Out of the Park Baseball continues to ramp up the authenticity, as Out of the Park Productions announces that Out of the Park Baseball 17 will carry official licensing from the MLB Players Association. This builds upon last year's addition of MLB licensing, and will allow the use of authentic images for current players for added immersion. The game is available for preorder (discounted through March 1st), which includes a copy of the gold master four days ahead of the official March 22nd launch date as well as a Steam key when they become available. Here's more on the realism of this sports simulation for Windows, OS X, and Linux:

The brand new 2016 roster sets will include all Opening Day MLB rosters, via a free update to be released shortly after Opening Day, as well as the complete minor league system down to the rookie leagues. Can Jake Arrieta, David Price, and Johnny Cueto give their teams the pitching boosts they need? Will Albert Pujols, Chris Davis, and Josh Donaldson once again help power their clubs to victory?

All MLB (and more than 2,000 MiLB) player ratings are based on ZiPS, the projection system created by well-known baseball writer and SABR member Dan Szymborski. The remaining minor league players are rated manually by OOTP's established research team.

OOTP 17 also features several US independent minor leagues and eight international leagues in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, Cuba, Italy, Australia, and The Netherlands. All of those leagues feature real rosters, with countless hours of work invested in researching realistic player biographical information, statistics, and ratings.