MLB The Show 25 player ratings – Best overall ratings

Springtime is here and that means, thankfully, that baseball is back once again. And so, too, is MLB The Show with new player ratings.

MLB The Show 25 kicks off this March with updated ratings, new features in Diamond Dynasty, Franchise Mode, and more, but just like in Major League Baseball, it really is all about the players that make the big bucks and put butts in the seats.

San Diego Studio revealed the top players on each team in this year’s game leading up to its release, with the list comprised of some top future Hall of Famers of the game, and plenty of budding superstars who are knocking on the doors of greatness.

Now that the game is out, here’s a look at the top player ratings at each position in MLB The Show 25.

MLB The Show 25 top player ratings by position

Catcher (C)

• William Contreras (Milwaukee Brewers) – 89
• Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 88
• Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles) – 88
• Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners) – 86
• Yainer Diaz (Houston Astros) – 85
• Willson Contreras (St. Louis Cardinals) – 84
• Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals) – 82
• J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies) – 82
• Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals) – 82
• Gabriel Moreno (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 80
• Sean Murphy (Atlanta Braves) – 80
• Ryan Jeffers (Minnesota Twins) – 80

First base (1B)

• Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies) – 95
• Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 90
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays) – 90
• Christian Walker (Houston Astros) – 88
• Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves) – 87
• Pete Alonso (New York Mets) – 85
• Carlos Santana (Cleveland Guardians) – 84
• Jake Burger (Texas Rangers) – 82
• Triston Casas (Boston Red Sox) – 80
• Josh Naylor (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 80
• Yandy Diaz (Tampa Bay Rays) – 80

Second base (2B)

• Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 96
• Jose Altuve (Houston Astros) – 88
• Marcus Semien (Texas Rangers) – 88
• Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees) – 86
• Bryson Stott (Philadelphia Phillies) – 83
• Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays) – 83
• Alex Bregman (Boston Red Sox) – 82
• Andres Gimenez (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
• Nico Hoerner (Chicago Cubs) – 82
• Ozzie Albies (Atlanta Braves) – 81

Third base (3B)

• Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Guardians) – 95
• Manny Machado (San Diego Padres) – 86
• Eugenio Suarez (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 86
• Matt Chapman (San Francisco Giants) – 86
• Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox) – 86
• Royce Lewis (Minnesota Twins) – 85
• Max Muncy (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 85
• Mark Vientos (New York Mets) – 83
• Josh Jung (Texas Rangers) – 82
• Jordan Westburg (Baltimore Orioles) – 82
• Nolan Arenado (St. Louis Cardinals) – 80

Shortstop (SS)

• Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals) – 96
• Francisco Lindor (New York Mets) – 95
• Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 95
• Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles) – 94
• Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati Reds) – 93
• Corey Seager (Texas Rangers) – 92
• Trea Turner (Philadelphia Phillies) – 90
• Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins) – 87
• Dansby Swanson (Chicago Cubs) – 86
• Willy Adames (San Francisco Giants) – 84
• Zach Neto (Los Angeles Angels) – 84

Left Field (LF)

• Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) – 92
• Teoscar Hernandez (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 87
• Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers) – 87
• Anthony Santander (Toronto Blue Jays) – 86
• Jarren Duran (Boston Red Sox) – 86
• Wyatt Langford (Texas Rangers) – 84
• Heliot Ramos (San Francisco Giants) – 82
• Riley Greene (Detroit Tigers) – 82
• Jackson Chourio (Milwaukee Brewers) – 82
• Bryan Reynolds (Pittsburgh Pirates) – 82

Center Field (CF)

• Julio Rodriguez (Seattle Mariners) – 90
• Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) – 87
• Michael Harris II (Atlanta Braves) – 87
• Byron Buxton (Minnesota Twins) – 87
• Cody Bellinger (New York Yankees) – 86
• Brenton Doyle (Colorado Rockies) – 84
• Oneil Cruz (Pittsburgh Pirates) – 83
• Pete Crow-Armstrong (Chicago Cubs) – 82
• Daulton Varsho (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
• Jose Siri (New York Mets) – 81

Right Field (RF)

• Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) – 99
• Juan Soto (New York Mets) – 99
• Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels) – 96
• Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres) – 93
• Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves) – 93
• Kyle Tucker (Chicago Cubs) – 93
• Brent Rooker (Oakland Athletics) – 90
• Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) – 86
• Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 85
• Adolis Garcia (Texas Rangers) – 83

Starting pitcher (SP)

• Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 99
• Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) – 94
• Tarik Skubal (Detroit Tigers) – 94
• Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) – 93
• Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Philies) – 90
• Blake Snell (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 92
• Tyler Glasnow (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 91
• Sonny Gray (St. Louis Cardinals) – 90
• Logan Webb (San Francisco Giants) – 89
• George Kirby (Seattle Mariners) – 89
• Spencer Strider (Atlanta Braves) – 88
• Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) – 88
• Jacob deGrom (Texas Rangers) – 88
• Logan Gilbert (Seattle Mariners) – 88
• Cole Ragans (Kansas City Royals) – 87
• Michael King (San Diego Padres) – 86
• Corbin Burnes (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 86
• Tanner Bibee (Cleveland Guardians) – 86
• Seth Lugo (Kansas City Royals) – 86
• Justin Steele (Chicago Cubs) – 86
• Dylan Cease (San Diego Padres) – 85
• Garret Crochet (Boston Red Sox) – 85
• Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs) – 85
• Framber Valdez (Houston Astros) – 85
• Bryan Woo (Seattle Mariners) – 85
• Max Fried (New York Yankees) – 84
• Zac Gallen (Arizona Diamondbacks) – 84
• Pablo Lopez (Minnesota Twins) – 84
• Kodai Senga (New York Mets) – 83
• Kyle Bradish (Baltimore Orioles) – 83
• Zach Eflin (Baltimore Orioles) – 83
• Kevin Gausman (Toronto Blue Jays) – 83
• Joe Ryan (Minnesota Twins) – 83
• Hunter Greene (Cincinnati Reds) – 83
• Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels) – 83
• Shane McClanahan (Tampa Bay Rays) – 82
• Freddy Peralta (Milwaukee Brewers) – 82

Relief pitcher (RP)

• Cade Smith (Cleveland Guardians) – 88
• Matt Strahm (Philadelphia Phillies) – 84
• Blake Treinen (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 84
• Tanner Scott (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 84
• Griffin Jax (Minnesota Twins) – 83
• Hunter Gaddis (Cleveland Guardians) – 82
• Yimi Garcia (Toronto Blue Jays) – 82
• Jason Adam (San Diego Padres) – 80
• Orion Kerkering (Philadelphia Phillies) – 80
• Lucas Erceg (Kansas City Royals) – 80

Closing pitcher (CP)

• Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians) – 91
• Mason Miller (Oakland Athletics) – 88
• Jeff Hoffman (Toronto Blue Jays) – 86
• Felix Bautista (Baltimore Orioles) – 85
• Ryan Helsley (St. Louis Cardinals) – 85
• Raisel Iglesias (Atlanta Braves) – 85
• Devin Williams (New York Yankees) – 84
• Ryan Walker (San Francisco Giants) – 83
• Brusdar Graterol (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 82
• Andres Munoz (Seattle Mariners) – 82