MLB The Show 25 is the latest installment in the popular series. Part of the challenge of games with a yearly release is making the new game feel different. Updated rosters are great, but fans want to see improvements every year. This year, the game has added weekly challenges and this week’s has some big rewards. In collaboration with Dude Perfect, the game is giving away autographed baseballs for fans who can hit a 200 mph fastball from Paul Skenes.
MLB The Show 25 Challenge of the Week
In one of their latest videos, Tyler Toney of Dude Perfect set out to hit a 200 mph pitch. The famous YouTubers had an engineer build a cannon that would fire a baseball at lightning-fast speeds. Toney’s goal was to hit a 200 mph pitch, and he did it. After plenty of tries, he finally got a piece. Fans will now get to attempt the same challenge, though they won’t have to build a giant cannon in their backyard to do so.
The folks at MLB The Show 25 have put in the Impossible Fastball Challenge of the Week. It runs from April 4 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET to April 11 at 11:59 AM PT / 2:59 AM ET. In the challenge, players will play as Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz and try to hit a ball from a supercharged Paul Skenes. Players have to rack up as many points as they can in three outs. From the videos on the internet, this is no easy feat but the rewards are worth trying for.
Rewards
The top 100 point-getters in the MLB The Show 25 weekly challenge will receive rewards. However, the top three is where you want to try and get to. The top prize is a Paul Skene autographed The Show baseball. The second and third place winners will get an autographed baseball by Elly De La Cruz and Gunnar Henderson, respectively. Here is the full rewards breakdown.
- 1st place: Paul Skenes autographed The Show ball
- 2nd place: Elly De La Cruz autographed The Show ball
- 3rd place: Gunner Henderson autographed The Show ball
- 4th – 10th place: 50,000 Stubs
- 11th – 20th place: 40,000 Stubs
- 21st – 40th place: 30,000 Stubs
- 41st – 100th place: 10 Challenge of the Week Exclusive Packs
Final Thoughts
This is a fun event from MLB The Show 25. Not only are they partnering with one of the most popular YouTube groups, but the challenge is perfectly suited for a video game. While realism is fun at times, video games can be where the craziest situations can happen. Will you be trying to hit the 200 mph fastball?
