How To Dive And Jump in MLB The Show 25

Playing the field is one of the tougher aspects of MLB The Show 25 even though it might seem like it at all times. You have to make split-second decisions that can cost your team runs and even the win. While grounders or pop flies hit directly at your players are easy enough to field, things get more complicated when they’re hit slightly over your head or to your left and right. In these instances, you need to know how to dive and jump otherwise you’re letting a ball go through you for a base hit or more.

Of course, knowing you need to dive or jump for a ball is much easier than doing it in the field. MLB The Show 25 doesn’t really go over either mechanic and both are required in some cases for various challenges or to simply make a play on the ball.

Fortunately, both mechanics are relatively easy to learn as long as you know the right buttons to press in MLB The Show 25.

How To Dive In MLB The Show 25

First up, we’ll cover the dive mechanic in MLB The Show 25. This is the one that you’ll likely use more between diving and jumping, as you’re able to make more plays on balls hit to your left or right.

If you’ve ever had a ball that landed right in front of your outfielder or a ball zip right past your infielder’s glove, chances are that a successful dive would have yielded an out. You can see the process for diving in MLB The Show 25 below:

• On the standard controller settings, R2/RT is used to dive
• You can change this to R1/RB in the settings menu of MLB The Show 25
• You simply need to press R2 when the opportunity to dive presents itself and at that moment, your player will dive
• It’s important to remember that your player dives in whatever direction you’re currently facing with the left joystick. If you’re moving your joystick to the left, that’s the direction your player will dive
• If you’re diving for a ball in the infield or outfield, make sure you’re taking the optimal line to the ball before diving so you’re giving your player the best chance to make a play
• Just because you dive near a ball doesn’t mean you’ll automatically snag it. You need to ensure you dive at the correct time and on the right line for your player to end up with the ball in their glove after a dive

It might take more tries and practice than you think to get the hang of diving in MLB The Show 25. Your player tends to not dive as far as you expect them to, making it difficult to know when is the right time to dive and when you should cut your losses on a well-hit ball.

For the most part, though, flyballs in the outfield give you a good idea of when you need to dive. As the baseball indicator gets smaller and smaller, you should have a decent gauge of whether a dive is necessary. If your player is just out of reach when the baseball indicator is at its smallest, you can usually dive and make a diving catch.

However, on ground balls, you’ll have less of an idea of when to dive. Of course, diving after a ground ball and missing it isn’t as bad as whiffing on a pop fly, as you have outfielders to back you up. Still, ground balls can be tough to gauge off the bat, so you’ll need to use your instincts to know when to dive.

How To Jump In MLB The Show 25

Moving on, now let’s talk about jumping. There are a couple of times when you will need to jump in MLB The Show 25.

The first instance comes in the infield when a line drive is hit right over your fielder’s head. If you react quick enough with a jump and the ball is low enough to the ground, you can successfully make a leaping grab and potentially save an extra base hit.

The other instance is jumping at the outfield wall to bring a home run back into the park or ensure the ball doesn’t hit the wall to go down as a hit. When it comes to jumping at the wall, the game will give you some assistance and show you three arrows on the screen that you need to time to successfully make a catch. Your job is to press the jump button as soon as the third arrow turns green, which usually results in your player coming back with the ball.

Of course, if you don’t know the jump button, all of that is useless information. You can see how to jump below.

• To jump in MLB The Show 25, simply press the R1/RB button
• You can swap this to R2/RT in the settings menu, which also changes your dive button
• To successfully jump and make a catch, you need to time your player’s jump with the ball as it’s going over your head
• This is far easier said than done, as most balls you can jump at are going quite fast
• In the infield, you need to react extremely quickly to jump and make a catch on a line drive
• At the wall, you can use some help from the game to bring a ball back into the yard

Jumping is a difficult mechanic to get down, but you’ll find you won’t have to use it very often.

Should You Use Jump And Dive Assistance In MLB The Show 25?

While this is the entire process to dive in MLB The Show 25, there is a way you can simplify things. If you go to the settings menu and scroll down the “Control” section, you’ll find there is a setting called “Jump/Dive Assistance” along with some “Auto” dive and jump reaction settings. These settings can allow the CPU to take over your decision-making when it comes to diving or jumping.

Most veteran MLB The Show players have the assistance settings turned off, as many would rather trust their gut than a computer. The assistance settings have also been known to dive and jump at strange times, especially on deep flies hit to the warning track or the wall. You also don’t want to have the assistance settings enabled if you’re trying to learn how to dive and jump, as the game takes over for you.

If you’re someone who wants minimal input in the field, however. The settings work fairly well and can even save you if you weren’t planning to dive or jump for a ball but it turns out you needed to. I recommend playing a couple of games with the assistance settings enabled and then disabled and see if you like manually making plays in the field or if you just want the game to make the decisions for you.

And that’s everything we have on diving and jumping in MLB The Show 25. The mechanics are certainly an underrated part of your fielding skills, but you can opt to allow the game to take over for you if you prefer.