Thanks to the small, creative user community for MLB: The Show 20, players are now able to turn the game of professional baseball into a college experience. Since it is not offered by the developer, Sony San Diego, it will take some time to go through the process of customizing each team. However, once the process is complete, you will have the first (unofficial) varsity baseball game from EA. MVP 07: NCAA Baseball.
First of all, it's worth mentioning that you won't have to worry about creating a roster of all the NCAA baseball players. Instead, you'll want to go to the in-game Community Vault and search for a file named "30 Team College Rosters" by a user named "o0oLSUTigerso0o". It should be one of the first to appear, as it is one of the most downloaded files in the game.
After loading the rosters into your game, switch to franchise mode and where you choose teams. Now in this file, each team has a particular set of college players. So you'll want to click on R1, in that menu, to customize each MLB team.
Which MLB teams have players from each school?
Below is the exact list of school players belonging to each MLB team, broken down by division.
AL East
- University of Louisville like the Yankees
- University of Miami like the rays
- Florida State University as the Red Sox
- University of North Carolina like the Orioles
- University of Virginia as Blue Jays
AL Central
- University of Florida as Indians
- L'Université Vanderbilt in as much as Tigers
- University of Georgia as twins
- Texas A&M University as White Sox
- University of Auburn as Royals
- LSU like the Astros
AL West
- Ole Miss as angels
- The University of Arkansas as
- The State of Mississippi as Mariners
- University of Alabama as Rangers
NL East
- University of Michigan as Mets
- Indiana University as Phillies
- Cal State Fullerton in as much as Braves
- Rice University like the Marlins
- Coastal Carolina as Nationals
NL Central
- Texas Tech University as Cardinals
- TCU like the reds
- University of Texas as Pirates
- University of Oklahoma as Brewers
- Baylor University as Cubs
NL West
- UCLA like the Dodgers
- Arizona State University as much as Diamondbacks
- USC as giants
- Stanford University in the Rockies
- Oregon State University as Parents
How to customize each team
After pressing R1 on each team and knowing who they should be, click on the “Create a new custom team” option. From there, you can customize each school as you like, including the uniforms. Using the Logo Vault, you can search and download each school's logo and place them on the jerseys. Once each team is personalized, they'll ask you to save each, and you'll want to use them for any future franchises you create.
After about an hour, you should have the top 30 playable varsity baseball teams in franchise mode. From what we've seen, each player's rating is incredibly detailed and accurate in terms of their performance in real games. It's worth noting that it's likely MLB: The Show 20 will be compatible with PlayStation 5, so you can take that experience to the next generation, at least in theory.
