MLB The Show 22: How to complete the Cover Athletes Program

San Diego Studios (SDS) included some 88 OVR Cover Athletes cards in Diamond Dynasty when MLB The Show 22 was first released. These are Flashback and Legend cards of former and present MLB players who have appeared on the cover of an MLB The Show game before. Originally, a Cover Athletes option pack was only available to players who pre-ordered either the MVP or Deluxe Edition of MLB The Show 22. On April 21, SDS published a unique Cover Athletes program, which changed that. The program's last reward is a Choice Pack, which allows MLB The Show players to select one of the game's Cover Athlete cards and continue their quest for the 96 OVR Joe Mauer.

You will need 90 points to complete this program completely. The following are the benefits that can be achieved as a result of participating in this program:

• 10 Points – 500 Stubs
• 20 Points – MLB The Show 22 pack
• 30 Points – 500 Stubs
• 40 Points – MLB The Show 22 pack
• 50 Points – MLB The Show 22 pack (x3)
• 60 Points – 1,000 Stubs
• 70 Points – Headliners Set 1 Pack
• 80 Points – MLB The Show 22 pack (x5)
• 90 Points – MLB The Show Cover Athletes Choice Pack and 1,000 Stubs

To reach the 90-point milestone in the most efficient manner, try the following:

• Finish the 13 Moments (39 pts.)
• Fill in the blanks in the Cover Athletes Showdown (25 pts.)
• Complete nine (27 points) of the eleven Parallel PXP missions (total of 33 points):
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Live Series or Cover Athlete Josh Donaldson (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Fernando Tatis Jr., the Cover Athlete (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Cover Athlete Andrew McCutchen (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Live Series or Cover Athlete Aaron Judge (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest using Live Series or Cover Athlete Javier Baez (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Cover Athlete Bryce Harper (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Cover Athlete Miguel Cabrera (3 pts.)
• Tally 500 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Cover Athlete Shohei Ohtani (3 pts.)
• Earn 1,000 PXP in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Twins players (3 pts.)
• In Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest, get 1,000 PXP with Red Sox players (3 pts.)
• Earn 1,000 PXP by participating in Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, or Conquest with Mariners players (3 pts.)

Check out our guide to the greatest players from the choice pack for stats on all of the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete cards. After you've completed the Moments and Showdowns, travel to Conquests, where you'll find Live Series versions of the cover sportsmen, as well as Twins, Red Sox, and Mariners players. You'll be able to grind rapidly — especially if the games are set to a low difficulty — and earn some quick PXP Points this way.