Fantasy baseballwastaken to the next levelby Sorare: MLB, the new online gamein which users can collect and exchange NFT cards ofMajor League Baseball players. Let’s take a look at how it works.
In this game,the real life performances of these players are tracked throughout the season to determine the score of each user. Sorare was already popular in world soccer, but now they released a special version for MLB fans.
Sorare: MLB Marketplace was launched on July 19, 2022, allowing all new users to bid for the different kinds of cards up for grabs, while also receiving free collectibles to get started. Here, we’ll explain how the game works.
Sorare: MLB-Lineups
Managershave to create a team of seven cards to take part in competitions. Each lineup must include oneStartingPitcher, oneReliefPitcher, oneCornerInfielder, one Middle Infielder, one Outfielder, one Extra Hitter, and one Flex (any player from any position).
Users will have to decide whether they want their players to scorebyhitting or pitching, as they cannot earnpoints forboth. Besides, managersareallowed touse a playeronly once in the same lineup, regardless if they have twoor more cards of him.
Sorare: MLB- Points
As we’ve mentioned before, actions from real life players on the park have an impact on the game, as their performances determine each users’ score in the competitions. This is howplayers makeSorare: MLB managersearn points:
Hitting:
- Run (R) – 3 points
- Run Batted In (RBI) – 3 points
- Single (1B) – 2 points
- Double (2B) – 5 points
- Triple(3B) – 8 points
- Home Run (HR) – 10 points
- Walk (BB) – 2 points
- Strikeout (K) – -1 points
- Stolen Base (SB) – 5 points
- Hit By Pitch (HBP) – 2 points
Pitching:
- Inning Pitched (IP) – 3 points
- Strikeout (K) – 2 points
- Hit Allowed (H) – -0.5 points
- Earned Run (ER) – -2 points
- Walk (BB) – -1 points
- Hit Batsmen (HBP) – -1 points
- Win (W) – 5 points
- Save (S) – 10 points
- Hold (H) – 5 points
Sorare: MLB- Cards & Competitions
In Sorare, there are different types of cards: Limited, Rare, Super Rare, and Unique. Those are the NFTcollectibles, meaning they are paying cards. However, users will also find theCommon cards, which they’ll receive forfree upon registration to try the game.
There will be different competitions depending on what kinds of cards the manager has in the lineup.For July, the Common All Starcompetition will be the only tournament available so that all usershavetime to strengthen their lineups. In August, Sorare will launch new competitions to allow players to field teams in Limited, Rare, Super Rare, or Unique tournaments.
There will be two Game Weeks per week. The first oneruns from Monday through Thursday, while the second from Friday through Sunday. Each Game Week starts 10 minutes before the first match, and it endsrightafter the final game is over.
