MLB The Show 23 held a 40-minute livestream this week to introduce some of the game's new features. As well as touching on the game's historic Negro Leagues Storylines mode, the stream also revealed a number of highly anticipated new features including universal DH and true two-way players.

One of the new rule changes fans have been waiting for is the introduction of the universal designate hitter. The rule came to the National League in April last year, too late to be implemented in MLB The Show 22, but will have a presence in this year's game.

"The MLB got the universal DH just last season, so now we got it in Diamond Dynasty as well," senior technical designer Kyle Blake announced in the stream. "So any squad you play with in Diamond Dynasty has a DH."