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OCTOBER BASEBALL™ achievement in MLB The Show 21

OCTOBER BASEBALL™

Win a Division Series in March to October to advance.

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How to unlock the OCTOBER BASEBALL™ achievement

  • GrowShahGrowShah
    02 May 2021 02 May 2021 19 May 2021
    From the main menu, select the March to October game mode.
    Select one of the teams from the Favorites section (left side of the screen); I personally picked the Los Angeles Dodgers since they have a great team all around for pitching and hitting.
    For the difficulty, select either Beginner or Rookie. (I don't rememeber which one I picked, but it was between these 2)

    Throughout the season (162 games), there will be multiple "Key Moments" where it will give you a challenge to do in-game such as, finishing a no-hitter, perform well with a certain player, win a game, etc. If you complete or fail the Key Moment; 3 things will happen. If you complete it successfully, your player will receive a boost for the rest of the season, or you'll gain momentum for your team which will help you win games that you're not playing. If you fail a Key Moment, you'll receive a cold streak which will make games that you aren't playing a little harder to win (they usually give you a easier Key Moment where you can get your momentum back up after a few games!).

    Since I picked the Los Angeles Dodgers, I had little to no trouble making the playoffs because I came out on top of my division with 102 wins! I still lost multiple games that I played just because I struggle with the timing for hitting.

    NOTE: If your team did not do good enough to make the playoffs, you'll not get this achievement and will have to restart the March to October mode from the start again, because you'll need to make the playoffs for this achievement and the World Series achievement also

    Once you're in the playoffs (after the regular season of 162 games), the first series will be a Best of 5 series. Each game will be a Key Moment where you just need to win the game/s. After you win 3 out of the 5 games to advance, you'll get the achievement a little after you see the "success" from the Key Moment or once you're in the playoff bracket.

    If you vote negative or if there are any things that I missed or I should add, leave them in the comments, and I'll update the guide!


    Update 1- According to Riskonix; if you're about to lose, you can close your game and it'll restart that game for you from the beginning. (To close the game; press cn_guide on controller, press cn_start on MLB The Show 21, go down to quit. Then launch the game back up)

    Update 2- According to Deeeco; there might/might not be issues using the "Close your game" method. Deeeco said that it was after 3 or 4 quits from people on Reddit; that their save was getting corrupted/not getting rewards.
    So I recommend doing it only during the playoffs if you need to.
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    RiskonixI believe you can also close the game if you feel like you'll lose and just restart it.
    Posted by Riskonix on 14 May 21 at 16:18
    DeeecoI could be completely wrong as I haven't had to do it yet, but i did read reports on reddit of it corrupting the save and no longer allowing rewards after multiple quits. An 'anti cheat' method if you will. I've no evidence, just what I had read. Some said it was 3 dashboards, some said 4 etc
    Posted by Deeeco on 19 May 21 at 15:49
    So when does this unlock?
    Posted on 25 May 21 at 08:05
    GrowShah@Hahaman4real I stated in the guide, "you'll get the achievement a little after you see the "success" from the Key Moment or once you're in the playoff bracket."
    Posted by GrowShah on 25 May 21 at 09:36
    Well this must have glitched for me then as I won the division with a 119-43 record and in the playoffs now but it still hasn't unlocked for me
    Posted on 26 May 21 at 14:28
    GrowShah@Haha4man4real whoops, forgot to add the part right before that; "After you win 3 out of the 5 games to advance, you'll get the achievement". It's stated right under the NOTE section near the bottom of the guide.
    Posted by GrowShah on 26 May 21 at 19:06
    @GrowShah Ah ok Cool lol i was almost about to restart the division again.. Upvoted and Thanks
    Posted on 27 May 21 at 05:12
    Budd Dwyers HatApparently this shitty achievement is glitched. Went undefeated in the playoffs and got the achievement for the World Series but this one never popped. Now I have to play through this boring mode all over again.
    Posted by Budd Dwyers Hat on 14 Jun 23 at 21:40
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