Jackie Robinson will be on the cover of MLB The Show 21 Collector’s Editions. The special Jackie Robinson Edition of the game will feature a black and white photo of Robinson on the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with only the Dodgers blue in his colorful uniform.
Jackie Robinson will be on the cover of MLB The Show 21 Collector’s Editions.
The special Jackie Robinson Edition of the game will feature a black and white photo of Robinson on the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with only the Dodgers blue in his colorful uniform.
To honor his legacy, $ 1 will be donated to JRF MLB The Show Scholars, supported by the PlayStation Pathways program, for each copy sold in the United States. Pre-order Jackie Robinson Edition for early access: https://t.co/bOZEF378QC#MLBTheShow pic.twitter.com/JzSf8sBf8A
– MLB The Show (@MLBTheShow) February 3, 2021
MLB The Show is not just honoring Robinson’s legacy by putting it on the cover of the game. PlayStation will also donate $ 1 to the Jackie Robinson Foundation for each MLB The Show 21 Collector’s Edition sold in the U.S. through the end of the year.
You can order the Jackie Robinson Edition of MLB The Show 21 now, as well as the regular edition of the game, which has the phenomenon of Fathers Fernando Tatis Jr. on the cover.
Jackie Robinson Edition orders include four days of early access to the game, starting April 16 – the day after MLB’s annual Jackie Robinson Day celebration.
MLB The Show 21: Jackie Robinson Edition
Collector’s editions include 4-day early access from 4/16. $ 1 will be donated to JRF MLB The Show Scholars, supported by the PlayStation Pathways Program, for each copy sold in the USA. Order now: https://t.co/bOZEF378QC#MLBTheShow pic.twitter.com/BrFeyZr98r– MLB The Show (@MLBTheShow) February 3, 2021
With donations from the MLB The Show 21 Collector’s Editions, the Jackie Robinson Foundation – created by Robinson’s wife, Rachel in 1973 – will establish the JRF MLB The Show Scholars program in partnership with PlayStation.
JRF MLB fellows The Show Scholars program will receive four-year fellowships and support services such as career guidance and placement placements. More information about the Jackie Robinson Foundation programs is available here, and more information on how to apply to be a JRF MLB The Show Scholar will be announced in November.
MLB The Jackie Robinson Edition Show announcement of the game on Wednesday comes three days after Robinson’s birthday – he would be 102 on January 31 – and while the United States celebrates Black History Month.
David Adler is a New York based MLB.com reporter. Follow him on Twitter at @_dadler.