Mere moments after the final out of a World Series, we’re left to wonder who will take it all the following year.
“Who you got?” is often spewed from our lips before we’ve had to process the ending of the Fall Classic. And while we aren’t sure who that team will be in the end, MLB The Show 23 already has some simulations set for the upcoming season.
The simulation goes beyond the crowned champions too, but we’ll get to those later. For now, the simulation has the Atlanta Braves beating the Houston Astros in four games (out of six).
According to FINN Partners Sports Marketing, the simulated season has Pete Alonso taking home National League MVP honors with Yordan Alvarez following suit for the American League. The Show adds they have both leading their leagues in home runs and RBIs.
Here are the individual categories and awards, along with the estimated numbers for each player, provided to The Comeback on the simulations:
Awards/Stat Leaders:
American League | National League | |||
MVP | Yordan Alvarez | Pete Alonso | ||
Cy Young | Jacob deGrom | Joe Musgrove | ||
Batting Title | Justin Turner | Freddie Freeman | ||
Reliever of the Year | John Schreiber | A.J. Minter | ||
Batting AVG | Justin Turner | .323 | Freddie Freeman | .335 |
Most HR | Yordan Alvarez | 43 | Pete Alonso | 46 |
Most RBI | Yordan Alvarez | 111 | Pete Alonso | 125 |
Stolen Bases | Bubba Thompson | 47 | Trea Turner | 40 |
Most Wins | Kevin Gausman | 20 | Walker Buehler | 19 |
Lowest ERA | Aaron Civale | 2.4 | Miles Mikolas | 2.44 |
Most Strikeouts | Jacob deGrom | 244 | Spencer Strider | 214 |
The simulated standings also were provided for each division with the Toronto Blue Jays having the best record at 108-54:
National League Central
Brewers 88-74
Cardinals 87-75
Reds 79-83
Cubs 74-88
Pirates 62-100
National League East
Braves 103-59
Mets 96-66
Phillies 76-86
Marlins 74-88
Nationals 47-115
National League West
Dodgers 103-59
Padres 90-72
Giants 83-79
Rockies 65-97
Diamondbacks 63-99
American League Central
White Sox 87-75
Twins 82-80
Guardians 80-82
Tigers 73-89
Royals 59-103
American League East
Blue Jays 108-54
Red Sox 98-64
Yankees 84-78
Orioles 77-85
Rays 75-87
American League West
Astros 96-66
Rangers 93-69
Angels 88-74
Mariners 85-77
Athletics 55-107
MLB The Show 23 officially releases on March 28th and will be available across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Five MLB players have received a 99 rating in the game as well.
The game also will feature a new game “Storylines” that will bring the stars of the Negro Leagues to the game for the first time ever.