[3][4] In Computer Gaming World, Dave Salvator wrote, "HH2K has so much going for it that if you're a hard-core baseball fan looking to get in the action, the game says hello like the business end of a Louisville Slugger.

"[8] Daily Radar's Andrew S. Bub described the PC version as a commercial disappointment.

[22] Bub wrote, "Shame on you for letting EA Sports' all-flash-no-substance Triple Play 2000 outsell this gem.

[26] PC Accelerator and GameSpot also named it the sports game of the year.

[27] It was also a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' "Computer Sports Game of the Year" award, which was ultimately given to FIFA 2000.