The sports genre has come a long way since it started with pixelated recreations of tennis and baseball. From MLB The Show to Madden NFL, sports games have become simulation experiences that give gamers the next best thing to taking the field themselves. One of the genre's longest traditions is deciding who will be the cover athlete of each yearly installment, and for MLB The Show 24 that announcement is drawing closer and closer. The 2024 season is only a couple of months away, and that should mean MLB The Show 24 isn't far behind.