With Spring Training right around the corner, baseball fans who just so happen to be gamers are counting down till MLB The Show 20 launches in March. Of course, Chicago Cubs standout Javier Baez will dawn the cover, making it an even sweeter pick-up.
On July 1, 1997 (in a galaxy far, far away), MLB ’98 launched on the first PlayStation with New York Yankees outfielder Bernie Williams on the cover. It was a video game I remember playing in front of my grandfather who would casually watch as he enjoyed a game or two of solitaire on the computer.