[9] The game also includes the General Manager, which allows the editing of baseball players' traits.

[11] Unlike its predecessor, the graphics of Microsoft Baseball 2000 do not require a 3D accelerator card to run, although the game does support the use of one for enhanced visuals.

[6] Joshua Roberts of AllGame wrote that the game "has just the bare minimum and there's nothing in its actual gameplay to make up for its glaring omissions.

[3][8][10][6][21][7][28][29] The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that the game "offers the best budget baseball experience on the PC this summer, and also one of the best at any price.

[3][6][5][21][28] Jason Bates of IGN complained of frequent lock-ups during gameplay,[3] and Strauch noted long loading times.

[10] Scott Silverstein, writing for The Washington Times, stated that it took four attempts across an 80-minute period to get the game running on a computer which had easily met the system requirements.

[30] Rick Worrell of Sports Gaming Network criticized the commentary for a number of audio glitches, but he praised the sound effects.

[8][6][21] William Abner of Computer Games Strategy Plus called the commentary "fairly entertaining and usually accurate.