Hot off the release of MVP Baseball 2005, 2K Sports is prepared to bring the competition, today shipping Major League Baseball 2K5 off to North American retailers.

"Major League Baseball 2K5 is all new this year," stated Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts, developers of the 2K5 sports series. "It truly pays homage to the great game of baseball, offering consumers the most complete and realistic major league baseball video game available. From the revolutionary On Command Baserunning to all of the online capabilities, consumers will be amazed by the amount of features in the game that intensify their overall experience."

This year's reworked addition to the series comes with many a enhancements to on-field play. Players will have unprecedented control of their basemen with the new On Command Baserunning, Maximum Sliding and Baseburning Mode. On the mound, K Zone Pitching capitalizes in realism with use of a simple interactive crosshair interface. Can't forget the online play, allowing for customized leagues, quick one-and-one games and all that fun stuff.

Major League Baseball 2K5 rocks shelves with the budget price of $19.99, so be sure to start the baseball season right with it!