MLB The Show 24 from developer San Diego Studio is a little akin to a championship club re-tooling its roster for continued success.
The long-running series that routinely takes the crown of top sports game on the market now enters its fourth year on next-generation consoles.
It's more of a push for future crowns than a victory lap, though, as MLB The Show 24 offers immersion and gameplay enhancements and perhaps more importantly, listens to fan feedback and further becomes a digital encyclopedia of the sport's history.
Like any club, the game still has to come together well in practice, not just on paper.