You can smell the leather as you pound your fist into the glove. You can feel the ridges of the seams as you turn the ball in your fingers. You can sense the expectation in the air as the stadium roars. Anyone who thinks baseball is about strikes, sliders and singles hasn't experienced The Show. When the October nights fall and the stadium lights blaze, America's pastime is about guts, glory and raw emotion. Now, the bitter disappointments and intoxicating victories on the diamond are yours to experience like only the pros have. Do you have what it takes to step up to the plate and claim your stake in baseball history?Break out of the dugout and onto the stage of MLB drama as the celebrated baseball simulation franchise immerses you in MLB 13: The Show like never before. Enriched with raw emotion, jaw-dropping graphics and updated color commentary from a new voice in the booth, MLB 13: The Show takes you the closest you can get to real-life game-day action. Handle the lumber and grip the seams like MLB pros as baseball's most intricate mechanics are replicated in pain-staking detail. Start off your MLB rookie season right in the all-new beginner mode that's simple to pick up and learn, then dive right into fast-paced gameplay in the freshly streamlined Play Now mode. Carve out a new path to the championships by exploring expanded options in enhanced Diamond Dynasty, Franchise and Road to the Show modes, as well as the completely new October experience of Playoff mode. Are your buddies as gifted with a glove as you? Recruit up to three teammates to help you nail down wins, or ignite bitter rivalries in eight-player competitions. When you're ready to prove your prowess to the world, give the online Home Run Derby a swing. Get up off the bench — you've got the starring role in the new Show.