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MLB The Show 21 is, for the first time, available on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Along with that comes the ability to use Cross Play to play against your friends regardless of their chosen console.

With how many modes are available to play in the game, you might have trouble finding the option to play online against your friends. Below, we’ve collected the various options you have to jump in and show your pals who the king of the diamond is.

How to Play Exhibition Games Against Friends

If you just want to play with standard rosters, you’ll be set if you hop into an exhibition game with a friend. The easiest way to do this is to hit your touchpad (Xbox button on Xbox) to take you to your profile. From here, you need to select friends, which brings up your friends list. Then, select the friend you want to play with and choose to play an exhibition match.

Of course, if you’re on a PS5 and wanting to play a friend on Xbox Series X, you’ll need to add them as a friend first. To do this, go to your friends list and go to the option to search for a friend. If they’ve logged into MLB The Show 21, you’ll be able to search their user name and add them as a Show friend. They won’t be visible if they haven’t already launched the app, so make sure they’ve done that before you go searching.

How to Play Diamond Dynasty Against Friends

If you want to test your Diamond Dynasty team against your friends, all you need to do is hop into the mode and switch to the “Play” tab. Then, move over to the online modes and you’ll see the option to play online against friends.

Here, you’ll be pitting the Diamond Dynasty team you’ve built against your friend’s squad. It’s worth noting that all of the stats you accumulate here don’t actually convert over to your real Diamond Dynasty account. You’ll need to earn those statistics against both online and offline competition the old-fashioned way.

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