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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.

@MacksHeadroom_XBL said in Pitch attributes not progressing is being worked on.:

My attributes went past 37 and are now stuck at 39.

It's a little tricky, but basically you got to finish the game before your next available training day very close to the next point and use a bullpen or fielding session (any that boost Velocity) to actually get the next point. As a Two-way player, trying to rely on a bench press workout is impossible since I've only seen it boost hitting power, but a regular Pitcher should be able to use that option.

@antler242019_PSN said in Why are the two way player issues ignored?:

I don’t understand why there has been no effort to fix the two way player problems. I have seen it multiple times in this thread alone. I love being a two way player, but there is no chance of being a 99 overall.

And you don’t qualify for silver slugger or Hank Aaron awards even if your hitting is the best in the league. They fixed it so you can be in the home run derby but that has been it.

The combine is still broken for two way players too. No way to be drafted higher than the 5th round because performance grade is capped at B in the last two games of the combine. I don’t understand why these issues can’t be fixed.

You definitely can't get above B in game 2 of the combine, but game 3 can be an A. It's harder to get an A on games 1 and 3 if you're secondary position is in the outfield, but any of the infield positions should be easier because of the higher amount of defensive plays you'll be a part of. As a SP/RF Two-way player, I managed an A in game 3 because of robbing a pair of home runs on top of perfect at the plate.

While I didn't get a Silver Slugger (they don't seem to attach you to the DH spot for some reason and you can't win for your secondary position), I did win the Hank Aaron award as well as the other hitting related awards after my first season (1 fielding error cost me my Gold Glove SP award).

@UrMomLieksMudkip_PSN said in Do training drill stop being offered in AAA?:

Topic. Just got promoted to AAA, and those training drills that used to come up before the first game in every series don't seem to be happening anymore. They were kinda a nice way to get a quick boost, and I like the idea of my character hitting the weights to get stronger.

Yes, but because the call up to AAA happens 1 game into a new 6 game series, you won't get it until after your first full 6 game series. I almost wonder if it's a glitch, because in the previous years you only had to play 3 games to reset the available training session.

@Thexboxgamer13_XBL said in 97 OVR isn’t getting called up after 12 seasons:

I’m extremely confused because I’ve been playing RTTS character for months now i’ve built up all of my characters skill sets, attributes, and I’ve had legendary seasons hitting 50 home runs and an average over .400 to have an 97 OVR player. For this year’s game, I wanted to play as the female option which I really enjoyed for the story it developed until i began to notice a pattern.

I couldn’t get called up or advance unless Mia Lewis did it first. Which wasn’t an issue in my experience until she eventually made the MLB & i was still stuck in AAA. It didn’t matter how many Spring Trainings or seasons I played without skipping at the end of it I would get told “You have been option to AAA”. I began simulating seasons to see if maybe it was Mia Lewis that was affecting my chances, but I still was being optioned to AAA. I attempted switching teams which didn’t help and they did the exact same thing. And consistently when i check the position ranking, I’m at the top!

Now my character is 33 years old, has been playing for 12 seasons & has not been called up at all? Meanwhile Mia Lewis has already played in three All-Star Games and is on her 6th season in the MLB!

Is this a glitch for the Female Character RTTS player ? I’m really tired of playing in AAA and the minors in general PLEASE any help would be appreciated

What's your position and teams? This can often affect your call up time. I've created 4 Female players: Catcher, Starting Pitcher, First Base, and Two-way Starting Pitcher/Right Fielder. The Catcher and First Base both got the call for The Show on June 1st (AAA on May 1st), the Starting Pitcher got the call up July 1st (AAA June 1st) and the Two-way player got the call up on May 15th (AAA May 1st). All of them for the Cincinnati Reds. My Starting Pitcher is the furthest along (May of 2025) and still pitching for the Reds. You have no negotiating power above trying to get a little higher pay per year in your first 6 seasons (I tried avoiding the contract with the "Minors" send down option, you can't). I have yet to have any player sent back down to the Minors after my first season (I've been playing since 21). Of course, I usually aim to put up record numbers without going too high as to force a stat reset.

FYI: Player overall rating and attribute levels have little to no impact in my experience. In my experience with MLB The Show, in game performance has the most impact. How often are you in the top 4 notable performances of the game for your team? How often are you listed at the #1 spot? Stuff like this will have a greater impact than being 97 overall.

And when I can manage the same timeline of call ups (not sure about the mid-May call up to The Show) using nothing but bronze level cards (Skill Set & Perks) and Silver equipment (lowest level), that tells me it's less the attributes and more about performance. The previous 3 games had an identical call up pattern for all players of after theAll-Star game to the AAA and beginning of August to The Show (2021 was nearly mid August due to how far back they pushed the start of the season). This is the first year where your position affects how soon it actually is, but it appears they all get called up to The Show before the All-Star Game. I've been playing since 21 and this has been what I have seen in game.

@UrMomLieksMudkip_PSN triangle ️ is bunt, ️ is power, is contact and X is normal. I've only been playing since 2021, but most of the controls are practically the same as EA MVP Baseball from the 2000s.

@PriorFir4383355_XBL attributes are not the primary determining factor. And if overall quality of the Reds Rotation was a determining factor, neither of my pitchers should have had to play a day in the Minors. My standard starting pitcher had better pitching attributes and a higher overall rating than my Two-wayPlayer, threw nothing but perfect games with 20+ strikeouts in each game in April and May and didn't get the call up to AAA until June. But position players get called up at the start of each month and the Two-way player didn't even have to put in a full month in the AAA. My guess is it's primarily based on performance and how it impacts the team overall. So someone that's only playing 5 to 6 games a month won't progress as fast as someone playing every game.