So I booted up MLB The Show 25 yesterday, fired up RTTS mode with one goal: snag the juiciest rewards without wasting months grinding. Grabbed my trusty custom shortstop, named him “Fast Rewards Frank”, and dove in.
Starting From Zero Ain’t Fun
First few games sucked bad. Played like five games for the Brewers AA team, got garbage bronze equipment drops and maybe 200 stubs total. Felt like banging my head against a wall. Then I remembered last year’s trick – agent negotiations.
Called my agent right after a game, scrolled through sponsorship deals hunting for quick completion ones. Ignored all cash offers, only picked gear sponsorships needing simple stuff like “Get 3 hits in 2 games” or “Steal 2 bases”. Took this Nike glove deal ’cause it just wanted extra-base hits.
The Speedrun Tactic That Actually Works
Loaded into a game, swung for the fences every damn pitch. Didn’t care about strikeouts if it meant blasting doubles. Finished two games with four doubles – bam, sponsorship done. Rewards? Gold Diamond Dynasty pack with an 83 OVR player.
Immediately rinsed and repeated:
- Signed Adidas cleats deal for 5 stolen bases (used leadoff spot to cheese steals)
- Grabbed Rawlings bat contract demanding 2 homers in 3 games (power swung like a madman)
- Snagged Under Armour batting gloves sponsorship needing 8 RBIs (bunted runners to third then sac flied)
Kept completing sponsorships every 2-3 games instead of grinding seasons. Within four hours playtime, my reward haul looked like this:
- 3 Diamond Dynasty packs
- Gold tier bat (+8 power boost)
- Epic cleats (+5 speed)
- Enough stubs to buy two Show Packs
Why This Beats Mindless Grinding
Got two diamond players from those packs – way better than waiting weeks for XP rewards path junk. Equipment matters big time too; my dude’s now rocking +18 combined hitting stats from rewards alone. Whole process felt like hacking the system without actual cheating.
Biggest lesson? Don’t sleep on short-term sponsorships. They’re basically free loot tickets if you cherry-pick easy objectives. Still playing RTTS today, but now I’m crushing AAA pitching with stacked gear instead of grinding AA for crumbs.
