http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...b-13-the-show/

Available for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita systems, MLB 13 The Show is due to arrive in stores on March 5, 2013, just in time for MLB Spring Training. Which baseball superstar will be on the cover of MLB 13 The Show? For the first time ever, fans will select the cover athlete for this year’s title via a Cover Campaign in early January. Stay tuned — some of the top names in the sport will be announcing their candidacy in the upcoming weeks. This year’s title knows that nothing compares to Postseason baseball. That’s why The Show offers an All-New Playoff Mode, which will include an in-stadium atmosphere that replicates the excitement and tension of October baseball. The experience is unrivalled by anything The Show has ever exhibited. Other new features include a completely new beginner mode and instructional enhancements that make The Show the best pick-up and play baseball experience available. In addition, the improved Play Now mode streamlines gameplay for the option to play faster and simpler games. San Diego Studios has also revamped The Show’s Franchise and Road To The Show modes with expanded options and new gameplay experiences that improve the highest-rated baseball video game on the market. Taking The Show on the road? The PS Vita version of The Show features the same list of upgrades and new features as the PS3 version. As with last year, you can sync your Season, Franchise and Road to the Show saves between platforms to continue the action anywhere. MLB The Show also offers the opportunity to play with friends around the world at no extra cost on PlayStation Network. These are just a few of the enhancements San Diego Studios have made to the 2013 version of The Show. All new features and game modes will be unveiled and detailed throughout the coming months. The Show has been and continues to be the market leading and highest-rated officially licensed baseball title of this console generation (according to Metacritic.com), delivering true-to-life gameplay, authentic franchise and season modes, and incredible detail not found in any other sports game.

http://mlb.mlb.com/covervote/app.jsp

The preliminary candidates for the cover so far includes CC Sabathia, Bryce Harper, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun, and Andrew McCutchen. The email I got about this also mentioned Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Bautista, and Buster Posey as cover athlete candidates.

Wait what? I mean I don't like the Angels but Trout isn't even mentioned yet Harper is there?

Originally Posted by PancakesAreLove Wait what? I mean I don't like the Angels but Trout isn't even mentioned yet Harper is there?

They haven't announced them all yet.

Miguel Bautista?

No Joe Mauer? Lame

I am hoping that Vita version will come with PS3 purchase, but I am not holding my breath.

Lol. Miguel Bautista. Haha.

My first pick would be Harper and then McCutchen, but I have a feeling Posey will get it.

But as always, I cannot WAIT for this game!

http://mlb.mlb.com/covervote/app.jsp

Buster Posey and Miguel Cabrera have been added as candidates.

Edit: Here's the video announcing them as the final candidates:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrAG5CnwOtA

The first trailer for MLB 13:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQNSg0-4ClQ

http://mlb.com/covervote/

The voting is live now with videos for each player, which I'm putting them in order from first to last in voting so far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9bEE8bB5M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGWHa6qhDSo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-Jz0VrYpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFRUuskPUPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDmDDSj3z0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IXxTwA-ZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCustKSBtjQ

Submitting your vote also shows the vote tallies so far:

Andrew McCutchen - 10,330
Miguel Cabrera - 8,982
Matt Kemp - 5,070
C.C. Sabathia - 4,824
Buster Posey - 4,167
Ryan Braun - 2,378
Bryce Harper - 1,582

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/12/pi...r-athlete-vot/

Pirates' Andrew McCutchen wins MLB 13 The Show cover athlete vote

Second place went to New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia, who received just under 90,000 votes, while Detroit Tigers third baseman and triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera got third with 76,000 votes.

Originally Posted by Yanksfan I am hoping that Vita version will come with PS3 purchase, but I am not holding my breath.

If it doesn't I'm not buying either of them. I am on the fence about baseball anyways but if Sony doesn't start including cross buy I am going to stop buying a lot of games.

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While Cross buy is nice, I'm hoping that the game is actually good like the previous ones now that they won't have competition this year.

Originally Posted by PancakesAreLove While Cross buy is nice, I'm hoping that the game is actually good like the previous ones now that they won't have competition this year.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/ml...as-cover-star/

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/ml...as-cover-star/

So they finally reached to an agreement, I thought it actually wouldn't happen.

Are there any preorder deals for this game?

Wow, I assumed Trout wasn't in the mix because some other game had him locked up... But even 2K7 didn't take him? Did I miss something here?

Originally Posted by snowsquirrel wow, i assumed trout wasn't in the mix because some other game had him locked up... But even 2k7 didn't take him? Did i miss something here?

2k7?