Hints & Tips

Easy perfect game
Enter the game play setting sliders and go to "AI batting". Now set everything to 100 and the CPU will never swing the bat.

Running into the catcher
When your running home, hold Square and the baserunner will knock the catcher over, and he might drop the ball.

Unfair trades
Go to the disabled list and look at the players who are hurt, mostly the ones who are out for 60 days. Then go to the trade players screen and select that hurt player. Then select a player from your team who is bad. Ask for the trade and they will either accept, or accept and ask for one BP or more.

Stealing bases
99% of the time, if your lead off hitter is fast enough he can steal. If the other team has a fast catcher stay put. If you are a rookie, try not to lead off because it is hard to get back on base after getting off. If a player is at third and the hitter hits the ball, wait until your opponent catches it. Then, steal from third base to home plate. If you have a person on second and third base, make the batter bunt and go home and to third base so that the batter gets a sacrifice bunt RBI.

Stealing
If you have runners at first and third base and with no or just one out, steal second. Usually they will not throw. If they do, have the runner on third go home to score an easy run.

Better homerun chance
Hold Left Analog-stick Up for a good chance of hitting a homerun. This will work well when using a power hitter like Sammy Sosa, A-Rod, Frank Thomas, etc. Or you can press Circle to swing or use Circle and press Left Analog-stick Up.