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Maintaining your MLB The Show 23 pitcher will be vital to your long-term success. If you keep throwing out pitchers that are overtired, their velocity will drop, and they are more susceptible to losing control of their pitches.
With that in mind, it is good to know when to sub out your pitcher and how to get them ready for your next game.
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Here is how to swap out your pitchers in MLB The Show 23.
How to change pitchers in MLB The Show 23
If your pitcher is beginning to struggle in MLB The Show 23, you will definitely want to get a new one in quickly before things unravel and you lose any chance to win the game. However, if you just throw in a pitcher before they warm up, you run the greater risk of them getting injured or also underperforming.
Instead, you need to go to your bullpen and have them warm up. You can do this by pausing the game and going to the Manager tab or pressing up on the d-pad to bring up the Quick Menu. When you are in the bullpen, select the pitcher you want to get ready and choose Warm Up so they can begin throwing. If you are looking for a pitcher to put in a little further down the line, you can choose Stretch and Toss. You can view their progress in the bullpen or on the pause menu.
If you are currently up to bat and want to make a pitcher change at the beginning of the next inning, select a pitcher that is warming up and choose Schedule to put in game.
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It generally takes about three batters for a pitcher to warm up fully, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait that long to get them into the action. If your pitcher is struggling, you can bring up the Quick Menu again and select Mound Visit. Keep in mind that you can only do this once per inning, but it will help expedite your pitchers in the bullpen. When ready to make the change, select them in the bullpen and put them in. Every pitcher must face at least three batters before they can be replaced unless there is an injury.
How to restore pitchers’ energy in MLB The Show 23
After you remove a pitcher from a game in MLB The Show 23, they can not be reentered into that match. If you are playing in Diamond Dynasty or Franchise, you will notice their energy levels will be lower depending on how long they went in the previous game. To get that energy back up, all you need to do is avoid using them for a few games. Starting pitchers generally need about four days of rest in-between starts, and relievers can go back-to-back days sometimes but may need a couple of days off now and then.
