Sony's MLB The Show has dominated the space for nigh on a decade, but new reports suggest competition may heat up in the years ahead. Thus, MVP Baseball 2005 marked EA's last pro league baseball sim. The MVP series quickly adapted by evolving into MVP: NCAA Baseball, yet the collegiate sim only received two outings before EA Sports stepped away from the sport long-term. Following the releases of MVP Baseball 2004 and MVP Baseball 2005, publisher Take-Two Interactive signed an exclusive licensing deal with the MLB, reportedly an answer to the agreement EA struck with the NFL.
EA didn't have much time to further iterate, though. MVP Baseball 2003 hit the scene as a simulated Major League Baseball experience, managing to innovate gameplay features such as the pitch meter. The series lasted until 2003, ending once a successor - MVP Baseball 2003 - took over.
EA Sports' relationship with America's favorite pastime dates back to the mid-1990s, in which the publisher released its inaugural baseball sim - Triple Play 96. Reportedly, EA Sports has begun production on an all-new baseball game for the first time approimately 15 years.
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