Best Controller Settings for Hitting
Input Type

Button Accuracy Off

Button Interface (Tap X for MLB The Show 25 Stubs PCI discipline)

Controller Sensitivity

Analog Stick Deadzone: Standard or Small

PCI Sensitivity: -2 to 0

Lower sensitivity improves micro-adjustments on the PCI.

Hitting Meta Strategies You Need to Master

Now that you’ve optimized your settings, let’s break down the mechanical habits and in-game strategies that define elite hitting in MLB The Show 25.

1. Sit Fastball and React to Offspeed

The core hitting rule still applies:

Always hunt fastballs. React to everything else.

If you sit offspeed:

You will be late on high heaters

You’ll whiff on cutter/sinker combos

You’ll lose the count early

This year’s timing penalty for “very late” is brutal.

2. Use the 70/30 Rule for PCI Coverage

The best players cover:

70% of the time: High and inside

30% of the time: Low and away

This is where pitchers attack most often, especially in MLB Stubs for sale two-strike counts.

Cover up-and-in until the pitcher proves they can hit the low corner consistently.