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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/09/adrian-gonzalez-announced-as-cover-athlete-for-mlb-12-the-show/

Today it’s my pleasure to announce that Boston Red Sox All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will be the cover athlete for MLB 12 The Show, which will hit store shelves on March 6, 2012 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, just in time for Spring Training. A candidate for this year’s America League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, Gonzalez is a four-time All-Star (2008-2011), three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner (2008, 2009, 2011), and 2011 Silver Slugger Award winner. The Show has been and continues to be the market leading and highest ranked officially licensed baseball title of this console generation and the number-one rated sports video game over the past four years, so we’re psyched to have one the best all-around players in baseball representing MLB 12!

The first overall pick by the Florida Marlins in the 2000 MLB Draft, Gonzalez has really come in his own, both on the field and at the plate. A little history on him…in 2010 while playing for the San Diego Padres, he was named team MVP for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall. Then after the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Boston Red Sox last offseason, he enjoyed one of his best professional seasons to date, which included his 1,000 career hit, fourth consecutive All-Star selection, third Gold Glove, first Silver Slugger Award, and a top five finish in batting average (.338) and RBI (117) in all of baseball—not too bad!

I also want to stress that MLB 12 The Show will be coming to PlayStation Vita and will utilize all of the core gameplay features found in the PS3 version. So, players will be able to take the same big league baseball experience on the road with them, anytime, anywhere. We’ll have more info to share soon, but trust me when I tell you that MLB 12 will have a ton of new features (PS3 & Vita) that we’ll be detailing over the course of the campaign so keep an eye on the PlayStation.Blog, TheShowNation, and our MLB The Show Facebook page for more info as we get closer to launch.

News!

 

[NateDrake]

Need to get a Yankee on there.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Oh man I can't wait to see MLB on Vita...hell yess...

Best sports franchise of the generation imo.

 

[Meohsix]

Booo. I'm skipping this year.

EDIT: ...or printing out a custom cover.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Need to get a Yankee on there.

Yeah, those Yankees always under the radar..


Should have been Joey Bats

 

[Takao]

They should activate some transfarring features.

 

[NateDrake]

Booo. I'm skipping this year.

EDIT: ...or printing out a custom cover.

Robinson Cano cover would be FTW.

 

[Corran Horn]

Adrian Gonzalez? LULLLZZZ

 

[Gravijah]

happy to see a small market team getting some love.

 

[Meohsix]

Robinson Cano cover would be FTW.

Or Nick Swisher. a commercial with Swish and Kevin Butler would have been Epic!

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Pass on this franchise with year after year of abysmal online.

 

[darkside31337]

Huge embarrassing error with that cover there, his hands aren't wrapped around his neck.

 

[The Outsider]

They should activate some transfarring features.

Please, please, please. I'd love to be able to play the same franchise on both Vita and PS3. MAKE IT HAPPEN, SONY!

And what, no Joe Mauer again? :lol

 

[Agent X]

Need to get a Yankee on there.

MLB 98 (released in 1997) had Bernie Williams on the cover.

 

[turnbuckle]

If this has cross platform online play and the ability to share franchise and rtts data between both games I'm signing up for a copy of each day 1

 

[Quick]

Yeah, those Yankees always under the radar..


Should have been Joey Bats

YES.

I was about to type out the same thing, then I saw your post. Bro fist.

Being able to carry around my RTTS and franchise modes around on my Vita from my PS3 would be amazing. Please let it happen, Sony.

 

[Kintaro]

I swear to God, if you can transfer your Road to the Show player between the PS3 and Vita and back, life as I know it will end.

 

[backbreaker65]

If this has cross platform online play and the ability to share franchise and rtts data between both games I'm signing up for a copy of each day 1

REALLY DOE, THAT'S WHAT THE HITTN FOE

My kind of features.

 

[BFIB]

No David Freese?!

Still, cant wait!

 

[Squalltdx]

Yay to confirmation of the Vita version, nay to the cover. Alternate please, this one is just ugh.

 

[JaskoX1]

This is bullshit, fuck bean town.

choke choke gag gag

have some beer in the club house boys

 

[FHIZ]

A GON!

At least I have something to be happy about as a Red Sox fan

 

[ProtoCents]

Should have been Cano.

 

[MikeE21286]

Interested to see what Vita vs. PS3 looks like.

Also, if it was gonna be anyone from the Red Sox, shoulda been Ellsbury.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

José Bautista got robbed.

 

[SafeinSound]

Adrian Gonzalez? LULLLZZZ

I'm not a Bosox fan but what is so "Lulzzzluzlzlzu" about this? Dude killed it this year. Yeah there are probably better candidates but still.

 

[Xplatformer]

My buddy loves baseball and he loves mobile gaming on his iPhone.

He's going to flip when he sees MLB on my Vita.

Damn STRAIGHT!!!! Now give me Netflix and I'm good.

 

[criesofthepast]

Give Canada a special Jose Bautista cover like they did with UFC 2009 and St Pierre.

I will play the shit out of the VITA version.

 

[Square Triangle]

Are you fucking kidding me? God as much as I love The Show series, they pick the worst for covers.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

It hadn't even dawned on me that a Vita version would be coming next year. Is it me, or does that seem like the version to get? It'll likely have the graphical prowess the PSP versions could never quite match, but with the portability that lends itself to an ongoing sports season/franchise type game.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Give Canada a special Jose Bautista cover like they did with UFC 2009 and St Pierre.

I will play the shit out of the VITA version.

Pretty much. I don't even follow MLB that much but know greatness when I see one.

 

[JaskoX1]

José Bautista got robbed.

No juicers.

 

[Square Triangle]

Will there be a patch come September 1st? Or will the game just stop working?

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

lol Bahston

 

[Darkerkamikaze]

Day 1.

A-Gon >

 

[gray_fox224]

Will it come with an online code for beer and fried chicken?

 

[graywolf323]

I swear to God, if you can transfer your Road to the Show player between the PS3 and Vita and back, life as I know it will end.

if that happens I'll probably go missing for the month of March

 

[anddo0]

Gonzalez on the cover.

-1 sale

 

[Derrick01]

Here's to the biggest accomplishment the Red Sox have pulled off this year! Other than the biggest choke ever I mean.

And yeah another -1 sale for me unless I can find a Cano custom cover. Or Granderson.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Gonzalez on the cover.

-1 sale

A motherf**king Yanqui on the cover: -6,000 sales.

 

[SerArthurDayne]

Seems like a missed opportunity to do a different player for the Vita version.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Seems like a missed opportunity to do a different player for the Vita version.

The big lost opportunity is not doing a retro edition, like to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the greatest world series ever!

 

[ConradCervantes]

Braun would've been a better fit; at least the Brewers made the playoffs.

 

[DiscoJer]

I really hope the Vita version matches the PS3 in terms of features. None of the crap that went on with the PSP version, where they treated it like Gran Turismo PSP - basically only included half the game compared to the PS2 versions.

I mean c'mon, after 6 years, they never even bothered to put umpires in.

 

[turnbuckle]

I really hope the Vita version matches the PS3 in terms of features. None of the crap that went on with the PSP version, where they treated it like Gran Turismo PSP - basically only included half the game compared to the PS2 versions.

I mean c'mon, after 6 years, they never even bothered to put umpires in.

Sounds like a feature to me

 

[Wingfan19]

If this has cross platform online play and the ability to share franchise and rtts data between both games I'm signing up for a copy of each day 1

Same

 

[The Elite]

I may double dip for a Vita copy if it's as good as the full version.

 

[belvedere]

No David Freese?!

Still, cant wait!

I know, right?!

WHAT THE FUCK?!

 

[GhostWriter24]

Dear Sony:

Fix the motherfucking online play for MLB. This is all I want you to do, okay? Make it happen.

 

[acheron_xl]

Braun would've been a better fit; at least the Brewers made the playoffs.

It'll happen soon enough. Braun 2013 & 14, Upton 2015, Harper 2016.

This doesn't bother me so much. Gonzalez had a fine season.

Dear Sony:

Fix the motherfucking online play for MLB. This is all I want you to do, okay? Make it happen.

I thought it was much better this year. Yay progress.