MLB The Show 23: Equipment Guide (2024)

Gear is a huge part of what makes a ballplayer successful. Different pieces of equipment work well for each athlete, making personal fit and customization important. This fact remains true in MLB The Show 23, turning an average player into an all-time great with the right loadout.

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Be warned that the developers are very aware of the different gear makes and an auction house that can get pretty predatory is in place. But responsible gamers who play hard in MLB The Show 23 can earn all of the gear they want within a few weeks with consistent gaming.

Bats

• Bat bonuses: Power, Contact

The best batting stance requires a bat that unleashes the player's best talents at hitting for distance and accuracy.

Batting Gloves

• Batting Glove bonuses: Power, Contact, Batting Clutch, Plate Vision

The greatest catchers today can field and hit. Some batting gloves can bring extra dimensions to their game.

Fielding Gloves

• Fielding Glove bonuses: Fielding, Arm Strength, Arm Accuracy, K/9, H/9, BB/9, HR/9, Stamina, Pitching Clutch

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The best starting pitchers in the rotation will get to choose their focus with a handy fielding glove.

Cleats

• Cleat bonuses: Speed, Stealing, Baserunning Aggressiveness, Reaction, K/9, H/9, BB/9, HR/9, Pitching Clutch, Stamina

Players that bring the heat are often among the top-tier closers in baseball. Their cleats can make their strikeout numbers even higher.

Catcher Masks

• Catcher Mask bonuses: Blocking

This is the first of three pieces that only benefit catchers. Get all of them to join a team in need of a catcher.

Chest Protector

• Chest Protector bonuses: Blocking

This is the second of three pieces that only benefit catchers.

Leg Guards

• Leg Guards bonuses: Blocking

This is the last of three pieces that only benefit catchers.

Elbow Guards

• Elbow Guards bonuses: Discipline, Durability

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Gamers that want to be among the best first basem*n in the game will get more starts by boosting durability with some elbow guards.

Shin Guard

• Shin Guards bonuses: Batting Clutch, Durability

The best second basem*n available stay healthy and come through in the clutch with superior shin guards.

Wrist Guards

• Wrist Guards bonuses: Discipline, Durability

Two rules for the most gifted shortstops are that they make pitches be in the zone and they avoid injury, both of which are enhanced by wrist guards.

Compression Sleeves

• Compression Sleeves bonuses: Durability, Arm Strength, Arm Accuracy

The players who are effective at the hot corner have speed and accuracy on their throws across the diamond, improved by a compression sleeve.

Bat Grips

• Bat Grips bonuses: Contact, Power, Batting Clutch, Plate Vision

Elite left fielders have to hit for both contact and power, a good bat grip with help with each of those areas.

Eyewear

• Eyewear bonuses: Plate Vision, Discipline, Arm Accuracy, Fielding, Reaction

Great center fielders have to play the field and be smart at the plate, so they should all come equipped with the appropriate eyewear.

Socks

• Socks bonuses: Speed, Stealing

Keep in mind that speed matters on defense, especially for outfielders, so socks aren't exclusively for base stealers, though they certainly benefit that kind of player the most.

Ritual

• Ritual bonuses: Fielding, Arm Strength, Durability, Power, Contact, H/9, Speed, Stealing, Batting Clutch, Plate Vision, Discipline, Pitching Clutch, K/9, HR/9, BB/9, Reaction, Arm Accuracy, Bunting, Drag Bunting

Rituals are more diverse than any other item in the game, allowing players to hone in on a specific aspect of the game.

MLB The Show 23 is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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