MLB The Show 19

MLB The Show 19 Diamond Dynasty: 11th Inning Program Guide

Published on December 29, 2019

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MLB The Show 19‘s Diamond Dynasty mode is wrapping up with a hulking 11th Inning Program that will include bosses from old inning programs, as well as some other new flourishes I hope they include more of next season. We don’t know all the elements involved in this program as of yet because it’s 1,500 Stars, but I can highlight the big things for the first 600 Stars of the program at this point. Let’s go through it.

New Players

You get Robb Nenn with two vouchers from playing in the three Events that will take place during this program. The first Event is ongoing and will be detailed further down.

Nenn was already one of the better closers in the game due to his easily repeatable windup and dirty pitch mix via the NL West collection reward. This version gets goosed up pitch speeds and retains a very good pitch mix. I actually think he may end up being slightly worse than the NL West reward one because the speeds got a little closer together in some respects.

Jose Bautista is acquired with four Events vouchers.

This is not a spectacular card for this point in the season. He’s a Show fan favorite and that will carry him a little higher than he should go, but it’s not a card that stands out. His power is above average but not amazing, and his fielding beyond the arm strength isn’t spectacular. He can get a little burn at 3B maybe, but outfield has so many options Bautista can’t quite live up to expectations.

Eddie Matthews can be had if you get to eight vouchers via Events wins.

Matthews continues to be a player I always perform well with, but this is a rather situational card for a 99 overall. He does get a secondary position on this card though, which is nice. Either way, he’s a play against right handers and that’s about it at this point.

Events

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Conquest

Conquest Map 1

The first Conquest map is all about stopping the Diamondbacks. You want to take as much territory as possible as quickly as possible (like usual) and really ignore taking strongholds until you take land. The Diamondbacks generally seem to be the team that starts to get out of control if you don’t deal with them early on.

Conquest Map 2

Conquest Map 3

The secret rewards within this map are XP, Show packs, Stubs and a 30 team diamond selection. You also get rewards for each of the strongholds, which are better than the secret rewards.

Conquest Map 4

Conquest Map 5

This conquest map includes a repeatable reward for a Headliners Pack Bundle.

Program Rewards

This program goes to 1,500 Stars, with 135 packs and 18 diamond players (including seven 99 overall players) all able to be unlocked. There are some changes to how this program works as well with you being able to accrue Stars through old collections you may have already done. It’s a nice nod from Sony San Diego to give people a little head start on things if they have been grinding all year. If you can do all of the collections, you can get close to 200 Stars right from the jump.

Some of the best rewards in the known section of the program are:

150 Stars – Finest Elite pack
200 Stars – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack
250 Stars – 9th Inning Program 200 Star pack
300 Stars – Guaranteed Rare Signature Series Choice pack
450 Stars – 10th Inning Program 200 Star pack
600 Stars – 6th Inning Program Boss Choice pack

Right now the mystery begins at 625 stars. The community is slowly working their way through this program and uncovering the question marks. In fact, the community now has figured out every hidden reward.

625 Stars – Troll Nameplate
650 Stars – Ballin Is A Habit pack
675 Stars – Prestige Diamond Equipment Item
700 – 1 of 30 Diamond Flashback/Legend players
750 Stars – Signature Series pack
800 Stars – 10 The Show Packs Bundle

850 Stars – Monthly Awards August Choice pack
900 Stars – 10th Inning Boss
950 Stars – Ballin Is A Habit Pack
1000 Stars – 1 of 30 Diamond Flashback/Legend players
1050 Stars – 10th Inning Boss
1100 Stars – Nine Packs from Headliners Sets 1-25
1150 Stars – 20 Show Packs
1200 Stars – Guaranteed Finest Elite Pack
1250 Stars – Ballin Is A Habit Pack
1300 – Monthly Awards September Choice pack
1350 Stars – 3rd Inning Boss
1400 Stars – Twelve Packs from Headliners Sets 1-25

1450 Stars – 1 of 30 Diamond Flashback/Legend players
1500 Stars – 50 Show Packs

Packs

Be sure to redeem your Happy Holidays bundle, which is free and includes a bunch of good packs. Sony Dan Diego also cut the price on the Finest Elite pack (by 40 percent), the 50 Show Pack bundle (by 33 percent), and the Signature Series Choice pack (by 20 percent).

Moments

We got the MLB West Moments to start off the proceedings. There are 10 MLB West scenarios to knock out, and then three bonus scenarios.

MLB West Scenarios

Astros’ Picture Perfect Comeback
1. Win game
2. Complete comeback as Astros from 8th inning
3. Difficulty: Veteran
Matt’s Good With The Bat
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance
2. Hit HR with Matt Olson off Josh Hader
3. Difficulty: Rookie
La Stella – To – Trout – To – Ohtani — This one can be annoying
1. Tally 12 total bases in one inning
2. Use the Angels
3. Difficulty: Rookie
King’s Court Dismissed
1. Pitch 5 innings
2. Strike out 3 batters
3. Player locked as Felix Hernandez
4. Difficulty: All-Star
Gallo Goes Gold
1. Hit 1 home run, 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Joey Gallo
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Go Get It Out Of The Ocean
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Max Muncy, hit bomb off Madison Bumgarner
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Clutch Carson Kelly
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Carson Kelly
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Nolan Nukes Diamondbacks
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Nolan Arenado
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Renfroe Rocks Dodgers
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Hunter Renfroe
3. Difficulty: Rookie
MadBum’s Last Giants Game?
1. Tally 1 hit in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Madison Bumgarner, get hit off Clayton Kershaw
3. Difficulty: All-Star

Bonus Scenarios:

Bonus: Defeat Tatis’ Taters
1. Win the game
2. Use your Diamond Dynasty team
3. Difficulty: All-Star
Bonus: Taters Team Captain
1. Hit 1 home run in 1 game
2. Player locked as Finest Fernando Tatis Jr.
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Bonus: Legendary Taters
1. Win six-inning game
2. Tally 19 total bases
3. Don’t strike out 6 times
4. Use Tatis’ Taters to beat Larkin’s Legends
5. Difficulty: Veteran

MLB Central Scenarios

Bombas Squad
1. Hit HR in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Jason Castro
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Slamtana
1. Hit 1 HR in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Carlos Santana
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Let Tim Anderson Play
1. Hit 1 HR in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Tim Anderson
3. Difficulty: Rookie
O’Hearn With The Burn
1. Tally 2 XBH in 1 game
2. Player locked as Ryan O’Hearn
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Tigers Roar Back
1. Win the game
2. Play as the Tigers from 9th inning
3. Difficulty: Veteran
Cardinals Crush Cubs Hopes
1. Win the game
2. 9th inning comeback with the Cardinals
3. Difficulty: Veteran
Braun Backs Brewers
1. Win the game
2. 18th inning comeback with the Brewers
3. Difficulty: All-Star
Bryant Blasts 3 Bombs — This one might stink a bit to do
1. Tally 3 XBH in 1 game
2. Player locked as Finest Kris Bryant
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Greetings, Kevin Newman
1. Hit 1 HR in 1 plate appearance
2. Player locked as Kevin Newman
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Derek Dietrich’s Debut
1. Hit 1 HR in 1 plate appearance
2. Played locked as Derek Dietrich
3. Difficulty: Rookie

MLB East Scenarios

Game of the Year?
1. Win the game
2. Play as the Yankees in the 8th inning against the Twins
3. Difficulty: Veteran
Devers Double Machine — This one might be a pain
1. Tally 8 total bases in one game
2. Player locked as Finest Rafael Devers
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Rays Sting Dodgers
1. Win the game
2. Make the comeback as the Rays against the Dodgers
3. Difficulty: Veteran
Blue Jays Fly Back
1. Win the game
2. Make the comeback with the Jays against the Rays
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Orioles Come Back With Bang
1. Hit 1 HR
2. Played locked as Rio Ruiz
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Braves Clinch NL East — This one also might be a pain
1. Pitch 8 innings
2. Strike out 7 batters
3. Do not give up 1 run
4. Player locked as Mike Foltynewicz
5. Difficulty: All-Star
Mets Last Magic Trick
1. Hit 1 home run
2. Player locked as Dominic Smith
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Aaron Barrett’s Return
1. Pitch 1 inning
2. Strike out 1 batter
3. Do not give up 1 run
4. Player locked as Aaron Barrett
5. Difficulty: All-Star
Remember Me?
1. Hit 1 HR in 1 game
2. Player locked as Bryce Harper against the Nationals
3. Difficulty: Rookie
Shutout Sandy — The last one that might be a bit of a hassle
1. Strike out 8 batters
2. Do not give up 1 run
3. Played locked as Sandy Alcantara
4. Difficulty: All-Star

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Chase has written at Operation Sports for over 10 years, and he's been playing sports games way longer than that. He loves just about any good sports game but gravitates to ones that coincide with the ongoing real seasons of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, and so on. As of now, he's gearing up for EA Sports College Football 25 and what should be a wild summer while still dabbling in the latest Top Spin and MLB The Show.