MLB Home Run Derby 2023

Name: MLB Home Run Derby 2023
Rating: 4.548 (33206 reviews)

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MLB Home Run Derby 2023

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User Reviews for MLB Home Run Derby 2023

Good but flawed

This game is fun, but there are some issues that prevent replay value.-Uniforms cost wayyyyy too much. I’ve been playing this game for a while and never gotten close to unlocking a uniform and frankly don’t really care about them. There are just too many of them that cost too much, and opening a pack of cards just to get a bunch of uniforms that you aren’t gonna get close to unlocking is annoying.- Equipment is sooo hard to unlock. Again, I’ve been playing the game a while now, and I’ve unlocked maybe a single bat. Instead of equipment cards, I just get a bunch of uniform cards!!- it should be possible to level up a player by playing with them a bunch instead of just waiting to get more of their cards. I think unlocking a legendary player would be cool, but unless you happen to get a bunch more of their cards (unlikely) they will always have mediocre stats. Players should level up from you playing well with them.- having even a little control over which players/equipment you unlock would go a long way. It’s too random now. I could get two gold packs of cards and come away empty handed, and the odds of getting enough cards of one of the players I really want seem almost impossible, which makes me want to stop playing.Fun game overall though! I kinda like the system of watching ads optionally to get more cards/coins.

11223456, Aug 06, 2020

Few Things Could Be Changed But Really Fun

First off, this game is really fun and really addicting. The players you play with participated in the real life HomeRun Derby(you can eventually unlock and play with non HomeRun Derby participates, but that takes major game progress). There’s a lot to accomplish as earning in game cash called “MLB Bucks” and completing game tasks are the main goals, in doing so you earn player cards that upgrade players and their ratings. There are 3 game modes: Arcade, Head to Head, and Full Derby Mode. Focus on the latter 2, but Arcade mode is good practice. Some annoyances: To progress even quicker you will want to watch an ad from time time. Spending real life money on the game doesn’t hurt either(though not a requirement it does help). My biggest issue is the stadiums which look REALLY GOOD, can only be unlocked by spending real money. The game does give you the default All-Star Game stadium which is Seattle. However, after a while it does get kind of boring only playing in 1 stadium every time. What I did was buy the stadium of my favorite team, also another random stadium, as well as Seattle. It seems “MLB Bucks” would help with unlocking stadiums but unfortunately they don’t. Overall I would give this game a 4.3 out of 5

Big K50, Jun 07, 2023

Fun but….

I like this game but have some issues. First issue is playing multiplayer in the domes. Pretty frustrating how many hits don’t count in the domes with Toronto being the worst! It also doesn’t help how the game either has the balls flying low or other times popping straight up. So if it’s popping up and your in a dome just reset the game cause you’re probably playing someone 10 levels above you and half your homers don’t count. Fun stuff.. Arcade mode is kind of pointless the pitcher is further away so you can’t really practice your timing and those targets are ridiculously hard to hit considering there isn’t really anyway to aim. Derby mode is cool if you’re trying to get bucks and it’s pretty easy. One other thing why do the multiplayer packs have a stupid timer on them? Just let me open them! Some of them have a 20 hour timer on them so unless you want to spend bucks or watch horrible ads you just have to wait?

Drumboyce, Sep 01, 2021

Money grabber

What a terrible game that is just set up to gain as much from in game purchases as possible. The game makes it so challenging to unlock better players or equipment unless you pay to get access to the better options. The original game is over 2 years old and they just add new players but the actual gameplay is boring as you just tap once to hit the ball no other controls or skills are needed. The cpu pitching is horrible, the point of the game is too hit as many home runs as possible and the cpu pitching randomly throws balls out of the strike zone with no real pattern leaving you to lose multiplayer games. This is the most obviously rigged game I have ever played, the game uses players names and ratings to play against users. Think about it, there is never a wait to find a game. More proof is if you okay the tournament early and somebody beats you their name is no where to be found in the rankings. And please explanation me how the record for furthest hit ball in the leaderboard is a tie at 999 feet, but yet I play against players that hit balls over 1500 feet! Screenshots to back all the blatant cheating and pay to win garbage! Absolutely do no recommend to download this game!

J Hizzie, Aug 05, 2022

Total Joke.

I first started playing this game a few months ago and loved it. I enjoyed the perks of winning and increasing my presence. That faded quickly. Aside from the pitches getting harder as your ab goes on, which I am fine with…it’s the other crap that makes this an insufferable app. First, there have been many times I would have 5 or 6 hr lead only to see that my opponent has tied..and sometimes past me both in number of homers and distance. Second, the app will let your opponent somehow see more pitches despite the same elapsed time. I tested this out and purposely would swing and miss at pitches in order to generate the next possible quickest pitch…I literally went down two home runs while I had only received one pitch. My advice to anyone playing. This game is rigged…you aren’t playing “head to head” against another live person..think about it, really how many people are actually playing the exact moment you are that would allow head to head play. Sad because this app has potential. My advice to the developers of this..you make your money from ads…just don’t make it obvious that this game is soooo rigged. Then again, it’s an mlb app and as a lifelong baseball fan it doesn’t surprise me that just like everything else, mlb screw up something that could benefit the game.

Jay52278, Oct 01, 2021

Really Fun!

The reason this game is great is simple: IT’S FUN! It’s a blast to hit monster homeruns and this game delivers. The hitting interface is so great, I wish they’d bring it the the R.B.I Baseball app as well. My biggest gripe is that the game is positively infested with ads that you absolutely must watch to earn more of the virtual currency required to “buy” equipment upgrades that would allow you to really compete. Wish there was another way to make that happen without all the ads. Truth is, I’m not even watching them. I play the ad to double my rewards, skip a challenge, etc. but then I set my iPad aside for a few minutes to do something else when it plays, then come back to collect my rewards when the ad is done playing. Advertisers aren’t getting much value from that, and more importantly, it makes for a poor gaming experience. Update: there a new bug that freezes the game after a multi-player game. You must force quit the app. Then the game inexplicable selects Bryce Harper to replace any player you had previously equipped as your player, when the game restarts. Why is he coded as the default?? Super weird.

Meepa44, Sep 07, 2019

A LOT of glitches and bugs

The game is rigged. Especially In multiplayer mode. It seems like you’re predetermined to lose if it wants you to lose because of all the glitches especially when balls that are absolute HRs to dead center field or any field aren’t counted. I’ve lost count how many times that has been the difference between winning or losing. It can get frustrating. I doubt most of those opponents are computer generated and not even real players. On top of that it’ll throw impossible pitches that there’s no way you can hit a HR off of no matter where you place the bat and it always seems to happen when you’re winning. It’s funny how your opponent magically jumps 2-3 HRs in one shot or starts with 1-2 HRs before you can get a swing in. That’s just some issues. Why are you giving cards towards items you’re already maxed out on especially the uniforms?? It’s a waste of cards and packs. It’s like you didn’t even earn anything. The game has potential to be good but needs a lot of work. I guess you can’t expect too much from amateur game developers 🤷🏽‍♂️lol

MLB2181, Apr 21, 2021

Needs some maintenance..

I’ve played about 30 hours of this game which shows I enjoy it. However I’m leaving this review to rant about the issues that will soon have me quitting. Very frustrating issue in some fields where homeruns hit signs or billboards (example being progressive field) and for some reason don’t count as homeruns resulting in frequent multiplayer losses.. Offline derby’s are far too easy making them quickly become boring. Online tournament has also not been loading for hours at a time recently so I can’t participate. My biggest issue is that I’m currently using a player that has a total of 125 power and 108 contact with equipment but can literally NEVER outdistance an opponent in multiplayer. Whether they’re using a rare player epic player or legendary. In fact my max homerun distance with said character is around 720ft and that is only when I can pull the pitch down the left field foul line making it descend further when sailing out of the park.. Hard to believe someone using a rare or epic player should be able to consistently hit deeper homers than a legendary player with 125 power.

NumbersAfterName123, Apr 17, 2019

Needs a Lot of Updates

This game can be fun and very addicting after hitting dingers and unlocking some of your favorite sluggers, however I feel like a huge company such as MLB should have better quality graphics and less bugs and internal errors. One of the common things that happens when I play is that I will finish a round of hitting towards the targets and it will ask “do you want to watch an add to extend your game 10 seconds?” and I will want to keep on playing and unfortunately the ten seconds will start right as you watch the add and by the time it’s finished your game is up and you just wasted 30 seconds of your life watching a meaningless add. I also think it’s ridiculous how you have to pay for certain stadiums and you don’t have the option to unlock stadiums through playing over time. Each stadium is about $5 and it is a total waste of money to buy anything in this game. It’s loud and clear that MLB doesn’t spend any time improving this game and expects you to pay for glitchy stadiums. I would expect better from MLB and really hope they “step up to the best plate” and improve this app.

Panchito🏈, Apr 23, 2022

Misplaced priority

I love baseball so I generally enjoy this game, but there are two issues in particular that frustrates me. One is that there are far too many dead spots in different stadiums where home runs just aren’t counted for some reason, whether is be certain light towers, signage, or roofs of domed stadiums. This just absolutely shouldn’t be, period. More than a couple times this has cost me games in multiplayer mode. The other issue is when there is no video available to watch when I’m trying to speed up the time it takes to unlock a pack of cards or boost that pack once it’s unlocked. This issue comes and goes occasionally but always seems to conveniently appear at a time like now, during the playoffs, when unlocking cards of players on playoff teams becomes time sensitive. Of course, this could be a coincidence but it happens a little too frequently or that to be the case. Every time there is a new update to the app, I hope it will address these issues. It’s not like it hasn’t been brought up in previous reviews. But that hasn’t been the case yet. At least the most recent update brought us wrist bands and arm sleeves. You know, the real important stuff.

Phil11284, Oct 15, 2021

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STEP UP TO PLATE! MLB Home Run Derby brings the non-stop action of the Home Run Derby to you. Do you have the skill to be a Home Run Derby Champion?

With three distinct game modes, 100+ batters to collect, and constant live events - there is always a reason to swing for the fences in MLB Home Run Derby! 3 DIFFERENT MODES FOR SMASHING HOMERS! - Duel online with other sluggers in live PVP contests that see how many home runs you can hit on a timer! Earn the best rewards in online competition! - Head to the Arcade to hit targets and score big points! Stay in the slugfest as long as you can keep sending them yard! - Compete in the Derby to take on the best batters in baseball for a Home Run Derby Championship! Can you win 3 rounds against the top home run hitters in MLB? BATTLE THE BEST ONLINE FOR TOP REWARDS! - Play against millions of MLB fans from around the world! - Unlock exclusive new content in the Season Pass, with new content every month! - Win baseball packs with every online victory - with new and unique rewards cycled daily - New limited time events every week to unlock rare players! - Top the leaderboards daily to unlock the best rewards! Earn more wins to climb to the top! - Join the Classic Tournament every weekend for the best way to earn Classic Packs and legendary players like Jorge Posada, Chipper Jones, Keith Hernandez, and Jackie Robinson! AUTHENTIC MLB ACTION - Change the uniform of your classic sluggers to any of your favorite teams they played on throughout their careers! - Unlock Home, Away, and Alternate uniforms for all MLB teams! - T-Mobile Park, home of the 2023 Home Run Derby, is FREE! Plus, unlock every MLB ballpark with in-app purchase STAY IN THE COMPETITION WITH LIVE EVENTS - New batters released with live events like team specific events ( such as “NYY vs BOS Week” ), or themed events like “Catchers Pack” event - Exclusive gear dropped frequently throughout the year - New bundles, packs, and rewards available for each new event COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION! - Over 100 batters to collect so you can find your favorite slugger! - Unlock Retro uniforms to suit up your batter in classic style - Free Daily Rewards in a monthly calendar - Free rewards with every Season Pass - Free Packs every four hours -- just login to redeem! Follow @HRDerbyGame on Twitter and Like @hrderbygame on Facebook! © 2023 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved. Developed for and Published by Major League Baseball. Officially Licensed Product of MLB Players, Inc. MLBPA trademarks, copyrighted works and other intellectual property rights are owned and/or held by MLBPA and may not be used without the written consent of MLBPA or MLB Players, Inc. Jackie Robinson ™ is a trademark of the Estate of Jackie Robinson & Mrs. Rachel Robinson. Trademarks, copyrights, names, images and other proprietary materials are used with permission of World Baseball Classic, Inc.