Major League Baseball (1980)
Developed at APh during 1979, Major League Baseball came out in 1980 and went on to become the best selling Intellivision cartridge, with 1,085,700 shipped as of June 4, 1983. After Mattel Electronics went out of business, INTV Corp. dropped the name "Major League" and ultimated changed the name of the cartridge to "Big League Baseball" rather than pay to renew the Major League Baseball trademark license. The crowd roars as the nine man home team sprints out onto the field. Then you and your opponent use all the tricks in the book to score the winning run. You control all the action -- balls and strikes, hit and run, double plays and stolen bases. And it's not over until the last out of the ninth inning!
  
Major League Baseball (1988)
Major League Baseball was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is notable for being the one of the first video games licensed by Major League Baseball, although it was not endorsed by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Without the backing of the Players Association, the game could not use the actual names of the players, although it was able to use their numbers, thus accurately portraying the contemporary teams and their rosters. In doing so, it became the first baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System to carry official Major League Baseball licensing and lineups. Published by LJN.
Major League Baseball
2K Sports Major League Baseball series is a series of Major League Baseball video games, developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Games. The series was created in 2004 after Visual Concepts teamed up with ESPN. The first edition of the series was released on the Xbox and PlayStation 2. The first game, ESPN Major League Baseball had the ESPN license. Visual Concepts called the series World Series Baseball in years prior to 2004 for the Dreamcast.
ESPN Major League Baseball 2K4 (2004) - Jason Giambi on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K5 (2005) - Derek Jeter on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K5 World Series Edition (2005)
Major League Baseball 2K6 (2006) - Derek Jeter on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K7 (2007) - Derek Jeter on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K8 (2008) - Jose Reyes on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K9 (2009) - Tim Lincecum on cover.
Major League Baseball 2K10 (2010) - Evan Longoria on cover.
   
   
Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars (2008)
Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars has many special features: Get special "power ups" to complete incredible play performances. Force your opponents to chase after the "chicken ball" that runs away from fielders once it's on the ground, or confuse them with a "crazy ball" that takes an unpredictable flight path. Pitchers can throw a "super splitter" that splits the ball into two pieces or a "fireball" that screams at rocket speeds while engulfed in flames. Fielders can join in the power up fun with the "brick wall" that causes a wall to instantly rise out of the ground to stop the ball in its tracks or the "super jump" that allows them to jump incredibly high toward the ball in flight. Jose Reyes is on the cover of this Nintendo DS game from 2K Sports.
The Majors Pro Baseball (1992)
The Majors Pro Baseball is a baseball video game for Sega Game Gear. It features battery-based save and a Major League Baseball Players Association license. The teams themselves are not licensed and are only listed by city name. This is probably the best baseball game on the Game Gear and it is one of the first ones to come out on the portable system.
Mario Baseball Series
Baseball (1989), Mario Superstar Baseball (1995), Mario Super Sluggers (2008)
Baseball was released in 1989 by Ninetendo for the Game Boy. This is believed to be the first Mario baseball game. Mario returned to the baseball diamond in 1995 as Mario Superstar Baseball delivers terrific arcade sports gaming, combined with classic Mario game action. All the challenges of the popular sport combined with the weird, wacky fun of Mario's world come together, for laughs and thrills. In 2008, Mario returned to battle is nemesis, Bowser, who has his eyes set on Baseball Kingdom, a tiny island devoted entirely to baseball. Mario and his crew must gather a team made up of characters from all over the Mario universe to battle Bowser and send him packing!
  
MicroLeague Baseball (1984 & 1989, 1992)
Microleague established itself as one of the primary publishers of sports simulation games, and were licensed. The real-life teams and players are included, as well as classic teams from the past - lots of data disks where released featuring additional lineups. Each play is graphically shown, with a running commentary detailing how it unfolds. Published by MicroLeague Multimedia.
  
Microsoft Baseball
Microsoft Baseball used the Baseball Mogul engine, which required players to act as general manager of an MLB franchise, forcing players to deal with realistic payroll constraints and city-related issues along the way. Choose your team and set out through the entirety of the regular season trying to earn a shot at a World Series ring. All of the big league clubs and players are here, as are the real stadiums, uniforms, and logos of each professional franchise. Create custom players, play GM and execute a few trades, or let the computer handle the strategy so you can concentrate on your home run swing.
Microsoft Baseball 3D (1998)
Microsoft Baseball 2000 (1999) - Al Leiter on cover.
Microsoft Baseball (2001) - Nomar Gargiaparra on cover.
  
Mike Piazza's Strike Zone (1998)
Mike Piazza's Strike Zone was licensed by MLB and was released for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Devil's Thumb Entertainment by GT Interactive. While being endorsed by Mike Piazza, Strike Zone represents all MLB players. The game offers standard baseball game play with all 30 official stadiums, a choice of leagues to play for, but also offers the player the option to design their own team and league, from the logo, and uniforms all the way up to player abilities and appearance. The player can play a single game, season of 15, 81, or 162 games, the World Series game, All-Star Game, or compete in a Home Run Derby.
MLB
MLB is a Major League Baseball game for the PlayStation and is by 989 Sports. MLB features all the usual standards that belong in the dug-out: stat tracking, trade options, and our personal favorite, editing players. Many of the star players have signature stances and pitching wind-ups. In addition to that, while at the plate, the in-fielders will kick dirt away and hit their gloves. The color commentary for the game is from Dave Campbell and the play by play announcer is Vin Scully. After a nine-year run, the series was followed up with the new game series, "MLB: The Show." MLB 98 (1997) - Bernie Williams on cover.
MLB 99 (1998) - Cal Ripken on cover.
MLB 2000 (1999) - Mo Vaughn on cover.
MLB 2001 (2000) - Chipper Jones on cover.
MLB 2002 (2001) - Andruw Jones on cover.
MLB 2003 (2002) - Barry Bonds on cover.
MLB 2004 (2003) - Shawn Green on cover.
MLB 2005 (2004) - Eric Chavez on cover.
MLB 2006 (2005) - Vladimir Guerrero on cover.
    
   
MLB.com Playball (2006)
MLB.com Playball is an exciting match 3 game with a baseball twist. Play over 80 challenging baseball themed game boards, where you choose your favorite team and view special photos as you progress. In this unique new take on the classic-style matching game, you must rearrange baseball icons into sets, all the while scoring singles, doubles, triples, and home runs, with later levels having challenging throw back and target icons. Progress through over 80 addictive game boards. Published by mlb.com.
MLB.com Shuffle (2006 & 2007)
MLB.com Shuffle combines the excitement of opening a new pack of trading cards with the strategy of a revved up fantasy baseball draft and the random luck of a Hold and Draw card game as you try to field the best lineup of Major League Baseball players. The goal of the game is to score the most points and there are numerous paths you can take to reach that goal. There are times when you will want to add the best players available at each position. At other times it will be advantageous to go with the cards that are dealt, especially when players from the same team show up and trigger one of the bonuses. The continuous juggling of which players to add or keep in your lineup is what makes the game uniquely compelling experience with its simple, yet deeply addictive gameplay.
MLB Front Office Manager (2009)
MLB Front Office Manager from 2K Sports gives baseball fans the chance to experience their dream job. Take the reins of your favorite Major League team and build a championship roster. Make trades, sign free agents, draft prospects and manage games all the way from Spring Training through the Playoffs. Available for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 and Games for Windows. MLB Front Office Manager is the only MLB licensed game to give fans total control of an MLB franchise.
MLB Pennant Race (1996)
MLB Pennant Race features the MLB license with all 28 teams at the time as well as 700 different players. It has a simulation mode where the real rules apply and an arcade mode for players who are less into serious baseball. It also contains quick play, season and home run derby as well as the option to play playoff games or to go straight to the World Series. Commentary is done by Jerry Coleman. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment America.
MLB Power Pros
MLB Power Pros from 2K Sports is a different take on the MLB license. While the player has the ability to play as authentic players on actual MLB teams, the players are represented by anime characters, with large heads, feet and hands with no arms and legs. The game has been a mainstay in Japan for the last 15 years. A neat feature is the story based mode where the player can create their own character and play up to 20 years, doing activities such as earning the right to move from the minors to the majors, landing big contracts, as well as buying houses and cars, make friends on and off the field, as well as start hobbies and make donations to charities to draw attention to the player.
MLB Power Pros (2007) - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Alex Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero, Iván Rodríguez, Ryan Howard and Ichiro Suzuki on cover.
BLB Power Pros 2008 (2008)
 
MLB: The Show
MLB The Show, produced by Sony Studios, is a baseball video game for PlayStation 2 and PSP and is the sequel to the "MLB" series that began in 1998. Since it is the only first-party MLB-licensed video game for the 2006 season, it drew attention to the brand and franchise. The Show features a career mode in which you create a player and go through a career by completing various obstacles. The game does not feature any MLB player who is not a member of the Major League Baseball Players Association. However, there are some fictional players in the game that are similar to these missing players, most notably Reggie Stocker for Barry Bonds.
MLB 06: The Show (2006) - David Ortiz on cover.
MLB 07: The Show (2007) - David Wright on cover.
MLB 08: The Show (2008) - Ryan Howard on cover.
MLB 09: The Show (2009) - Dustin Pedroia on cover.
   
MLB Slam! (2003)
MLB Slam!, the first baseball title for the N-Gage game deck from THQ Wireless features five game modes, two-player wireless BlueTooth multiplayer, and the complete roster of MLB teams and player stats. Single player modes include Quick Match, Spring Training, Full Season, Post Season and Homerun Derby. Full Season mode allows player to participate in a 162 game season, complete with inter-league games and a post season.
MLB Slugfest
MLB Slugfest is a series of baseball games developed by Sports Mogul, Gratuitous Games and Midway Games, and released by Midway Games for major console systems such as Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. The game bills itself as a more "street" style baseball game, including more mature / aggressive themes, the ability to attack other players, and urban-styled in-game commentary. MLB Slugfest 20-03 (2002) - Alex Rodriguez on cover.
MLB Slugfest 20-04 (2003) - Jim Edmonds on cover.
MLB Slugfest: Loaded (2004) - Sammy Sosa on cover.
MLB Slugfest 2006 (2005) - Jason Giambo, Pedro Martinez, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Dontrelle Willis and Vladimir Guerrero on cover.
   
MLB Stickball (2008)
2K Sports' MLB Stickball is for the Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360. Gamers can buy and collect packs of Topps "Big Head" Major League Baseball cards. Each time a pack is opened, those players are unlocked and added to each Major League team to play. There are custom rules for each city, just like the rules kids create when they play in their own neighborhoods. In addition to scoring runs in the stickball game itself, there are objects scattered throughout each environment that serve as targets or hazards for the batter. Smack the ball off the fire hydrant and get it to spray water into the street and your team will be richly rewarded; break a window, though, and you're out.
MLB Superstars (2009)
Welcome to the zaniest ballpark ever! Choose from a variety of multiplayer mini-games to play with your favorite pros and challenge each other to baseball’s wacky versions of golf, bocce, piñata, and other original games. From 2K Sports.
MLBPA Baseball (1992, 1994, 1995)
The strategy of baseball is merged with a fast-paced arcade game in MLBPA Baseball from Electronic Arts. Details designed to appeal to the die-hard fan include: real players with statistics, a full 162 game season mode, stadium music, animated scoreboards, defensive alignments, cut-off plays, run-downs, and even the double switch. Features meant to appeal to the casual fan include: large colorful arcade graphics; one stadium with animated crowds, a simplified pitching interface allowing players to steer the ball, and a batting interface that relies on timing instead of aiming cursors.
  
MVP Baseball
MVP Baseball is EA Sports' replacement for the aged Triple Play series. This title includes a Homerun Showdown and Franchise mode as well as the usual exhibition games. Many custom batting and pitching animations as well as vendors hawking hot-dogs and hecklers shouting player and team specific heckles are included. The game features full Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and Major League Baseball Players Association licenses. The announcers are Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, real life announcers for the San Francisco Giants.
MVP Baseball 2003 (2003) - Randy Johnson on cover.
MVP Baseball 2004 (2004) - Albert Pujols on cover.
MVP Baseball 2005 (2005) - Manny Ramirez on cover.
  
MVP NCAA Baseball
MVP NCAA Baseball is developed by Electronic Arts and replaced "MVP Baseball" because of Electronic Arts' loss of the Major League Baseball license to Take Two Interactive. Therefore, the publishers decided to transition the MVP series to feature NCAA baseball. While MVP NCAA offers several large changes to gameplay in batting and fielding to reflect the switch to the collegiate game (aluminum bats, fielding by collegiate players), pitching remained essentially unchanged.
MVP 06 NCAA Baseball (2006) - David Maroul of the Texas Longhorns on cover.
MVP 07 NCAA Baseball (2007) - Jared Weaver of the Long Beach State Dirtbags on cover.
 
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