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As the title suggests, the Boss Challenges that award Perk and Equipment Packages are still not able to be completed even if you successfully get the outcome you chose (Single or better, Double or better, or Hit a Home Run). I'm posting this because for some reason a post from April about this issue got locked out from further replies just because someone supposedly from the game responded that it was being worked on, but clearly hasn't been as it's 3 months later and it's still an issue. The only thing I tend to do is quit the game immediately as soon as possible and try again to hopefully avoid these challenges from popping up. They only tend to pop up if I have runners on both 2nd and 1st in my first AB as the 3 hole batter and the occasional Bases Loaded situation.

I thought it was just me because of hitting streak. Though occasionally I get a dynamic challenge when there runners on first and second (Boss Challenges that award Perk and Packages are still glitched and after instant quitting a few times with that boss challenge, a dynamic challenge takes it's place the next attempt).

Hitting is harder in general this year. This the first year where there is no pattern to where the pitches will go on Beginner or Amateur.

Ever since 22 (the year the MLB Contract forced having DH in place of pitchers hitting in the batting lineup in the NL), 2 way players have had to DH the game immediately before they pitched, they game they pitch and the game immediately after they pitched. The only exception to this rule is if you pitch the final game of a 3 game series and the entire team has the day off before your next game. MLB The Show 21 is the last game where a NL 2 Way player never bat as a DH in the major leagues unless they were pitching against an AL team in a road series. The only downside to being a 2 way player for a NL team in The Show 21 was that you would also be forced to miss games entirely, usually the game immediately before you pitched.

@Slyravaniste_XBL said in RTTS Sliders:

I think the way the pitchers pitch is tied to difficulty. It's in the in-game strategy guide thing how the pitching difficulties work from AA-AAA-MLB. This isn't accurate and from memory, but like 'beginner' is something like only two primary pitches used and 60% strikes or something. Rookie difficulty is where the pitchers start to pitch "realistically," using their entire pitch mix and painting corners/edges and all that.

Actually, Beginner is always the pitchers "Fastball" and no other pitch. Beginner is also the only mode where you're guaranteed to have the pitch always in the Strike Zone.

75 or higher on your stamina is the fix. 79 for good measure.

The only thing I've come across is Two-way Players are the only ones that have to go through the AAA. I've gotten a standard Right Fielder and Starting Pitcher each to The Show Right after AA at the start of May. But never had an issue advancing because I try to build up the tools that boost the player's overall. Also, just noticed in my second season with one of my Pitchers that they no longer do the end of the month evaluation that gives double XP for x amount of games.

I've only had problems winning gold gloves as a 2way player because 1 error knocks you out of the running against Pitchers.

It's all about your reaction on plays you're fielding. The only I've noticed random errors applied to my players is for players that either my catcher or 1st baseman doesn't field because it's supposed to be a "routine" play and settings set to only field difficult/Showtime moments prevent you from fielding routine plays.

When creating your character, choose the 2way option in the middle between position player and pitcher.

@PAinPA_PSN I keep mine at Amateur because it gives me a pattern based on each individual pitcher and their pitches so I can try hit for the gap more often rather than practically crushing it over the fence every time. Or if I'm feeling cheeky, I can start the game off with a 9 pitch walk.

@pougherade_MLBTS my average is about 92-93, but I've hit as high as 96 with my sinker.

@Formosan21_PSN Bullpen sessions primarily, though you gain very minimal xp increases in game for pitches that don't show a + to Velo after a swing and miss.

Whether it's a glitch or a designed progression cap, one thing I've noticed when it comes to getting to the next point for something like Velocity is getting it to the edge of leveling up (either by finishing a game just ahead of an open training day with only a sliver of xp needed to bump up, or hitting a training session that leaves it just as close just before your next game on the mound) and doing a training session or playing your next game on the mound will level it up. I'm into May of 2027 with my SP/RF Two-way player and have her 4SFB Velocity at 46 doing just what I described.

I had the same thing happen with specific addidas cleats, but there's one of them that you can switch to to have your colors. The Adizero Electric+ and Adizero Impact Crystals are the 2 that will retain their base color, no matter what you do. The Adizero Impact Warp Speed cleats will adjust to your chosen colors.

This has been part of every sports titles coding for as long as I can remember. Homeruns, RBIs, Hit Streak and Stolen Bases will all stop getting tallied at 255 and restart the count the second game after the cap was hit. Had this happen to me on my hit streak when I reached the 136th game of the 2025 season (played 119 games in 2024 as a Rookie 2way Starting Pitcher). I'm currently in late April of 2027 with my hit streak back over 200 and expecting it to reset in June. Even noticed that though stats like RBIs and Runs will show in the statistics page and league leaders page of the league tab as what you have actually achieved but under the career stats tab of your Players Card and the Stats/Awards tab in the edit player they show as reseting.

@Vyc_Darkshadow_NSW said in 255 HR limit:

Sounds like your settings are too low. Try adjusting them higher, then you won't have that problem anymore.

It's not a settings option. It's software issue that exists in all sports games. Any individual season statistic that would not normally come close to 255 will stop count after it and reset. I hit a 255 game hitting streak, next game had at least 3 hits and no mention of the hitting streak continuing. Current hit streak is around 209. I should be at around 465 and counting. In the 2026 season I had 511 RBIs and scored 326 runs with 169 home runs. All those stats looked correct (All show to be the current MLB single season records) until I went to the Stats/Awards tab right below where you can edit your players looks and info, where it shows 79 RBIs and 40 Runs for the 2026 season.

I've noticed on some extremely close plays (trying to stretch a single into a double, double into a triple, turn a shorter flyball into a sacfly, or stealing 2nd or 3rd) that I'll either never hear the ump call me out or actually hear the ump call me safe on the play but because the announcers say I was out the play ends, but I get the result on the scorecard/scoreboard and even get the speed boost accordingly while taking the double negative hit to baserunning aggressiveness. Has anyone else noticed this?

Yeah, I don't know but if I had to guess, a loadout set that might be more intended for a speedy baserunner might get it through the perk rewards system only as it tends to pull up skill set tasks and rewards screen when you click on the slot. I'm going to try a speed build on my next character to see if that skill set gets it as a reward in the item packs.

Currently in June of my 3rd season with my female 2 Way player (Reds 2026). 2B Mia Lewis got called up late June of 2025 only to get sent back down after Spring Training. In my first 2 seasons: 2× Home Run Derby Champion, 2× NL All-Star, NL Rookie of the Year, 2× NL MVP, 2× NL Cy Young, 2× NL Batting Title, 2× NL Home Run Champion, 2× NL Strikeout Champion, 0 NL GG (competing against Pitchers leaves 0 room for a fielding error), 0 NL Silver Slugger (can't seem to make the DH list no matter how well I out play Shohei Ohtani), 2× Post-season MVP and 2× WS MVP. After my Rookie season, I've only heard from my agent in May and August of 2025 and May of 2026. All 3 times have been practically the same check in conversation that usually starts by informing of my status as Strikeout leader and goes to the normal 2 way player questions. 2025 had our worst pre-season projection of finishing 3rd in the NL Central, yet we had the best pre-season FA signings by picking up Juan Soto to play RF when I'm assigned as the DH.