MLB The Show 22
Fall Stars Program Breakdown
Coming off one of the best programs in DD history with the Legends of the Franchise, we now get the Fall Stars Program. This one also looks like it will be memorable, but it just won’t have quite as many players in it. However, you will be able to get 5 of the 9 bosses for free, and there are more individual players than usual to collect as you go through the program. Let’s get right into things here.
Fall Stars Program Breakdown
The Other Players
- Milestone Whitey Ford
- Postseason Madison Bumgarner
- Finest Willie Stargell
- Finest Joe Carter
- Finest Kirk Gibson
- Finest Luis Gonzalez
I don’t love either pitcher here, but the crop of hitters looks promising. Willie Stargell has plenty of pop, Joe Carter has a had a little renaissance this year in the game, Kirk Gibson has been a favorite since launch with his collection reward, and then Luis Gonzalez has maxed out power against LHP/RHP and that sweet open stance. If you compare them to the Bosses, they’re not as impressive, but they’re just extra goodies here and that makes them all delicious.
Fall Stars Bosses
It’s very easy to see the trend here, and it’s basically SDS saying “you don’t need any other cards besides these.” These are cards you release when a game is winding down, and it’s how Jimmie Foxx gets maxed out hitting ratings along with Babe Ruth. Perhaps the one player who didn’t get “insane” ratings is Finest Francisco Lindor, but he’s still a switch-hitting shortstop with a known great swing.
Looking at the options overall, I think I’m going to take at least two of the Takashi Okazaki cards for collection purposes, and from there it’s hard not to take at least one of Ruth or Foxx. After that, my guess is Eckersley or Gibson will be the best pitchers of the trio here.
Featured Program Moments
Each moment is worth 3,000 XP
- Ruth Reaches Base With Ease
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Get on base 2 times
- Babe Sets Career-High In Homers
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Jimmie Joins Elite Company
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Foxx Flexes His Power
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Bob Finishes What He Starts
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Strike out 1 batter
- Do not give up 1 run
- Gibson Is A Member Of The 3,000 Strikeout Club
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 6 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Eck’s Perfect Performance
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not walk 1 batter
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Do not hit 1 batter
- Dennis Is Dealing
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Strike out 2 batters
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Do not walk 1 batter
- Do not hit 1 batter
- Griffey Wins MVP Award
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- The Kid Digs The Long Ball
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Vlad’s Finest Season
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Guerrero Hitting 25 Is A Lock
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Mauer Makes It Look Easy
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- That’s A Lot Of Hardware
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Mr. Smile
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Lindor Hits The Light Tower
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Sale Shows Off Some Filth
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 6 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Sales Closes Out The Fall Classic
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Strike out 3 batters
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Do not walk 1 batter
- Do not hit 1 batter
Spotlight Moments
Each moment is worth 3,000 XP
- Wagner Joins 3,000 Hit Club
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- Kiner Paces NL in Homers
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Mathews Makes His Case For MVP
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Tally 1 XBH
- The Chairman Of The Board
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 6 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Torre Time In Atlanta
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Pops Dominates In 1973
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- Sutter Keeps Batters At Bay
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Do not hit 1 batter
- Strike out 1 batter
- Do not walk 1 batter
- Seaver Seals No-Hitter
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Brock’s Memorable Base Hit
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 hit
- I Do Not Believe, What I Just Saw
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Do You Know Joe? Joe Who? Joe Carter!
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- Larkin’s Power Surge
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Gonzo’s Walk-Off Knock
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 RBI
- Michael Doesn’t Make Outs
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Howard And Home Runs Go Hand-In-Hand
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Swish Makes All-Star Team
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- Soto Slugs Pair Of Homers
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Tally 1 XBH
- Gomes Goes Deep In World Series
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Bummy Locks It Down
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 5 innings
- Do not give up 1 run
- Strike out 4 batters
- El Titan
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 home run
- Klubot In Kontrol
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 6 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
Week 1: Legend & Flashback Missions
Missions are worth either 5,000 XP or 3,000 XP
- 250 PxP with Finest Joe Carter
- 250 PxP with Finest Kirk Gibson
- 250 PxP with Finest Luis Gonzalez
- 250 PxP with Finest Willie Stargell
- 500 PxP with Postseason Madison Bumgarner
- 500 PxP with Milestone Whitey Ford
- 3,000 PxP with Signature Series players
- 3,000 PxP with Finest Series players
- 3,000 PxP with Takashi Okazaki Series players
- 3,000 PxP with Postseason Series players
Week 2: Team Build Stat Missions
Missions are worth 4,000 XP each
- 20 hits with Red Sox
- 20 hits with Twins
- 10 XBH with Angels
- 10 XBH with Guardians
- 10 home runs with Yankees
- 10 home runs with Mariners
- 20 strikeouts with Red Sox
- 20 strikeouts with Cardinals
- 3 saves with Athletics
- 3,000 PxP with 2022 Postseason players
Last Call Missions
Each mission is worth 4,000 XP
- Tally 50 hits in DD
- Tally 20 XBH in DD
- Hit 15 home runs in DD
- Tally 100 total bases in DD
- Steal 10 bases in DD
- Record 50 strikeouts in DD
- Record 3 saves in DD
Collections
- Finest Joe Nathan (10,000 XP)
- Finest Curtis Granderson (10,000 XP)
- Finest Greg Maddux (10,000 XP)
- Finest Trevor Story (10,000 XP)
- Finest Stan Musial (10,000 XP)
- Finest Miguel Cabrera (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Harrison Bader (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Teoscar Hernandez (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Trea Turner (10,000 XP)
- Postseason Series (10,000 XP)
- Milestone Aaron Judge (15,000 XP)
- Finest Kerry Wood (30,000 XP)
- Finest Aroldis Chapman (30,000 XP)
- Finest Robinson Cano (30,000 XP)
- Finest Josh Donaldson (30,000 XP)
- Lightning Bo Bichette (15,000 XP)
Exchanges
Each exchange is worth 5,000 XP
- Exchange AL East players
- Exchange AL Central players
- Exchange AL West players
- Exchange NL East players
- Exchange NL Central players
- Exchange NL West players
Widow Conquest Map
The Widow Conquest map is worth 45,000 XP. You need to take one stronghold on the first turn, but otherwise the other goals just include taking all the territories and strongholds. There is the usual set of packs to snag, including a Juicy Set 1 pack for completing the map.
Ghoulish Bat Conquest
The Ghoulish Bat Conquest map is worth 45,000 XP. There are no specific goals that you need to pay special attention to, so just complete the map and conquer all the strongholds to get a Legends pack, a Takashi Okazaki Set 2 pack, and other goodies.
Fall Stars Showdown
You will get 30,000 XP for completing the Fall Stars Showdown. The final boss is Dennis Eckersley and there are four mini bosses before reaching him.
Rewards
- 1,000 XP – The Show pack
- 2,5000 XP – Legend icons choice pack, 500 stubs
- 5,000 XP – Legend bat skins choice pack, 500 stubs
- 10,000 XP – The Show pack (x3)
- 15,000 XP – Classic stadium choice pack, 500 stubs
- 20,000 XP – Diamond bat skin, 1,000 stubs
- 25,000 XP – Milestone Whitey Ford
- 30,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack (x2)
- 35,000 XP – 2,000 stubs
- 40,000 XP – The Show pack (x2)
- 45,000 XP – Headliners Set 50 pack
- 50,000 XP – Postseason Madison Bumgarner
- 55,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack
- 60,000 XP – 2,500 stubs
- 65,000 XP – The Show pack (x3)
- 70,000 XP – Big Dog Set 1 choice pack
- 75,000 XP – Finest Willie Stargell
- 80,000 XP – Big Dog Set 2 choice pack
- 85,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 90,000 XP – Big Dog Set 3 choice pack
- 95,000 XP – Headliners Set 40 pack (x2)
- 100,000 XP – Fall Stars Bosses choice pack
- 110,000 XP – Always Intense 1 choice pack
- 125,000 XP – Finest Joe Carter
- 140,000 XP – Always Intense 2 choice pack
- 150,000 XP – Fall Stars Bosses choice pack
- 160,000 XP – 3,500 stubs
- 175,000 XP – Finest Kirk Gibson
- 190,000 XP – 2022 All-Star Game choice pack
- 200,000 XP – Fall Stars Bosses choice pack
- 210,000 XP – 2022 Home Run Derby choice pack
- 225,000 XP – Finest Luis Gonzalez
- 240,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 250,000 XP – Fall Stars Bosses choice pack
- 260,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack (x2)
- 270,000 XP – Headliners Set 41 pack
- 280,000 XP – Juicy Set 1 choice pack
- 290,000 XP – Juicy Set 2 choice pack
- 300,000 XP – Fall Stars Bosses choice pack
- 310,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 320,000 XP – 3,500 stubs
- 330,000 XP – Headliners Set 42 pack (x3)
- 340,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack (x3)
- 350,000 XP – Headliners Set 43 pack (x2)
- 360,000 XP – 4,000 stubs
- 370,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 380,000 XP – Headliners Set 44 pack
- 390,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack (x3)
- 400,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise AL East choice pack
- 420,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise AL Central choice pack
- 440,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise AL West choice pack
- 460,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise NL East choice pack
- 480,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise NL Central choice pack
- 500,000 XP – Legends of the Franchise NL West choice pack
- 520,000 XP – 2022 All-Star Game choice pack
- 540,000 XP – Headliners Set 45 choice pack
- 560,000 XP – 2022 Home Run Derby choice pack
- 580,000 XP – Headliners Set 46 choice pack
- 600,000 XP – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack
- 620,000 XP – Headliners Set 47 choice pack
- 640,000 XP – Juicy Set 1 choice pack
- 660,000 XP – Headliners Set 48 choice pack
- 680,000 XP – Juicy Set 2 choice pack
- 700,000 XP – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x2)
- 720,000 XP – Headliners Set 49 choice pack
- 740,000 XP – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack (x3)
- 760,000 XP – Headliners Set 50 choice pack
- 780,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 800,000 XP – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x3)
- 825,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 850,000 XP – The Show pack (x5)
- 875,000 XP – The Show pack (x10)
- 900,000 XP – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x5)
- 925,000 XP – The Show pack (x10)
- 950,000 XP – The Show pack (x20)
- 975,000 XP – The Show pack (x20)
- 1,000,000 XP – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x5)