OOTP 26 Announcement

[Matt Arnold]

Dear OOTP Fans,

We're very excited to announce that the next version of this great franchise, OOTP 26, will be released on March 14.

Stay tuned in the coming days and weeks for more information, for the full Road to Release schedule, and all the rest of the details about this version of the game.

You can pre-order today and save 10%! For Steam customers, you can wishlist the game now, and save 10% when you buy in the first week.

Baseball season is upon us. Have a great time as we count down towards launch!

The OOTP Developments Team

[Matt Arnold]

HERE ARE THE NEW FEATURES COMING TO OUT OF THE PARK BASEBALL 26


For the first time ever – The Road To The World Baseball Classic™!
Introducing the Road To The World Baseball Classic™! This all-new single-player feature allows you to play this year’s authentic World Baseball Classic™ Qualifiers, and build your way towards the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic™. Experience the thrills and agonies of international baseball competition at the highest level!

Player Development Lab 2.0!
Our popular new single-player feature gets bigger and better this season! New progress bars improve clarity and allow you to track your players even more closely. Midterm progress reports now also give you a better idea on how your players are performing and allow you to be even more hands-on. Have a guy struggling to improve his plate discipline and don’t want to keep him in the lab for any longer? You can now cut your losses and free up the space for someone else. With new game settings, refined programs, fun news from around the league, and more, experience the development lab on a whole new level!


New and improved MLB Draft!
The importance of the draft cannot be overstated and in OOTP 26 we have greatly expanded upon the experience. An all new draft combine allows you to follow top prospects, develop strong relationships with them, and see what other organizations are thinking. Get the opinion of experts on the draft class in a new Draft Pipeline. With a new Draft Central screen and even more refinements, make your choices and see how you can transform your club into a powerhouse!

Beautiful new dynamic scoreboards with in-game live information!
OOTP 26’s visuals jump off the screen and deliver great information in real time! Updated in real-time with information from the game you’re managing, put yourself in the stands like you’re sitting in the ballpark.

Drive for the Pennant is back – now for any season in baseball history!
Our popular new mode returns – now letting you explore any year in the entire history of the sport in this unique, streamlined single player challenge! Execute important choices at crucial times, be transported to the manager’s seat in the last inning of a no-hitter, make a key pitching decision late in a game, and much more! No longer limited to just the current season, Drive For The Pennant is an incredible way to explore the rich and vast history of Major League Baseball, and focus your game on the big decisions for your team.


MLB, KBO, and More!
MLB, the complete minor leagues, the KBO in Korea and licensed leagues from the UK and the Netherlands are all here for you to explore in depth. Jump into the MLB or KBO season at any point, all season long, with up-to-the-minute rosters, trades, injuries, transactions, and more!

The National Baseball Hall of Fame!
Our amazing partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame continues this season in new and fascinating ways! Hall of Fame players, artifacts, and experiences will pepper OOTP 26 all season long across the entire experience.


2025 Rosters and rules!
As always, Out of the Park Baseball features up-to-the-minute 2025 MLB rosters that get updated all season long, with every franchise represented from its big league club all the way down to the low minors, and everywhere in between! Plus, OOTP 26 features officially licensed leagues from South Korea (KBO) and Europe.

Tons of upgrades big and small!
-Overhauled player scouting model, with scouts giving you more details than ever before about your players
-Improved historical ratings engine, to ensure the best historical play ever
-A Military Service system to replicate the real club decision making process needed for the KBO
-Improved UI experience
-Updated AI for all number of systems, player evaluation, and minor league management

And so much more!

Perfect Team returns with new ways to compete online against your friends and the world!
There’s nothing in the world like the incredible online competitions of Perfect Team. Featuring upgrades that come directly from our amazing community, this year’s Perfect Team is set to take players to all-new heights.

New Perfect Team 26 features:
-New Clubhouse Rewards Shop, to give you the most control of your rewards
-New league promotion systems and league play incentives
-Updates to give you more control over your team than ever before
-New licensed legendary players
-New content all season long – and beyond! All new programs, missions, competitions, and excitement await you every day.

Out of the Park Baseball 26 runs on PC/Mac and features the American League and National League logos, the World Series trophy, official logos and jerseys for all 30 MLB teams and 10 KBO teams, over 150 Minor League Baseball league and team logos, and historical MLB logos

[omg_pwnasaurus]

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

HERE ARE THE NEW FEATURES COMING TO OUT OF THE PARK BASEBALL 26

New and improved MLB Draft!
The importance of the draft cannot be overstated and in OOTP 26 we have greatly expanded upon the experience. An all new draft combine allows you to follow top prospects, develop strong relationships with them, and see what other organizations are thinking. Get the opinion of experts on the draft class in a new Draft Pipeline. With a new Draft Central screen and even more refinements, make your choices and see how you can transform your club into a powerhouse!

sold!

[OleDylano23]

Heck yeah, can’t wait to dig in. Please please please tell me the combinator issue is fixed somewhat this year

[Mr. Marlin]

I'm in!

[Scoman]

Any love for historical play?

[andjbock]

I guess this will tide me over until Season Ticket Baseball 5 drops.

[Larryk007]

Ordering now, March 14 hurry up!

[zeroxjf]

Is the macOS version finally going to be properly optimized for Apple Silicon (first released in 2020)? At this point, there’s no excuse for not offering native support. OOTP 25, for example, consumes up to 6 GB of RAM and drains significant battery life just idling, all because it’s still Intel-based and running under emulation. Thanks

[NYMike44]

Not really sure if this belongs in this thread, but will there ever be more accuracy in historical in terms of a real coaching staff instead of just the real manager and fictional staff? And real owners as well? I know the data availability might be tough to get 100% accuracy, but on the FHM side of things that’s how it is

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by Scoman

Any love for historical play?

We've added quite a few new early era non-affiliated historical minor leagues.

Added in some MLE functionality to give better ratings to quite a few of the best historical NeL players and will also include those top NeL players in random debut.

Other tweaks and adjustments too, as always.

[negroleagueenthusiast]

Originally Posted by zeroxjf

Is the macOS version finally going to be properly optimized for Apple Silicon (first released in 2020)? At this point, there’s no excuse for not offering native support. OOTP 25, for example, consumes up to 6 GB of RAM and drains significant battery life just idling, all because it’s still Intel-based and running under emulation. Thanks

Piggy backing off of this, will the FaceGens for Mac look closer to the same as those on PC?

[Irrelevant Dude]

It's probably just me, but the draft changes worry me a bit. I enjoy the draft process, but I don't want it to turn into recruiting where I have to micromanage player relationships to get players to sign.

[brich1212]

But can we click on coach links without crashing on the initial messages/news list

[bear_rammedge]

Originally Posted by omg_pwnasaurus

sold!

No kidding

[Bobbyraz49]

One of the best times of the year !!!!

[bosunmate]

Have purchased every year since 2003 why stop now Thank you

[Torito_Mancha]

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

We've added quite a few new early era non-affiliated historical minor leagues.

Added in some MLE functionality to give better ratings to quite a few of the best historical NeL players and will also include those top NeL players in random debut.

Other tweaks and adjustments too, as always.

Exciting news about the non-affiliated minor leagues! Will ‘26 have league evolution with historical imports? I’m working on a historic database for the 1860s.

[Sweed]

Looking forward to seeing v26. Should come at just the right time to import my ongoing game.

1. Most interested in the overhauled player scouting model followed by..

2. Player development 2.0

3. New MLB draft

4. New scoreboard. I assume this replaces the top of the screen scoreboard we have now, and is not stadium specific? Along with this any chance the out of town scores was added back to the "score widget" in the modern 3d view?

5. and of course it's always fun to find all of the new "little things". eye candy upgrades, new items added to views. hopefully Outs Above Average made it in?

I'm getting to old to wish away time so no "I can't wair for March" statement coming from me. But when it is here I'm sure it won't disappoint.

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by Sweed

Looking forward to seeing v26. Should come at just the right time to import my ongoing game.

1. Most interested in the overhauled player scouting model followed by..

2. Player development 2.0

3. New MLB draft

4. New scoreboard. I assume this replaces the top of the screen scoreboard we have now, and is not stadium specific? Along with this any chance the out of town scores was added back to the "score widget" in the modern 3d view?

5. and of course it's always fun to find all of the new "little things". eye candy upgrades, new items added to views. hopefully Outs Above Average made it in?

I'm getting to old to wish away time so no "I can't wair for March" statement coming from me. But when it is here I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Oh no, when we say in-game scoreboard, we mean the in-stadium scoreboard.