For die-hard baseball fans, getting your fill of baseball content can sometimes seem like a challenge. Outside of the confines of MLB, it can sometimes be impossible to find any baseball games taking place out of season, especially outside of North America. That is why the market for baseball-themed video games and online games is so robust.

It allows us to step into the shoes of our favorite players and experience all of the action ourselves, from the comfort of our living room. If you're a die-hard baseball fan looking for some worthwhile games, read our definitive guide to find out. 

1. MLB '20: The Show 

When it comes to baseball video games, any ranking out there will mention the MLB series in spades. For long-time fans of the genre, the question of which installment is the best in the series is a hotly contested one that will invariably spiral into a vicious online debate. While there are many excellent titles worth playing, it is the 2020 version that captures the essence of the series best. The Show '20 is a masterpiece of baseball simulation, one that so comprehensively captures every minute aspect of the sport to give you probably the most realistic experience that you will possibly find on a console. 

2. Wii Sports Baseball

It might not be the most "serious" game on the roster, but the baseball experience on Wii Sports, probably the biggest game of all time, is not to be sniffed at. One of the only games in history that allow you to physically simulate the sport, thanks to the unique and iconic motion-sensor controller that has caused countless accidents in living rooms around the world. Create your "Mii" avatar, select your old-school baseball strip of choice, head to the plate, and swing with all your might. 

3. Baseball Frenzy 

Sometimes, a good game is one that is self-referential and pays homage to the sport, rather than simulating outright. This is certainly true of the online casino slot Baseball Frenzy, which anyone can play at a popular online casino such as Casumo or 888. This 5-reel slot features all of the iconic sounds and imagery from the sport, with a little bit of tongue-in-cheek humor to boot. What's more, baseball fans can even access free spins to play Baseball Frenzy online for free, without having to wager their own cash on the reels. 

4. MVP Baseball 2005

Is there any game out there in history that did more to popularize the baseball genre than EA's MVP series? We're willing to bet that the answer is "no". This is the game that gamified the pitch like nothing else, with the various strength and aim meters on the screen causing countless hours of frustration and entertainment for fans around the world. Meanwhile, running baseball commentary throughout the game, provided by real-world legends such as Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, mean that this is a baseball game that has well and truly earned its spot in the Hall of Fame. 

The process continues.

We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on.  That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!

Our awards are not be league specific.

Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.

We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.

Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!

Please note that with Middle Relievers, we will be naming a Middle Reliever of the Year, three Second Team and three Third Team Middle Relievers.  

Middle Reliever of the Year (First Team All-MLB): Jonathan Loaisiga, New York Yankees.  3.3 bWAR, 2.4 fWAR, 9-4 Record, 18 Holds, 2.17 ERA, 57 Games, 70.2 IP, 69 SO, 4.31 SO/BB, 1.018 WHIP, 2.58 FIP.

Loaisiga won this narrowly, and we could have made cases (and did) for any of the Middle Relievers we named to the Second Team.  The Nicaraguan reliever was sixth this season in the AL in WPA and third in cWPA.

Second Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Blake Treinen, Los Angeles Dodgers.  2.4 bWAR, 1.8 fWAR, 6-5 Record, 32 Holds, 1.99 ERA, 72 Games, 72.1 IP, 85 SO, 3.40 SO/BB, 0.982 WHIP, 2.88 FIP.

Treinen led the NL in Holds, and was the closest in our eyes to supplanting Loaisiga.  Treinen’s value as the Dodgers’ top bullpen Pitcher was shown by the Dodgers success, and he finished tenth in NL in cWPA.

Second Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Andrew Chafin, Chicago Cubs & Oakland Athletics.  2.9 bWAR, 1.4 fWAR, 2-4 Record, 22 Holds, 1.83 ERA, 71 Games, 68.2 IP, 64 SO, 3.37 SO/BB, 0.932 WHIP, 2.98 FIP.

Chafin was one of the many Cubs stars jettisoned off, and although the team he landed in, Oakland, did not make the playoffs, Chafin did his job and had the best season of his eight-year career.

Second Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Chad Green, New York Yankees.  2.4 bWAR, 1.6 fWAR, 10-7 Record, 18 Holds, 3.12 ERA, 71 Games, 83.2 IP, 99 SO, 5.82 SO/BB, 0.884 WHIP, 3.59 FIP.

Green gives the Yankees two All-MLB Middle Relievers, after recording his best year since 2017.

Third Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Garrett Whitlock, Boston Red Sox.  2.4 bWAR, 1.6 fWAR, 8-4 Record, 14 Holds, 1.96 ERA, 46 Games, 73.1 IP, 81 SO, 4.76 SO/BB, 1.205 WHIP, 2.84 FIP.

The Red Sox rookie had a nice debut, quickly becoming the best middle reliever on the team.

Third Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Tyler Rogers, San Francisco Giants.  2.4 bWAR, 1.3 fWAR, 7-1 Record, 31 Holds, 2.22 ERA, 80 Games, 81.0 IP, 81 SO, 4.23 SO/BB, 1.074 WHIP, 3.28 FIP.

Rogers just qualified, as he did finish 18 Games with 13 Saves, but was not the finisher in 75% of his Games.  Notably, this is the second year in a row that Rogers led the NL in Games Pitched.  Rogers also finished eighth in WPA.

Third Team All-MLB Middle Reliever:  Luke Jackson, Atlanta Braves.  2.3 bWAR, 0.6 fWAR, 2-2 Record, 33 Holds, 1.98 ERA, 71 Games, 63.2 IP, 70 SO, 2.41 SO/BB, 1.162 WHIP, 3.66 FIP.

In his seventh year in the Majors, Jackson had his best year by far, proving to be one of the many potent arms in the Braves bullpen.

We have updated our Football futures with some new names for you to cast your votes on and offer your opinions.

Added to the 2024 Football Section are:

John Denney a Long Snapper who was a two-time Pro Bowler who played his entire career with the Miami Dolphins.

He joins Adam Jones, Andrew Luck, Antonio Gates, Brandon Marshall, Brent Grimes, Brian Orakpo, Chris Ivory, Connor Barwin, Corey Graham, Derek Anderson, Derrick Johnson, Doug Martin, Eric Berry, Glover Quin, Haloti Ngata, Jamaal Charles, Jermaine Gresham, Jermon Bushrod, Jonathan Stewart, Jordy Nelson, Josh Sitton, Julius Peppers, Kyle Williams, Lorenzo Alexander, Mark Sanchez, Matt Cassell, Max Unger, Muhammad, Wilkerson, Phil Dawson, Reggie Nelson, Sam Shields, Sebastian Janikowski, T.J. Lang, Vontae Davis and Zane Beadles.

Added to the 2025 Football Section are:

Adam Vinatieri, who is the most successful Place Kicker of all-time, and is the all-time leader in Points and Field Goals. He also has three Super Bowl wins with the Patriots.

DeMaryius Thomas, a four-time Pro Bowl Wide Receiver who won a Super Bowl with the Broncos.  He had 9,763 Receiving Yards and 69 Touchdowns.

Roosevelt Nix, a Fullback who went to the Pro Bowl in 2017.

They join Antoine Bethea, Aqib Talib, Brynden Trawick, Cameron Wake, C.J. Anderson, Darren Sproles, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Donald Penn, Eli Manning, Eric Weddle, James Develin, Joe Staley, Jon Condo, Kyle Long, Luke Kuechly, Marshal Yanda, Matt Bryant, Michael Bennett, Mike Pouncey, Patrick DiMarco, Patrick Chung, Ryan Kalil, Travis Frederick, Vernon Davis, Zach Brown and Zak DeOssie.

Added to the 2026 Football Section are:

Dez Bryant, who went to three Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Touchdown Receptions in 2016 as a Cowboy.

Don Muhlbach, a two-time Pro Bowl Long Snapper who played his entire career with the Lions.

Johnathan Joseph, a two-time Pro Bowl Cornerback.

Jurrell Casey, who went to five Pro Bowls as a Defensive End, and played most of his career with Tennessee.

LeSean McCoy, who went to six Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Rushing Yards in 2013.  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro and would have an even 15,000 Yards From Scrimmage.

Malcolm Butler, a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Patriots.

Marshawn Lynch, the man who made “Beast Mode” popular, and was a five-time Pro Bowl, one-time First Team All-Pro and two-time Rushing Touchdown leader.  The Running Back would win a Super Bowl with the Seahawks and had 10,413 Rushing Yards.

They join Alex Smith, Anthony Costanzo, Anthony Sherman, Drew Brees, Greg Olsen, Jason Witten, Jordan Reed, Julian Edelman, Matt Schaub, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Iupati, Philip Rivers, Sean Lee, Thomas Davis and Tramon Williams.

As we proceed further, we will be adding new names to all of our future sections.

As always, thank you for your support.

The process continues.

We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on.  That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!

Our awards are not be league specific.

Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.

We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.

Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!

Please note that with Starting Pitchers, we will be naming a Starting Pitcher of the Year, and four other co-First Team All-MLB Selections.  This is due to each team generally having at least five regular starters, and to honor more than just three starters.

Pitcher of the Year (First Team All-MLB):  Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies.  7.9 bWAR, 7.3 fWAR, 14-10 Record, 2.78 ERA, 213.1 IP, 247 SO, 5.37 SO/BB, 1.008 WHIP, 2.59 FIP.

There were no clear-cut winners, and while we suspect that other organizations will go a different route, we will stand by Wheeler, who led the National League in IP, Strikeouts, and bWAR for Pitchers.  The workhorse was also in the top five in the NL in ERA, WHIP, SO/BB and ERA+, and we can confidently say that the Phillies would not have competed for the NL East without him.  Again, if this is disputed by you (and we expect many will), there are five First Team All-MLB Starting Pitchers!

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers.  5.7 bWAR, 7.5 fWAR, 11-5 Record, 2.43 ERA, 167 IP, 234 SO, 6.88 SO/BB, 0.940 WHIP, 1.63 FIP.

Burnes was the ace of the Brewers staff, and he led the NL in ERA, SO/BB and WHIP.  While he was hurt for our Pitcher of the Year Award (46.1 IP less than Wheeler), he easily could have won this two more starts.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers.  6.7 bWAR, 5.5 fWAR, 16-4 Record, 2.47 ERA, 207.2 IP, 212 SO, 4.08 SO/BB, 0.968 WHIP, 3.16 FIP.

The Dodgers had the best pitching staff in 2021, with Buehler going to his second All-Star Game, and setting personal bests in Wins, IP and ERA+.  Buehler was second in the NL in bWAR for Pitchers.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Robbie Ray, Toronto Blue Jays.  6.7 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-7 Record, 2.84 ERA, 193.1 IP, 248 SO, 4.77 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.69 FIP.

This was the season that the Blue Jays were hoping to see out of Ray, who led the American League in ERA, IP, Strikeouts, ERA+ and WHIP.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers.  5.3 bWAR, 5.4 fWAR, 15-4 Record, 2.46 ERA, 179.1 IP, 236 SO, 6.56 SO/BB, 0.864 WHIP, 2.97 FIP.

Scherzer was one of the many Nationals jettisoned from the team this year, and he became part of one of the best starting rotations in recent history.  He was an All-Star for the eighth time this year, and for the fifth time he was the league leader in WHIP.  

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Jacob deGrom, New York Mets.  5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 7-2 Record, 1.08 ERA, 92 IP, 146 SO, 13.27 SO/BB, 0.554 WHIP, 1.24 FIP.

deGrom only played 15 Games, making it hard for him to be First Team, but those 15 Games were better than other hurler’s 15 this year.  Even if he was just an average Pitcher over 15 more Games, he would likely have won our Pitcher of the Year Award, but we can’t place him as a First Team Starter with under 100 Innings.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Carlos Rodon, Chicago White Sox.  5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 13-5 Record, 2.37 ERA, 132.2 IP, 185 SO, 5.14 SO/BB, 0.957 WHIP, 2.65 FIP.

Rodon was phenomenal over his 24 Starts, and like deGrom, was eliminated from Pitcher of the Year consideration due to missing time.  He was an All-Star for the first time this year, and this is either the start of something great or a blip on his radar.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers.  5.7 bWAR, 4.7 fWAR, 9-10 Record, 2.56 ERA, 179.1 IP, 211 SO, 4.91 SO/BB, 0.956 WHIP, 2.96 FIP.

Woodruff was an All-Star for the second time in 2021, and he finished in the top five in the National League in ERA, WHIP, FIP, WPA, and was first in cWPA.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Kevin Gausman, San Francisco Giants.  5.3 bWAR, 4.8 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 2.81 ERA, 192 IP, 227 SO, 4.54 SO/BB, 1.042 WHIP, 3.00 FIP.

Gausman had his best season to date, going from long-time average starter to ace in a year that the Giants went from also-rans to World Series contenders.  He was an All-Star for the first time in his career.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers.  4.7 bWAR, 5.0 fWAR, 20-3 Record, 2.96 ERA, 185.2 IP, 195 SO, 5.13 SO/BB, 1.018 WHIP, 3.13 FIP.

Urias in 2021’s only 20-Win Pitcher, and part of by far the best rotation in Baseball.  This was either his breakout year, or a stop in his career as a starter, and bluntly, we are mostly intrigued as to Urias’ 2022 season than any other Pitcher.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Nathan Eovaldi, Boston Red Sox.  4.6 bWAR, 5.6 fWAR, 11-9 Record, 3.75 ERA, 182.1 IP, 195 SO, 5.57 SO/BB, 1.190 WHIP, 2.79 FIP.

Eovaldi led the American League in FIP and went to his first All-Star Game in his tenth MLB season.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Max Fried, Atlanta Braves.  5.4 bWAR, 3.8 fWAR, 14-7 Record, 3.04 ERA, 165.2 IP, 158 SO, 3.85 SO/BB, 1.087 WHIP, 3.31 FIP.

Fried arrived last year, and propelled himself as an elite National League Pitcher this year.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Lance Lynn, Chicago White Sox.  5.4 bWAR, 4.2 fWAR, 11-6 Record, 2.69 ERA, 157 IP, 176 SO, 3.91 SO/BB, 1.070 WHIP, 3.91 FIP.

Lynn was an All-Star for the second time in his career, the first since 2012.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Charlie Morton, Atlanta Braves.  4.0 bWAR, 4.6 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 3.34 ERA, 185.2 IP, 216 SO, 3.72 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.35 FIP.

At age 37, Morton was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019, and is in his first year with Atlanta. 

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Tyler Mahle, Cincinnati Reds.  4.9 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-6 Record, 3.75 ERA, 180 IP, 210 SO, 3.23 SO/BB, 1.283 WHIP, 3.80 FIP.

Mahle broke out this year and could be a bona fide elite starter.