The game was followed by the 989 Sports Major League Baseball series as well as the MLB: The Show franchise.

[3][5][6] Other common criticisms were the slowness of the games[4][6] and scorekeeper bugs such as counting swung-on strikes as balls.

[4][7] However, reviewers complimented the large selection of options and modes[3][4][6][7] and the easy, accurate batting interface and controls.

Todd Mowatt of Electronic Gaming Monthly said it was "a lot of fun to play", while his co-reviewer Joe Rybicki found it lacking and said gamers should rent it first.

[3] The reviewer for Next Generation concluded that its late release and inferior gameplay and graphics compared to the competition made it not worth getting.