MLB The Show 24: PS4 and PS5 Platinum Guide

PS4 / PS5

Most of the MLB The Show 24 platinum can be earned in Exhibition. Alternate short games for the 24-game total with attempts built around a particular pitcher, runner or situation. A Maddux and a bases-loaded strikeout escape demand different approaches. Give them separate games so a failed attempt cannot spoil both.

A route for all 26 base-game trophies. The native PS4 and PS5 lists are separate and have the same gameplay objectives.

Required difficulty: No difficulty setting is mandated by the trophies.
Online: No trophy requires online opponents or Diamond Dynasty.
Missables: No permanent missables: recreate the situation in a new game.

Count games you actually play

Set games to at least three innings and play them to the final result. Set aside Moments, simulated games and games entered mid-situation: they do not count for Living On the Field. Reserve a nine-inning game for the Maddux and use short games for the rest. Fold substitutions, fielding and baserunning into those games instead of playing 24 identical exhibitions.

Finish 24 qualifying games, including your full-length Maddux attempt.

Manage your pitch count for a Maddux

Choose a starter with good command and stamina. Attack the zone on the first pitch and look for weak contact: chasing every strikeout uses up your margin. Check the pitch count after each inning. The trophy requires a win in a full nine-inning game with one pitcher and fewer than 100 pitches. Bringing in a reliever ends the attempt.

Keep the same pitcher and win with no more than 99 pitches.

Set up the bases-loaded escape

In a separate game, you can issue three intentional walks at the start of an inning to load the bases with nobody out. From there, strike out three in a row without allowing a run. Mix pitches in the zone with chase pitches once ahead in the count. If contact or a run breaks the sequence, set it up again. Kitchen Sink is a separate challenge that needs four different pitch types in one at-bat.

Load the bases with no outs, then strike out three batters.

Build an inning around one runner

Get a fast hitter onto first and steal second and third with that same runner. Bring them home in that inning, including by driving them in with a teammate. Keep a separate note for 40/40 Watch?: the home run and steal must come from the same player in one game, but they are a different objective from Red Hot Baserunning.

Track the player who stole the bases before trying to drive them in.

Set up finishes and substitutions

In a short game, use two bench players for Open the Tool Box and try to drive in a run with a pinch hitter for Celebrity Shot. Set up a separate one-out save: protect a narrow lead, bring in the closer with two outs in the final inning and finish the game. For the walk-off, play at home and look for the winning home run in the final batting half-inning.

Use different games for the save and the walk-off.

Trophies to watch

Living On the Field

Play and finish 24 games of at least 3 innings within any mode.

(Excludes moments, simulated gameplay, joining game moments in progress.)

Play complete qualifying games of at least three innings. Moments do not count.

Maddux

Using a single pitcher, win a complete game in under 100 pitches in a full 9-inning game.

(Excludes moments, simulated gameplay, joining game moments in progress.)

Pick a starter with good control and induce weak contact to save pitches.

Good Grelief

With the bases loaded and nobody out, strike out three in a row without a run scoring to end the inning.

(Excludes simulated gameplay.)

Load the bases with no outs and get three straight strikeouts without conceding.

Red Hot Baserunning

In a single inning steal second, third, and score with the same player.

Steal second and third with one runner and score with them before the third out.

40/40 Watch?

Hit a home run and steal a base with the same player in one game.

(Excludes moments, simulated gameplay, joining game moments in progress.)

Record the home run and steal with the same player in one game.

Frequently asked questions

Can I count the 24 games in Moments?

No. Start complete games of at least three innings. The requirement excludes Moments, simulations and entering games in progress.

Do I need PS Plus or card packs?

No. The base list asks for on-field actions you can earn locally. There is no mandatory Diamond Dynasty collection.

Does the route apply to both consoles?

Yes. Some archived descriptions differ in capitalisation or spacing, but the objectives match. Check progress on the native list you are playing.

Sources

Trophy lists

Buying the game

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