24 Cover Athlete Reveal
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24 cover athlete being revealed on 1/30. They said Wild Ride. Hmmmmm.
https://x.com/mlbtheshow/status/1750518887748399548?s=61&t=Poi8vdUCqU1eGDLvfrmSrA
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The Twitter announcement:
makes it pretty obvious who it's gonna be:
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Acuna maybe, but no clue about the wild ride part
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I wonder if they’ll have a veteran pitcher on one cover. Dibble?
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@SaveFarris Ugh
Harper in MLB 19
Jazz last year
Acuna this yearWe haven't even had a cover star since 2007
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@Blind_Bleeder Doubtful. The MLB series has never featured a pitcher on the cover (Ohtani is the obvious asterisk, but even then he was never shown pitching on either cover
Very weird since 2k almost always featured pitchers on the cover
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@AfterShockGamer said in 24 Cover Athlete Reveal:
@Blind_Bleeder Doubtful. The MLB series has never featured a pitcher on the cover (Ohtani is the obvious asterisk, but even then he was never shown pitching on either cover
Very weird since 2k almost always featured pitchers on the cover
That's why I'm wondering if maybe this is the year. Chances are it's Albies and JRam (because they had tours of the facility in 23 like Jazz did in 22), but you never know. Or maybe, they'll continue their Captain theme for the alternate cover.
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@AfterShockGamer_XBL Nah. On the cover it shows him pitching and batting but I agree. I wish they’d give a pitcher the cover at some point. How can you have the careers of Kershaw, Verlander and Scherzer and never have be on the cover?
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Although nobody should have an issue if it winds up being Acuna, I am sure there will be a few people arguing that somebody else was more deserving.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in 24 Cover Athlete Reveal:
@AfterShockGamer said in 24 Cover Athlete Reveal:
@Blind_Bleeder Doubtful. The MLB series has never featured a pitcher on the cover (Ohtani is the obvious asterisk, but even then he was never shown pitching on either cover
Very weird since 2k almost always featured pitchers on the cover
That's why I'm wondering if maybe this is the year. Chances are it's Albies and JRam (because they had tours of the facility in 23 like Jazz did in 22), but you never know. Or maybe, they'll continue their Captain theme for the alternate cover.
I had JRam for the exact reason … Never saw the Albies studio tour though … I would like both. If both were there, we got our choice.
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J ram will be next gen cover and Ozzie albies will be old gen cover
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I'm guessing JRAM as well
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I’m hoping a star from the Negro Leagues who played in MLB is the cover for the special edition. Maybe the player who is the reward for finishing the Negro League program in 24. Now, that would be cool.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in 24 Cover Athlete Reveal:
I’m hoping a star from the Negro Leagues who played in MLB is the cover for the special edition.
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Has to be Dodgers Ohtani
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@LuvMyXBOX It should but
- the colors don't match the Dodgers— not a deal breaker but still notable
- He just signed a deal for Konami's game which has strict rules about exclusive cover star rights
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ok were only a few days away from the big cover reveal so I will throw my best guess into the hat. I think Ronnie may be a deep fake, but not too far from home, I will go with Ozzie Albies, with him being the final core collection reward and his involvement with SDS seems like a good fit here. I am not guessing he will be on every cover but IMO makes an appearance.
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Byron Buxton?
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@Dookie-Possum said in 24 Cover Athlete Reveal:
Byron Buxton?
I doubt it. I am a Twins fan, but I'm also realistic. He hasn't done much in the game lately to make him a draw to buy the video game. He's had a difficult time even playing an entire season lately.
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