2023 Annual Season Database Now Available!
2023 Annual Season Database
$29.95
The 2023 Annual Season Database was released on December 18th, 2023 and is now available for order and immediate download from our online store.
The 2023 Annual Season Database is packed with information, including everything you need to play games using teams and players from the 2023 season -- a full set of ratings and statistics for every player who appeared in the big leagues this year; full team rosters; manager profiles; updated ballpark ratings; a full set of real-life transactions and game-by-game lineups for season replays; and two versions of the inter-league schedule (as-scheduled and as-played). Statistics include official batting, pitching and fielding totals with left/right splits for all batters and pitchers.
Database contents:
- basic player facts: names, batting and throwing hands, birthdates
- official batting and pitching statistics, including left/right splits
- fielding statistics by position
- games started at each position against left- and right-handed pitchers
- thousands of player ratings that you can see: injury, bunting, range, running, throwing, and so on
- thousands more player ratings that you can't see: the event tables and pitch-by-pitch ratings that make the game produce accurate results
- opening day rosters for every team, plus more than 5,200 real-life transactions
- manager profiles for every team, including starting rotations, bullpen roles, saved lineups, depth charts, manager and player tendencies
- ballpark data, including dimensions, park factors, and weather ratings
- the original (as-scheduled) and as-played schedules for the season
- real-life starting lineups for every game played this season
The Pickoff Throw Rule and the 2023 Season
In 2023, baseball implemented a new rule that limits a pitcher to only three pickoff attempts during a plate appearance. If on the third attempt the pitcher fails to make an out, a balk will be called.
With the version 12b patch installed, you can enable the new rule using the "Pickoff throw limit" option found on your League or Organization's Rules/Options page. This option will be enabled by default in the 2023 season database.
To play the 2023 season and utilize this new rule, it will be necessary to have the version 12b patch installed.
If you don't already own the Diamond Mind Baseball: Version 12 game you can buy the game together with the 2023 Annual Season Database and save $10 off the total price. Add both items to your cart and enter the shopping code NEW2023BUN on the checkout page to apply the discount.
Quick Links:
Diamond Mind Baseball: Version 12
How to Install a DMB Season Database
Tips for getting your season replay started
Season Database Tips (DMB discussion and support forums)
Updated December 18th, 2023
2023 Postseason Teams now available!
The 2023 Postseason Teams database includes all of the rosters, stats, ratings, manager profiles, park factors and other details that you need to play along with the 2023 MLB Playoffs. This database is being provided free of charge for customers who bought the 2023 ZiPS Projection Season database before October 1st, 2023.
For this release, all players have been updated with their end-of-regular-season stats and the player ratings have been carried over from the 2023 projections database. In most cases, the 26-man rosters are our best guess since most teams had not announced their playoff rosters before the database was prepared for release.
This database includes the 12 teams that qualified for the 2023 MLB postseason with the Wild Card round matchups and schedule set.
From the American League: Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays.
From the National League: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Here's your chance to manage all these teams in postseason play to determine the 2023 World Series Champion!
If you bought the 2023 ZiPS Projection Season before October 1st, 2023, you should be receiving an email notifying you that an update is available that includes the link to download the postseason teams file. Remember to check your spam/junk folder, but if you do not receive the update email, contact us at dmb_info@imaginesports.com to request your copy.
The 2023 Postseason Teams set can also be purchased separately for $9.95.
Note: This season database is a companion product for the Diamond Mind Baseball version 12 game. To use this database, you must also have Diamond Mind Baseball version 12. The game software provides you with all of the tools you need to play simulated games, make roster moves, produce dozens of statistical reports, generate league schedules, and more.
Quick Links:
2023 ZiPS Projection Season Database
2022 Annual Season Database Now Available!
2022 Annual Season Database
$29.95
The 2022 Annual Season Database was released on December 20th, 2022 and is now available for order and immediate download from our online store.
The 2022 Annual Season Database is packed with information, including everything you need to play games using teams and players from the 2022 season -- a full set of ratings and statistics for every player who appeared in the big leagues this year; full team rosters; manager profiles; updated ballpark ratings; a full set of real-life transactions and game-by-game lineups for season replays; and two versions of the inter-league schedule (as-scheduled and as-played). Statistics include official batting, pitching and fielding totals with left/right splits for all batters and pitchers.
The "Starting Pitcher as DH" rule
Beginning in 2022, MLB introduced a new Starting Pitcher as Designated Hitter rule -- commonly known as the "Ohtani rule". This rule allows a team to choose the same player as both the starting pitcher and designated hitter (DH) and then make in-game substitutions as if there are two different players in the lineup.
If you have the version 12a patch installed, this new rule can be set with the "Starting pitcher as DH" option in your League or Organization's Rules/options page and will be enabled by default for the 2022 season.
Therefore, it is necessary to have the version 12a patch installed to be able to play the 2022 season and take advantage of this new rule.
If you don't already own the Diamond Mind Baseball: Version 12 game you can buy the game together with the 2022 Annual Season Database and save $10 off the total price. Add both items to your cart and enter the shopping code NEW2022BUN on the checkout page to apply the discount.
Quick Links:
Diamond Mind Baseball: Version 12
Season Database Tips (DMB Forums)
Updated December 20th, 2022
2022 Postseason Teams database is now available!
The 2022 Postseason Teams database includes all of the rosters, stats, ratings, manager profiles, park factors and other details that you need to play along with the 2022 MLB Playoffs. This database is provided free of charge for customers that previously bought the 2022 Projection Season database.
For this release, all players have been updated with their end-of-regular-season stats and the player ratings have been carried over from the 2022 projections database. In most cases, the 26-man rosters are our best guess since most teams had not announced their playoff rosters before the database was prepared for release.
This database includes the 12 teams that qualified for the 2022 MLB postseason with the Wild Card round matchups and schedule set.
From the American League: Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.
From the National League: Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
Here's your chance to manage all these teams in postseason play to determine the 2022 World Series Champion!
If you have already purchased the 2022 ZiPS Projection Season, you should be receiving an email notifying you that an update is available that includes the link to download the postseason teams file. Remember to check your spam/junk folder, but if you do not receive the update email, contact us at dmb_info@imaginesports.com to request your copy.
The 2022 Postseason Teams set can also be purchased separately for $9.95.
Note: This season database is a companion product for the Diamond Mind Baseball version 12 game. To use this database, you must also have Diamond Mind Baseball version 12. The game software provides you with all of the tools you need to play simulated games, make roster moves, produce dozens of statistical reports, generate league schedules, and more.
1953 Deluxe Past Season with transactions and lineups available now!
Welcome to the 1953 Deluxe Past Season from Diamond Mind Baseball. An exciting year from the professionals, take your game to the next level and grab the 1953 season. This is the year where Roberts and Spahn put up 23 wins apiece, but it ís the team from the Bronx that again grabs the headlines in October. Five in a row now for the Yanks, once again over Brooklyn.
The 1953 Deluxe Past Season database contains everything you need to play games using teams and players from the 1953 season -- a full set of ratings and statistics for every player who appeared in the big leagues that year, plus team rosters, manager profiles, ballpark ratings and league schedules. Statistics include official batting, pitching and fielding totals with left/right splits for all batters and pitchers.
More than just an update to the original Classic Past Season database, this "deluxed" edition has been recreated from an empty file as a completely new database using new tools and all of the latest statistical data from the most up-to-date online sources.
Database contents:
- basic player facts: names, batting and throwing hands, birthdates
- official batting and pitching statistics, including left/right splits
- fielding statistics by position
- games started at each position against left- and right-handed pitchers
- thousands of player ratings that you can see: injury, bunting, range, running, throwing, and so on
- thousands more player ratings that you can't see: the event tables and pitch-by-pitch ratings that make the game produce accurate results
- opening day rosters for every team, plus nearly 800 real-life transactions
- manager profiles for every team, including starting rotations, bullpen roles, saved lineups, depth charts, manager and player tendencies
- ballpark data, including dimensions, park factors, and weather ratings
- the original (as-scheduled) and as-played schedules for the season
- real-life starting lineups for every game played this season
The 1953 Deluxe Past Season database is priced at $24.95 and is available in version 12 format only. This means it can be installed with Diamond Mind Baseball: Version 12 but cannot be used with any other earlier version of the game.
Customers who have previously bought Diamond Mind's 1953 Classic Past Season database are eligible to buy this upgraded edition for the discounted price of $10. Send an email to dmb_info@imaginesports.com to request your discount promotion code.
Quick Links:
1953 Deluxe Past Season Database
How to Install a DMB Season Database
