With the 2026 MLB season closer than you might think, "MLB The Show 26" announced Monday that the game will not feature a " new cover athlete " this year. That announcement was made in a short statement, which read: "First off, we at San Diego Studios want to thank you, the MLB The Show Community, for your continued support and feedback.

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The Miami Marlins have one of the more intriguing trade candidates in baseball.

The wording of the announcement, particularly the emphasis on “new,” has fueled speculation about whether a former cover athlete could return.

Booser had big problems with the home run (eight in 31 innings) and regressed in the control department in his lone year with the White Sox after being acquired from the Red Sox last winter. He throws in the mid-90s and shows a plus slider, so the Rays might be able to get more from him.

With one of the best farm systems in MLB, it comes as no surprise that the Detroit Tigers place two of their top prospects in the highest tiers of the latest Top 100 prospect rankings of one of the top MLB experts.