A-Rod and Jeter Are Back For the Relaunch of Backyard Baseball '01
Derek Jeter. Alex Rodriguez. Pablo Sanchez. All three of baseball's most iconic figures will be playable in the relaunch of Backyard Baseball '01 this summer.
Backyard Baseball '01, the follow-up to the beloved Backyard Baseball '97, will be relaunched on Steam and mobile devices on July 8 by children's and family entertainment company Playground Productions. This comes after Backyard Baseball '97 was released for the first time on consoles in June.
In addition to FOX Sports' own Jeter and Rodriguez, 28 of the original 31 MLB Pros are returning to the game, including Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Cal Ripken, Jr. Backyard Baseball '01 will also include official MLB marks, including usage of individual team logos, names and likeness.
Mega Cat Studios, which developed the other Backyard games relaunched over the past year with Playground Productions, including Backyard Soccer '98, will develop '01 as well.
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