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Backyard Baseball ’01 Remaster Returns With 28 MLB Stars for July 8 Launch

Playground Productions recovered the original rights to rebuild the game with official MLB licensing on PC and mobile

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Overview

  • Backyard Baseball ’01 will be released on July 8 for PC via Steam and on mobile devices.
  • Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios secured the original IP and redeveloped the game’s code to revive the 2001 title.
  • In partnership with Major League Baseball the remaster includes official team logos and marks alongside likenesses of 28 returning MLB players.
  • Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds declined to participate in the remaster.
  • No console release has been confirmed and the developers are also working on an unannounced next-generation Backyard Sports game.