With a phenomenal season in 2021, Shohei Ohtani has been announced as MLB The Show 22 cover athlete for the title set to release on April 5! Check out details on Ohtani’s cover art below, as well as more details on MLB The Show 22 before its launch date.

First up is the reveal trailer for the cover athlete of MLB The Show 2022.

Shohei Ohtani’s 2021 season was one for the ages. Hitting 46 home runs, 100 RBI’s, and stealing 26 bases while also having a 9-2 record on the mound with a 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts. It has been said, “The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” Ohtani might seem like an overnight success here in the US but he’s been climbing the impossible mountain since his teenage years attending Hanamaki Higashi High School in Japan.

After having one of the greatest seasons in the history of Major League Baseball, Shohei Ohtani was really the only obvious choice to grace the cover of MLB The Show 22.

Besides the reveal trailer for the cover athlete, the release date for MLB The Show 22 was also announced! The game launches on April 5th, 2022. The Standard Edition on last gen consoles is $59.99 USD/$79.99 CAD. The Standard Edition on current gen consoles is $69.99 USD/$89.99 CAD. For Nintendo Switch, the Standard Edition is $59.99 USD/$79.99 CAD.

Cross-Platform Play, Cross Saves and Cross Progression also expand to the Nintendo Switch version of the game, so you can easily play on the go without having to create a brand-new save. Read the full details on MLB The Show 22 via the official blog.

Source: PlayStation Blog