Early access for MLB The Show 26 has officially begun for those who have pre-ordered the “Digital Deluxe” version of the game. Every year, a major storyline that loyal fans of the game like to follow is which retired MLB players will be added as playable characters in the Diamond Dynasty game mode. While MLB The Show will heavily promote the new legends being added to the game as a marketing technique, they seldom advertise the retired players who were in previous iterations of MLB The Show, but for whatever reason have been removed from MLB The Show 26.
In this blog, I wanted to go through \ all of the confirmed new “Legend Players” that have been added to the game, as well as every “Legend Player” that was playable in MLB The Show 25, but has been removed from MLB The Show 26.
Removed Legends:
Tony Clark
Preston Wilson
Jordan Zimmerman
Jason Kipnis
Ryan Ludwick
Joe Nathan
Mike Lowell
Jason Bay
Fernando Valenzuela
Tim Raines
Brandon Webb
Reggie Sanders
Prince Fielder
Matt Holliday
It is important to note that these are only the confirmed players who will not be returning, and it is possible that this list is significantly longer in actuality. It has been heavily rumored that Frank Thomas and Rickey Henderson (among others) have been removed from the game since they do not have any Diamond Dynasty cards on launch day.
Added Legends:
Andruw Jones
Albert Pujols
Dustin Pedroia
Grady Nettles
Roy Campanella
Jeremy Burnitz
Felix Hernandez
Phil Rizzuto
Red Schoendienst
Jeff Conine
Dave Roberts
Fred Lynn
Overall, I think the new additions are solid, but a little top-heavy. It’ll certainly be fun to play with Pujols and King Felix for the first time in years, but losing Rickey Henderson and Frank Thomas, among others, definitely stings for loyal fans of this series.
Thank you for reading, and make sure to stay tuned for more MLB The Show 26 content coming soon!