You can now tune how ManagerAI runs a team: when it pulls a starter, how it uses the bullpen, pinch-hitting, intentional walks, how aggressive it is on the bases, and more.
Set your own defaults once. You can then change them for a single game, All-Star Game, season, or World Series, and give individual teams their own settings within a season.
Presets give you an easy starting point. The settings have realistic limits.
Smarter in-game decisions
Pre-1975 seasons now use four-man rotations, so aces from those eras can make the 40+ starts they really made.
ManagerAI now brings in a better glove late in close games, which it almost never did before.
Trades and rosters
Negro League teams whose rosters are too small to field a lineup are no longer offered as choices.
- Ballparks
Negro League teams now play in their real home ballparks.
Ballpark photos are now shared. When you upload one, you can make it public, and once approved, anyone can use it for games at that park.
World Series now has a Ballpark tab for both teams' parks.
- Gameboard
A short "Now Batting" message now appears on the field when a new batter comes up.
In edit positions mode, there's now a pitcher icon (lefty or righty) that you can drag around.
Action buttons are bigger and easier to tell apart.
You can now reorder the batting order on iPad and other touch devices.
More stuff over the last few days ....
AI manager settings
You can now tune how ManagerAI runs a team: when it pulls a starter, how it uses the bullpen, pinch-hitting, intentional walks, how aggressive it is on the bases, and more.
Set your own defaults once. You can then change them for a single game, All-Star Game, season, or World Series, and give individual teams their own settings within a season.
Presets give you an easy starting point. The settings have realistic limits.
Smarter in-game decisions
Pre-1975 seasons now use four-man rotations, so aces from those eras can make the 40+ starts they really made.
ManagerAI now brings in a better glove late in close games, which it almost never did before.
Trades and rosters
Negro League teams whose rosters are too small to field a lineup are no longer offered as choices.
- Ballparks
Negro League teams now play in their real home ballparks.
Ballpark photos are now shared. When you upload one, you can make it public, and once approved, anyone can use it for games at that park.
World Series now has a Ballpark tab for both teams' parks.
- Gameboard
A short "Now Batting" message now appears on the field when a new batter comes up.
In edit positions mode, there's now a pitcher icon (lefty or righty) that you can drag around.
Action buttons are bigger and easier to tell apart.
You can now reorder the batting order on iPad and other touch devices.