MLB The Show 24 Quirks Explained

Game: MLB The Show 24

Time: 2024-03-25

Quirks in MLB The Show 24 are a gameplay feature in the game that increases a player’s attributes beyond their existing visible attributes. This helps differentiate players from each other and makes players more unique. Some Quirks are situational – meaning they work based on what is happening in the game during a given situation. You can also ‘stack’ Quirks, for example if a player has the “Day Player” and “Homebody” Quirks, they’ll get a boost for home games that occur during the day.

Here’s the full list of MLB The Show 24 Quirks, what they do, boosts and penalties!

Quirk	Description	CON Boost	CON Penalty
Bad Ball Hitter	Excels at hitting pitches outside the strike zone
Break Outlier	Pitcher loses less break when tired
Breaking Ball Hitter	Excels at hitting breaking balls. Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a breaking ball is thrown.
Catcher Pop Time	Excels at throwing out base stealers. Catcher will react to base stealers faster, increasing the likelihood of throwing out a runner.
Day Player	Performs better when playing day games. Player will receive an attribute boost during day games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.	+1	-1
Dead Red	Excels at hitting fastballs. Batting attributes receive a slight boost when a fastball is thrown.
Fighter	Performs better in the 9th inning or later. Player will receive an attribute in the 9th inning or later. The exact attributes that are boosted are unknown.	+6	-1
First-Pitch Hitter	Excels at hitting the first pitch of an at-bat. Batting attributes receive a slight boost on the first pitch of an at-bat.	+5	-1
Homebody	Performs better when playing at home. Player will receive an attribute boost during home games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.	+1	-1
Night Player	Performs better when playing night games. Player will receive an attribute boost during night games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.	+1	-1
Outlier I	Primary pitch exceeds max velocity limit. Increases pitchers primary pitch velocity by 3mph.
Outlier II	Secondary pitch exceeds max velocity limit. Increases pitchers secondary pitch velocity by 3mph.
Pickoff Artist	Increases success rate of pickoffs
Pinch Hitter	Excels at pinch hitting. Player will receive an attribute boost while pinch hitting.	+6 or +7	0
Pressure Cooker	Performs better when there are runners on base. Pitchers will receive an attribute boost when pitching with runners on base.
Rally Monkey	Performs better when team is behind. Players will receive an attribute boost when their team is trailing. The exact attributes that are boosted are unknown.	+1 or +2	-1
Road Warrior	Performs better when playing on the road. Player will receive an attribute boost during away games. The exact attributes are unknown, but an increase is PCI size has been documented.	+1	-1
Situational Hitter	Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than two outs. Player will receive a batting attribute boost when there is a runner on third and less than two outs.	+5	0 or -1
Stopper	Performs better when team is behind.		-1
Table Setter	Performs better when no runners are on	+2 or +3	-2 or -3
Unfazed	Excels when hitting with 2 strikes.	+5	-2