MLB The Show 23 Diamond Dynasty Charisma Series

MLB The Show 23 is jam-packed with many great new experiences and features to enjoy. Though this can be felt across the board with the game as a whole, there’s so much to be had and play for within a handful of certain game modes, particularly in Diamond Dynasty. Fans can see this firsthand within Diamond Dynasty’s very own Team Affinity Program, which caters excellent diamond player rewards from both the Captain Series, but also the Charisma Series.

The MLB The Show 23 Charisma Series celebrates the fun and joy the game of baseball brings out from within these many stars in the MLB. As soon as you immerse yourself into the rewards Diamond Dynasty has to offer, you will find this great series speckled throughout, with each Charisma Series card displaying unique snapshots of these players that highlight their personalities and passion they possess for the game.

With a collection of five Charisma Pack Players coming with each of the six MLB divisions in the Season 1 Team Affinity Program, MLB The Show 23 has added more and more Charisma Series players you can acquire since launch, whether its from Diamond Duos packs, Events, Battle Royale, or programs.

Should you be wondering how you can get these top tier new Charisma Series players for your lineups and which players are available so far, you’ve come just to the right place. Down below, we list all the Charisma Series players from Season 1 (Set 1) and how to acquire them in MLB The Show 23’s Diamond Dynasty mode.

MLB The Show 23 – Charisma Series Set 1 Players

As mentioned briefly in the introduction, the main collection of Charisma Series players comes from the Team Affinity Program, with each of the six divisions coming with five players you can unlock. In this first section, we cover the Team Affinity Program Charisma Series set that arrived with the launch of Season 1 in MLB The Show 23.

Team Affinity Charisma Series Players

In order to unlock the MLB The Show Team Affinity Charisma Series players, you will need to complete Missions, Moments, Conquests, and more to garner enough Team Affinity (TA) points to progress through each divisions’ rewards path.

What makes this program so appealing aside from the card art, is that the Team Affinity Charisma players come with 97 overall ratings, making for some of the best items to have in Diamond Dynasty right now. As you progress through the Team Affinity tiers for the division(s) you’re working on, you will begin to unlock the Team Affinity Charisma Series packs, and can start adding the whole collection to your lineups.

Here’s the full list of Charisma Series players you can acquire from the Team Affinity Program:

American League

East

• Rafael Devers (3B) – Red Sox
• Bo Bichette (SS) – Blue Jays
• Wander Franco (SS) – Rays
• Cedric Mullins (CF) – Orioles
• Giancarlo Stanton (RF) – Yankees

Central

• Javier Báez (SS) – Tigers
• Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) – Royals
• Eloy Jiménez (LF) – White Sox
• Triston McKenzie (SP) – Guardians
• Joe Ryan (SP) – Twins

West

• Eugenio Suárez (3B) – Mariners
• Jeremy Peña (SS) – Astros
• Adolis García (CF) – Rangers
• Taylor Ward (RF) – Angels
• Paul Blackburn (SP) – Athletics

National League

East

• Rhys Hoskins (1B) – Phillies
• Joey Meneses (1B) – Nationals
• Jeff McNeil (2B) – Mets
• Jorge Soler (LF) – Marlins
• Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF) – Braves

Central

• Ke’Bryan Hays (3B) – Pirates
• Tommy Edman (SS) – Cardinals
• Christian Yelich (LF) – Brewers
• Marcus Stroman (SP) – Cubs
• Hunter Greene (SP) – Reds

West

• Christian Walker (1B) – Diamondbacks
• Joc Pederson (LF) – Giants
• Juan Soto (RF) – Padres
• Charlie Blackmon (RF) – Rockies
• Dustin May (SP) – Dodgers

Charisma Series Program Players

Following the 30 Team Affinity Charisma Series players, the next largest Charisma collection available in MLB The Show 23’s Diamond Dynasty belongs to that of the Charisma Series Program. That’s right! MLB The Show 23 dropped an all-new Charisma Series Program that comes with ten new players and contains all the previous Diamond Duos packs carrying 99 overall Charisma Series stars as well (which we detail later in the article).

To earn these new Charisma Series Set 1 players, you will need to progress your way through the program’s rewards path by completing Moments, Missions, and the Charisma Series Showdown. By doing so, you will be able to unlock not only the ten new players, but also previous Diamond Duos packs that were released in The Store, as well The Show 23 packs.

So without further ado, here’s a look at all the new Charisma Series Program Set 1 players you can now unlock in MLB The Show 23’s Diamond Dynasty:

Charisma Series Program Players

• Brett Phillips (RF) – Rays – 90 Overall
• Joe Kelley (RP) – Dodgers – 91 Overall
• Andrew Chafin (RP) – Tigers – 92 Overall
• Josh Naylor (1B) – Guardians – 93 Overall
• Josh Harrison (3B) – Pirates – 94 Overall
• Daniel Vogelbach (DH) – Mets – 95 Overall
• Oneil Cruz (SS) – Pirates – 95 Overall
• Ozzie Albies (2B) – Braves – 96 Overall
• Marcus Semien (2B) – Rangers – 97 Overall
• Luis Castillo (SP) – Mariners – 97 Overall

Whether more players or rewards will be added to this Program during Season 1 is unknown. That said, be sure to stay tuned here for the latest updates and news on the new Charisma Series Program in Diamond Dynasty.

Season 1 Reward Path Charisma Players

The Season 1 Reward Path in MLB The Show 23 ran from March 28 to May 12 – so these players are no longer available to unlock. However, should you still be interested in acquiring these Charisma stars, you can do so through the Community Marketplace.

At the time of Season 1, there were four Charisma Series Choice Packs in the Reward Path, granting fans the chance to snag a total of four of the seven players that came with it. In addition, fans had the chance to secure Season 1 Boss Packs, and inside, came two additional Charisma Series players with each baring a 99 overall rating.

So without further ado, here are all the Charisma Series players you could have secured in the Season 1 Reward Path, that are now available in the Community Marketplace with Season 2 here:

Season 1 Reward Path Charisma Pack (97 Overall)

• Johnny Bench (C) – Reds
• Craig Biggio (2B) – Astros
• Troy Glaus (3B) – Angels
• Curtis Granderson (CF) – Tigers
• Eric Davis (RF) – Orioles
• Madison Bumgarner (SP) – Giants
• Lee Smith (CP) – Cardinals

Season 1 Reward Path Boss Pack (99 Overall)

• Ricky Henderson (LF) – Athletics
• Bob Gibson (SP) – Cardinals

Diamond Duos Pack Charisma Players

Should you not want to opt for any of the Charisma Series players you can secure from Team Affinity or elsewhere, you can also purchase or unlock Diamond Duos packs that have Charisma Series Set 1 players inside.

Down below, we detail all the Charisma Series players you can secure from the Diamond Duos packs, The Show Packs, or the Community Marketplace in MLB The Show 23:

Diamond Duos Pack Charisma Players

• Fergie Jenkins (SP) – Cubs – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 2 Choice Pack.

• Robb Nen (CP) – Giants – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 3 Choice Pack.

• Dontrelle Willis (SP) – Marlins – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 4 Choice Pack.

• David Justice (RF) – Braves – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 5 Choice Pack.

• Joe Morgan (2B) – Reds – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 6 Choice Pack.

• Brandon Webb (SP) – Diamondbacks – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 7 Choice Pack.

• Max Scherzer (SP) – Nationals – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 8 Choice Pack.

• Ozzie Smith (SS) – Cardinals – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 8 Choice Pack.

• Brian Wilson (CP) – Giants – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 9 Choice Pack.

• Torii Hunter (CF) – Angels – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 9 Choice Pack.

• Kris Bryant (3B) – Cubs – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 10 Choice Pack.

• Luis Severino (SP) – Yankees – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 10 Choice Pack.

• Tyler Matzek (RP) – Braves – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 12 Choice Pack.

• Rod Carew (2B) – Twins – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 13 Choice Pack.

• Lance Lynn (SP) – White Sox – 99 Overall
  • Originally found in the Diamond Duos 13 Choice Pack.

The Great Egg Hunt Program Charisma Players

Over a month ago on April 7, MLB The Show 23 released a new program for the Easter Holiday weekend known as The Great Egg Hunt – and its packed with some great rewards. Among them, are two 97 overall Charisma Players you can unlock.

Here are the two players:

The Great Egg Hunt Program Charisma Players

• Reggie Jackson (RF) – Yankees
• George Springer (RF) – Blue Jays

To secure both Jackson and Springer, you will need to reach Tiers 7 and 8 in the The Great Egg Hunt Program in MLB The Show 23 Diamond Dynasty.

Ranked Charisma Player Reward

Along with all of these great Charisma Series players, comes another special one fans can acquire in Diamond Dynasty, which is none other than Yankee legend, Lou Gehrig.

Previously, fans could have unlocked Gehrig’s Charisma Series card from the World Series Reward Choice Pack in the Season 1 Ranked Reward Path. But with Season 2 now here, Gehrig is only available in The Community Market.

Online Event Charisma Player

To go along with all of these fantastic Charisma Series Set 1 players, fans had the opportunity to secure an exclusive Charisma Series card from the Kaiju Part 1 Online Event.

Upon securing a total of 5 wins when playing the event, fans would have unlocked a Season 1 Events Rewind Choice Pack, and the 97 overall Diamond Charisma Series Gary Sheffield card illustrated above would have been one of the players available.

Since the Kaiju Part 1 Event is no longer active, Sheffield’s card is not available in the Online Event mode anymore. So should you want to secure his card still, you will have to purchase it from the Community Marketplace.

Online Battle Royale Charisma Player

Similarly to the Gary Sheffield Charisma Series card above, this awesome Charisma Ken Griffey Jr. item was one of the three Set 1 99 overall players you could have secured by playing the Diamond Dynasty online game mode, Battle Royale.

If you reached Tier 20 (100 BR Points required), you would have received the Set 1 Battle Royale Flawless Program Choice Pack, and Griffey Jr. would have been one of your player reward options to choose from. However, since Season 2 is now live, this Griffey Jr. card is no longer available in Battle Royale, and can only be secured in the Community Market for a hefty price.

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