The cover athlete reveal for MLB The Show 26 is on its way, but ahead of the big announcement, the official account has made a strange post about what fans should expect. Understandably, this has led to various degrees of confusion, speculation, and (in some cases) anger. Mostly, people just want to know what it all means.
Over on X, the official MLB The Show account has issued a statement along with the simple message: "There will not be a new cover athlete for MLB The Show 26." Is this is a gimmick? Most definitely. But it appears to be working as fans scramble to decipher what this could mean. Is it just a play on words, or something more?
Obviously, the wording here is important, and most people took note of the fact of the "no new" part of the cover athlete announcement . Some speculated this could see the return of past cover athletes. "Judge/Ohtani dual cover announcement?" wrote one user on X.
Others think it means we'll be getting multiple athletes, similar to the cover for MLB The Show 25, or perhaps an entire team. With the official colors changing to reflect those of the Detroit Tigers, speculation...
