This might be a little too much of a Yankees-centric idea for some but Jeter’s enduring popularity is undeniable.
Judge could be the standard cover athlete while Jeter graces the special edition cover. One interesting possibility - if the The Show were to go all-in on Judge as the face of this year’s game - is to pair him with Derek Jeter. No player has made the cover twice, but again, if anyone is worthy of breaking this record, it’s Aaron Judge. It doesn’t take much convincing to prove Judge’s worthiness as a cover athlete, but aside from not being a younger star, he was already on the 2018 cover. So it’s no surprise that informal online polls, such as one done by the MLB on Fox Twitter account, show Rodriguez as the clear cover star favorite. While most projections anticipate a 2023 performance that is slightly less impressive than last year’s, it’s only because Rodriguez has set the bar so incredibly high for himself. Rodriguez fits the mold of the last five cover athletes and is thus a heavily-favored frontrunner to grace the game’s cover this year. In 2022, there were a whopping one million additional home game tickets sold than in 2021. His remarkable freshman season drove up attendance and merchandise sales for the Mariners. It’s hard to imagine a better rookie season than Rodriguez’s in 2022 and the combination of his talent and long-term commitment to Seattle bodes well for the franchise’s future. Based on the strength of this performance, he signed a 14-year extension with the Mariners for around $400 million. He finished the season with a 6.2 WAR and. He was the American League Rookie of the Year and an All-Star. Seattle Mariners sensation Julio Rodriguez played his first season in the majors last year with stunning results. Perhaps we’ll see two different cover athletes this time around? If so, there may be one especially strong duo to consider, one that ties baseball past and present together. The Show 22 went a different route, selecting Shohei Ohtani for both the regular and special edition covers. The first, The Show 21, featured Jackie Robinson, which seemed like a sensible decision given the sociopolitical climate at the time.
There is also the wild card of the special edition covers, which have only existed for the past two years. So while it’s obviously more likely that we see a younger player selected, the possibility of a veteran can’t be totally discounted, especially considering the historical circumstances surrounding the 2022 season of one vet in particular. Every subsequent release since then has seen the cover feature a star of today, someone expected to rock the league in the coming seasons. Griffey had been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame the previous year but hadn’t played the game for at least seven years. on the cover of The Show 17 seemed like a classy decision but also a bit of a strange one.
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