Diamond Dynasty plays a huge role in the annual success of MLB: The Show. Baseball fans get to spend their time grinding at the game in individual games against other users with cards available as rewards for various feats or for purchase via online currency. MLB icons like Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez give this mode extra attention.

Current players are also available for those who want to mix and match legends and active superstars for a dream roster. The annual MLB video game can get stale, so this mode debuting new legend cards throughout the season will provide excitement consistently. Barry Bonds is one name yet to debut who makes the most sense as a name MLB: The Show should work hard to add.

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This Year’s MLB: The Show Needs A Big Legend Reveal

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  • MLB The Show Needs Some Major Surprises During Summer Months
  • Bonds Would Be Dream Scenario For Classic Baseball Fans

Diamond Dynasty’s main appeal is that it gets better as the MLB season goes on with greater cards released each month. The earlier months will only see a few highly-rated cards that will last in that spot when the summer months heat up. Past years have seen some strong summer debuts with major hype of most users wanting to get the hot new cards.

Surprises often have a greater appeal than when names are not advertised ahead of time. MLB: The Show 24 revealed Andy Pettitte, Bernie Williams, and Paul O’Neill were some of the new names for the Derek Jeter New York Yankees story mode. Johan Santana, Rafael Palmeiro, and Adrian Beltre are some other big names debuting, but no one has that massive superstar appeal fans are still hoping for.

It's the Perfect Way to Welcome Barry Bonds Back Into MLB

The “steroid era” of baseball sees many all-time great names not celebrated and essentially excommunicated from MLB for years for using performance-enhancing drugs. MLB: The Show is a rare exception where those names get a chance to have their careers honored via inclusion in the game and importance in the Diamond Dynasty mode.

Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire played a huge role in last year’s MLB: The Show 23 after years of being ignored by MLB. The infamous summer home run chase of 1998 gave them a perfect story mode, but their Diamond Dynasty cards were some of the top rewards for grinding at the game with highly valued cards. The controversial players felt perfect in the video game setting, especially when hitting monster home runs.

Bonds Is The Home Run Hitter Needed For Peak Excitement

Basketball and football video games arguably have an easier time of translating the fun of the sport than baseball does. One common complaint about MLB: The Show is that pitchers have a strong advantage and hitting is too difficult, especially in online Diamond Dynasty games. Barry Bonds and other truly iconic hitters joining the game should even the odds a bit more for fun offense.

MLB: The Show Needs More Iconic Home Run-Hitting Legends

The mammoth home runs from Bonds and his trademark batting stance would play perfectly in MLB games. Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the few legends who offers that appeal to make the hitting aspect of Diamond Dynasty more fulfilling. Bonds is arguably the biggest name that’s yet to be involved in any MLB: The Show Diamond Dynasty modes to constantly create chatter.

History shows that Bonds often keeps his name out of video games unless compensated fairly for it. MLB: The Show is more than capable of making such a deal, setting up future video games with more modes involving the legend. Bonds is the perfect home run-hitting legend to utilize this year and inject life into the game with a big Diamond Dynasty card reveal.