The time has come, Out of the Park Baseball 21 is available worldwide now. The 21st version of the award-winning sports strategy franchise delivers the most new features and improvements in series history. Unprecedented depth and customization, brand-new Game Flow for newcomers and veterans, unmatched authenticity licensed by MLB and the MLBPA, and a bounty of offline and online experiences found nowhere else headline OOTP 21. From long-requested features such as the all-new 3D Ballpark Construction Kit to a completely overhauled scouting system, improved 3D animations, real 2020 teams & rules for MLB and a dozen international pro baseball leagues, plus a completely refreshed Perfect Team online multiplayer mode, OOTP 21 has more than something for every kind of player. It is the Infinite Baseball Sandbox! Enjoy the game! Markus & the entire OOTP Developments Team Check it out today!

Hey baseball fans! We improved the simulation module for some playoff projections for the MLB Network, and we figured we'd release this to the public in a little patch that also includes some tweaks and bugfixes. The final version number is now 18.8.76. Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.74: - Improved sim module with more options for simming playoff series - Fixed issue with importing rosters and having "do not allow AI moves" flag set - Fixed last year ticket price display issue - Fixed not respecting number of draft rounds - Fixed crash if game minimized while bullpen dialog open - Fixed issue with setting no cap on amateur FA - Fixed issue with placing minor league players on the major league 60-day DL - Players may now be sent to rehab assignment before the minor league seasons have begun - Added team and MLB totals to player batting and pitching stats pages - Fixed expansion draft scheduling for historical games to not conflict with rookie draft - Fixed issue with resetting beard frequency - Fielding ratings will no longer be reset to a 200 internal value in the player development code if manually edited to values exceeding 200 - Other bug and cosmetic fixes Enjoy the baseball playoffs! Markus & the OOTP Team

Hey baseball fans! We improved the simulation module for some playoff projections for the MLB Network, and we figured we'd release this to the public in a little patch that also includes some tweaks and bugfixes. The final version number is now 18.8.76. Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.74: - Improved sim module with more options for simming playoff series - Fixed issue with importing rosters and having "do not allow AI moves" flag set - Fixed last year ticket price display issue - Fixed not respecting number of draft rounds - Fixed crash if game minimized while bullpen dialog open - Fixed issue with setting no cap on amateur FA - Fixed issue with placing minor league players on the major league 60-day DL - Players may now be sent to rehab assignment before the minor league seasons have begun - Added team and MLB totals to player batting and pitching stats pages - Fixed expansion draft scheduling for historical games to not conflict with rookie draft - Fixed issue with resetting beard frequency - Fielding ratings will no longer be reset to a 200 internal value in the player development code if manually edited to values exceeding 200 - Other bug and cosmetic fixes Enjoy the baseball playoffs! Markus & the OOTP Team

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Hey folks! We have decided to release a small maintenance patch for OOTP, bringing the version to 18.7.74. Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.72: - Fixed issues with gmae log uploading in online leagues - Fixed problems with auto-importing historical ballparks - Fixed AI promoting international complex players on human teams Cheers & have a good weekend! Markus

Hey folks! We have decided to release a small maintenance patch for OOTP, bringing the version to 18.7.74. Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.72: - Fixed issues with gmae log uploading in online leagues - Fixed problems with auto-importing historical ballparks - Fixed AI promoting international complex players on human teams Cheers & have a good weekend! Markus

Hey folks! Unfortunately, the last update introduced a few bugs which we could not tolerate, so we have decided to release a hotfix, version 18.7.71. Hopefully this is now the final final patch for OOTP 18. :) Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.69: -Fixed error when generating history reports for some leagues -Fixed case where a reliever may pinch hit for the wrong team -Fixed roster violation warning when exporting team in an online league with no age limits -Fixed players with an extension showing an opt-out in player salaries report -Fixed display issue for certain batting stats (ie. BABIP and others) in player lists -Misc other bug fixes Cheers! Markus

Update: The new build 18.7.72 is now available! It fixes an error with award icons missing from player profiles in new MLB standard games. Hey folks! Unfortunately, the last update introduced a few bugs which we could not tolerate, so we have decided to release a hotfix, version 18.7.72. Hopefully this is now the final final patch for OOTP 18. :) Here is the changelist compared to version 18.7.69: -Fixed error when generating history reports for some leagues -Fixed case where a reliever may pinch hit for the wrong team -Fixed roster violation warning when exporting team in an online league with no age limits -Fixed players with an extension showing an opt-out in player salaries report -Fixed display issue for certain batting stats (ie. BABIP and others) in player lists -Misc other bug fixes Cheers! Markus

Hey folks! We have worked hard the past few weeks to wrap up development of OOTP 18. The result is the final patch, version number 18.7.69. It contains plenty of bug-fixes and improvements! Here is the changelist: - Updated Opening Day roster sets with tweaked player ratings (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Improved in-game AI - Can now drag and set player labels in 3D view with right mouse button - Updated historical minor league databases - Added as-played lineups for the 1910-1913 seasons - Tweaked draft pool age when the reveal date is early in the season - Tweaked number of college pitchers generated for draft pool, there were too few. - Updated owner goals and text for leagues with playoffs disabled - Fixed tiebreaker for default draft order - Updated select nation dialog for player origins - Added ability for nations to auto-assign 2nd nationalities. (must re-import world to get default update) - Added 2nd nationality to player lists - Fixed various issues with rule 5 eligibility - Slightly reduced injury frequency during spring training - Round Robin results now show in history pages - Updated player pictures to work for tournament teams - Fixed online league tournament team management - Adjusted ratio of throwing errors to fielding errors - Added new option to adjust player service days when adjusting the league minimum service days value - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes OK, that's it! Unless there is a major problem with this patch, we'll now take some time off before fully concentrating on OOTP 19 development. We have some exciting things up our sleeves for next year's version, so stay tuned! Enjoy the game! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey folks! We have worked hard the past few weeks to wrap up development of OOTP 18. The result is the final patch, version number 18.7.69. It contains plenty of bug-fixes and improvements! Here is the changelist: - Updated Opening Day roster sets with tweaked player ratings (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Improved in-game AI - Can now drag and set player labels in 3D view with right mouse button - Updated historical minor league databases - Added as-played lineups for the 1910-1913 seasons - Tweaked draft pool age when the reveal date is early in the season - Tweaked number of college pitchers generated for draft pool, there were too few. - Updated owner goals and text for leagues with playoffs disabled - Fixed tiebreaker for default draft order - Updated select nation dialog for player origins - Added ability for nations to auto-assign 2nd nationalities. (must re-import world to get default update) - Added 2nd nationality to player lists - Fixed various issues with rule 5 eligibility - Slightly reduced injury frequency during spring training - Round Robin results now show in history pages - Updated player pictures to work for tournament teams - Fixed online league tournament team management - Adjusted ratio of throwing errors to fielding errors - Added new option to adjust player service days when adjusting the league minimum service days value - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes OK, that's it! Unless there is a major problem with this patch, we'll now take some time off before fully concentrating on OOTP 19 development. We have some exciting things up our sleeves for next year's version, so stay tuned! Enjoy the game! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey guys, we have just started our annual All-Star game sale, OOTP 18 and its little brother MLB Manager 2017 (available for iOS and Android) are both off 50% and 60%, respectively. Tell all your friends about it! :) Oh, and we have released the first part of an upcoming tutorial series about OOTP 18, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDS8z4kvuQA Cheers, Markus

Hey guys, We have released the first 3 parts of an upcoming tutorial series about OOTP 18, you can find the videos here: Getting started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDS8z4kvuQA The interface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5CwQdPZ5I Basic team management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YopT8gL74 Enjoy! Markus

Hey folks! It's summer time, and instead of hanging around on beaches, we still worked hard on the game and have just released an update which adds some neat new stuff, including diving / jumping player animations in 3D mode! The new version number of this update is 18.6.61. Here is the changelist: - Improved 3D animations, including adding diving, jumping, and sliding plays in the field - Updated Opening Day roster sets, including improvements of 2017 draft class and minor league player ratings (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Added widget to manage bullpen in-game. Added option to auto-sit relievers before they start tiring while warming up - Updated in-game PBP elements, including better lining up detailed PBP with 3D action - Added 1944 Negro league data - Improved historical minor league database - Added option to disable infield shifts in the league strategy settings - Added more playoff scheduling series options - Added checkbox in-game to filter available players, to better view bench options - Team schedule screen now supports double-headers - Fixed bug where team color changes were not saved - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes We will release another update later this summer, before we shift our sole attention to OOOTP 19 and that secret exciting new thing we have been working on for a while now. That will be awesome. Enjoy the game! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey folks! It's summer time, and instead of hanging around on beaches, we still worked hard on the game and have just released an update which adds some neat new stuff, including diving / jumping player animations in 3D mode! The new version number of this update is 18.6.61. Here is the changelist: - Improved 3D animations, including adding diving, jumping, and sliding plays in the field - Updated Opening Day roster sets, including improvements of 2017 draft class and minor league player ratings (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Added widget to manage bullpen in-game. Added option to auto-sit relievers before they start tiring while warming up - Updated in-game PBP elements, including better lining up detailed PBP with 3D action - Added 1944 Negro league data - Improved historical minor league database - Added option to disable infield shifts in the league strategy settings - Added more playoff scheduling series options - Added checkbox in-game to filter available players, to better view bench options - Team schedule screen now supports double-headers - Fixed bug where team color changes were not saved - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes We will release another update later this summer, before we shift our sole attention to OOOTP 19 and that secret exciting new thing we have been working on for a while now. That will be awesome. Enjoy the game! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey folks! We have identified an issue in the previous update (18.5.56) which sometimes caused a crash when playing games out in 3D and a wild pitch occurred. We have fixed the issue and have just released a hotfix patch, version 18.5.57. Cheers, Markus

Hey folks! We have identified an issue in the previous update (18.5.56) which sometimes caused a crash when playing games out in 3D and a wild pitch occurred. We have fixed the issue and have just released a hotfix patch, version 18.5.57. Cheers, Markus

Hey folks! Unfortunately, the previous update (18.5.54) introduced several issues related to the DL and also had a problem with 7-day lineups. So, we fixed those and have just released a hotfix patch, version 18.5.56. The hotfix also contains the latest tweaks to the Opening Day rosters, mainly updated minor league player ratings. Cheers, Markus

Hey folks! Unfortunately, the previous update (18.5.54) introduced several issues related to the DL and also had a problem with 7-day lineups. So, we fixed those and have just released a hotfix patch, version 18.5.56. The hotfix also contains the latest tweaks to the Opening Day rosters, mainly updated minor league player ratings. Cheers, Markus

Hello baseball fans! We have spent the past few weeks improving the game and fixing reported bugs. Today we have launched the latest OOTP 18 Update, version number 18.5.53. Here is the changelist: - Updated Opening Day roster sets, including many improvements to minor league player ratings and international & independent leagues (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Added wide screen options for field widget in-game - Can now add and remove players from tournaments using right-click menu - Fixed PBP speed being too quick - Fixed last ticket price when gate sharing in league - Fixed some text when players have multiple injuries - Fixed minor league coach contracts not advancing - Fixed some cases of achievements not triggering properly - Fixed retained salary not getting cleared when team options are exercised - Fixed injury distribution for pitchers - Fixed problems with draft pick trading - Improved AI playoff roster selection, DL - Tweaked in-game pinch-hitting AI - Fixed top prospect owner goal ignoring certain prospects - Improved use of spring training depth charts - Adjusted player expectations - Fixed crash selecting all-star option on new game - Release all coaches will now properly release coaches on affiliated teams - Tournaments will no longer take players from teams during the playoffs - Fixed purge tool with tournaments - In Challenge Mode, season scores and achievements will only be counted the first time when earned (to prevent cheating) - Fixed salaries resetting when trading players in international leagues (NPB, KBO, etc...) - Fixed association playoffs resetting when exiting and resuming the game - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes Cheers! Markus

Hello baseball fans! We have spent the past few weeks improving the game and fixing reported bugs. Today we have launched the latest OOTP 18 Update, version number 18.5.54. (We released 18.5.53 earlier today, which had a glitch with the challenge moder server, build 54 fixes this.) Here is the changelist: - Updated Opening Day roster sets, including many improvements to minor league player ratings and international & independent leagues (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Added wide screen options for field widget in-game - Can now add and remove players from tournaments using right-click menu - Fixed PBP speed being too quick - Fixed last ticket price when gate sharing in league - Fixed some text when players have multiple injuries - Fixed minor league coach contracts not advancing - Fixed some cases of achievements not triggering properly - Fixed retained salary not getting cleared when team options are exercised - Fixed injury distribution for pitchers - Fixed problems with draft pick trading - Improved AI playoff roster selection, DL - Tweaked in-game pinch-hitting AI - Fixed top prospect owner goal ignoring certain prospects - Improved use of spring training depth charts - Adjusted player expectations - Fixed crash selecting all-star option on new game - Release all coaches will now properly release coaches on affiliated teams - Tournaments will no longer take players from teams during the playoffs - Fixed purge tool with tournaments - In Challenge Mode, season scores and achievements will only be counted the first time when earned (to prevent cheating) - Fixed salaries resetting when trading players in international leagues (NPB, KBO, etc...) - Fixed association playoffs resetting when exiting and resuming the game - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes Cheers! Markus

Hey folks! While Matt is on vacation, Andreas, Jorin and I spent some time to fix reported bugs and improve the 3D support. So, we have just released an OOTP 18 update, version 18.4.45. Here is the changelist for this version: - Updated Opening Day roster sets (need to create a new game for changes to apply) with tweaked default stats output (less HR / offense) - Fixed an issue with pitchers not bunting enough in the MLB standard game (set league strategy for bunt to "Rarely" and sac bunt totals modifier to 1.0 to fix this in your existing games) - Added team selection dropdown to team colors dialog - Tweaked SP injury rate (slightly increased chance of injury) - Added player size factor in settings dialog for 3D in-game (Facegen & 3D tab) - Fixed Facegen problems when running with minimized Window - Fixed some Steam Workshop problems and added the skin source files to the workshop - Added frames-per-second display to 3D screens. Activate with parameter fps_display on command line or in app.cfg - Reduced CPU/GPU usage by implementing the "max frames-per-second" setting - Mac Books will no longer switch to slower integrated GPU on 3D screens - Fixed bug where OOTP reset team colors after changing them - Fixed 7-day lineup exporting issues in online lagues - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes We'll continue to work on the game in the next weeks and release more updates, and we'll also continue development on our super secret OOTP-related project, which will launch in late summer / fall. Stay tuned! Cheers! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey baseball fans! So, we have listened to feedback and worked hard to fix any reported problems, and now we've just release the latest OOTP 18 Update, version 18.3.40. Here is the changelist for this version: - Updated MLB roster sets (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Updated historical databases - Updated sound files - Fixed useless DH selected for AS game. Added ability to vote for DH in AS game. - Fixed case where players voted to all-star game were not in starting lineup - Coaches no longer refuse signing with a foreign league if they have any present or past connections towards that league - Adjusted popup landing locations (more foul popups) - Fixed asking users if the league modifers for OF assists varies from the default - Fixed some cases where AI would incorrectly value overage minor leaguers in trades - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes Alright! The development team will now take a week or two off. We have worked non-stop for several months and it was worth it, as the release was the smoothest and best we have ever had. The game is now in an excellent state :) We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Thank you very much for your support! Markus & the entire OOTP Team

Hey baseball fans! We worked hard over the weekend and were able to reproduce and fix most reported issues. Hence we have just released a maintenance update for OOTP 18, version 18.2.36. Here is the changelist for this version: - Updated MLB roster sets (need to create a new game for changes to apply) - Adjusted 1-10 and 1-20 rating categories - Added option for double-round-robin playoffs - Fixed issue with shop player row when current stars are meant to be hidden - Fixed bug where certain right-click menu items are incorrect on returning from a tournament job - Fixed crash after on-screen brawl or pitcher injuries for human teams - Fixed tournament tiebreakers not getting the right game type - Fixed errors in historical databases - Fixed pitch location widget update in 3D - Fixed error in positional strength reports. - Fixed problems with scheduling when running an expansion draft in the preseason - Fixed problem with minor league stats totals getting inaccurate after year 1 in MLB game - Improved popup display to show injury name and DtD effect, if applicable - Adjusted reliever contract demands - Many other bug and cosmetic fixes If you have issues with the 3D in-game animation being “sloppy”, please go to the game settings dialog (file menu), select the 3D & Facegen tab, and for OpenGL Mode, please select “Always use OpenGL & fast blit”. That may help. Also, disabling the virus scanner in the background while playing the game may result in performance enhancements. Enjoy the game! Markus & the OOTP Developments Team

Hey baseball fans! Our most exciting day of the year has arrived, we have just launched Out of the Park Baseball 18. We are very proud of the game, we think it is the best version we have ever produced. We hope you will agree and enjoy the game! :) Have a great weekend! Markus & the OOTP Developments Team.

Hey baseball fans! We're currently in the final stages of testing Out of the Park Baseball 18 and we can't wait to get it into your hands. It shapes up to be an awesome release, so please do us a favor and add the game to your wishlist. :) Thanks a lot! Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP