areas, outfield deck area colors, logo on top of deck area.
- Added correct logos to the backstop at T-Mobile Park.
- Users will no longer see their own XP level when viewing other Universal Profiles.
- Starters and relievers now display their correct position within Play Now Live Rosters.
- Bat Skins unlocked through Conquest rewards are now able to be equipped immediately on your created player/team.
- Missions in the DD panel will now correctly reflect the amount of time remaining.

  

    
Miscellaneous:
- Resolved a crash when a user pulls either of the new headliners from the Headliners Set 2 pack (Eloy Jimenez & Fernando Tatis Jr.).
- Users will now see visual indication of when a collection is completed within the Collection menus.
    
  

    
Gameplay Updates:
- New March to October opening day Roster. All newly initiated March to October campaigns will now use this roster.
- Fixed an issue where users Slider settings were carried over into unintended game modes.

Miscellaneous:
- Attempt number two of adding a 2018 NL East Champion pennant flag to Atlanta SunTrust Park!
- Correction to previous Game Update Notes: Intro videos will NOW play when fast-play is set in March to October.
 
Thank you again for your feedback and detailed reports.
    
  

    
Gameplay Updates:
- Fixed a sequence in March to October that would result in the 7th game of the World Series to be simmed instead of played, nullifying rewards.
- Minor tuning to AI and animations, which includes fixes for missed tags following throw cancels. 
- Fixed a floating bat on specific follow-through animations.
- Road to the Show Dynamic Quest adjustments.
- Adjustments made to Guess Pitch audio feedback. 
- Fixed various consumer reported crashes.  

Miscellaneous:
- Intro videos will not play when fast-play is set in March to October.
- Other various minor bug fixes. 
 
Thank you again for your feedback and detailed reports.
    
  

    
Gameplay Updates:
- Fixed an issue where the wind meter would often point straight to center field in the pause menu.
- Fixed issues with Pure Analog Throwing interface to address throw-canceling problems.
- Adjustments made to fielding animations in regards to players facing-direction and catcher behavior on certain tag efforts.
- Animation adjustments made to the umpires in very specific situations.
- Disabled calling up expanded rosters during spring training for March To October. This is to prevent undesired roster changes in the 25 man roster leading into a new season.
- Updated several MLB stadiums that were ruling certain hits incorrectly. Stadiums adjusted include: Arizona Chase Field, Houston Minute Maid Park, Florida Marlins Park, and Milwaukee Miller Park.
- Added a 2018 NL East Champion pennant flag to Atlanta SunTrust Park.
- Added the MLB 150 year patch to the jerseys of the San Francisco Giants.
- Fixed various consumer reported crashes. This includes the crashes occurring during the "Near Perfection" Moment .
 

Miscellaneous:
- Addressed an issue that resulted in users receiving a loss due to disconnect on the Battle Royale or Ranked Seasons Lineup screen.
- Shortened several menu transitions in the Diamond Dynasty Starting Pitcher and Lineup screens to prevent soft locks and disconnects.
- New York Yankee color pallet updated to reflect accurate colors in Diamond Dynasty.
- Addressed numerous Play-by-Play commentary issues and adjusted the volume and clarity of the Public Announcer audio.
- Corrections made to grammar and spelling errors throughout RTTS and other areas of the game.
- Various minor bug fixes and adjustments, based on consumer feedback. 

Thank you for your feedback and reports.  They are being discussed daily, and truly help and drive the direction of our Game Updates.   
    
  

    
      Live content preparation, gameplay optimizations, and user interface improvements.
    
  

    
      Live content preparation, gameplay optimizations, and user interface improvements.
    
  

    
      Various bug fixes.