Patch Note
Patch Notes – June 25th
Surreal Team, Real Play
Greetings, this is FANTASTIC BASEBALL.
We are pleased to inform you of the updates that will be applied during the maintenance on Thursday, June 25th.
[Update Overview] 1. Six new in-game events will be held. 2. Theme Cards: May Player of the Month Cards will be updated. - The 'May Player of the Month' cards, which commemorate players who have been showing incredible performances, will be added. 3. Theme Cards: Stats for Rising Star Player Cards will be updated, and new cards will be added. - The stats of "Rising Star" player cards—celebrating the next generation of elite talent poised to shape the future of their teams—will be updated to reflect their real-world performance, and Chan-hee Jang of the KBO League's Samsung Lions, Peyton Gray of the MLB Texas Rangers, JR Ritchie of the Atlanta Braves, and more will be added. 4. Challenge Mode: A new Challenge season will begin. 5. A new pitcher lineup for Slugger Showdown will be applied. 6. The Exchange Shop Event will be held. 7. The designated positions in the Player Enhancement Match mode will be changed. |
[Detailed Update Information]
■ New Events
In-game Events
1. Summer 14-Day Check-In Event!
2. Starting Grounds Raffle Ticket Event!
3. Early Summer Play Mission Event!
4. Early Summer Exchange Shop Event
5. Guess the Winner Event!
6. Game Mode Event
※ For more details, please refer to the [New Event Round-Up] notice.
■ Theme Cards - Player of the Month Card: May
The 'May Player of the Month' cards, commemorating players who lead their teams with outstanding performances in May—such as Baek-ho Kang of the Hanwha Eagles, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics, and Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies—will be added.
- The Player of the Month Card is a Theme Card that commemorates players who led their teams to victory with outstanding performances in their leagues during May of the 2026 season.
- One or two players per team will be released as Player of the Month cards, depending on the number of players selected for the month.
| [Player of the Month Card Design] |
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※ For more details, please refer to the [Playbook - Player of the Month Card] notice.
■ Theme Cards: 2026 Season Rising Star Player Cards
The stats of "Rising Star" player cards—celebrating the next generation of elite talent poised to shape the future of their teams—will be updated to reflect their real-world performance, and Chan-hee Jang of the KBO League's Samsung Lions, Peyton Gray of the MLB Texas Rangers, JR Ritchie of the Atlanta Braves, and more will be added.
- Check out the outstanding performances of rookies announcing a successful start after Opening Day! Meet Chan-hee Jang of the Samsung Lions, Peyton Gray of the Texas Rangers, JR Ritchie of the Atlanta Braves, and more.
- The OVR of Rising Star cards will be updated monthly based on their real-world performance in the 2026 season. (Changes are applied through the maintenance at the end of each month.)
- Rising Star cards can be obtained through specific card packs and trades.
- You can check the stat changes at a glance through the [OVR History].
- You can check the complete Rising Star information via [Live Info] on the Main Screen.
| [Rising Star Player Card Design] |
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※ Please refer to the [Playbook - 2026 Rising Star Player Card] notice for more details.
■ Challenge Mode
A new season of Challenge Mode will begin.
Along with the start of the new Challenge Mode season, new challenge missions will begin.
- New Challenge Mode Period: June 25th, after the update ~ Before the July 16th update
[Challenge Mode Mission Details]
| Difficulty | Challenge Mission | Description | All-Clear Reward |
| Easy | Beginner | For the users new to Challenge to adapt quickly to this content, this challenge consists of AI opponents with low stats and easier missions. | Rare Player Card Pack Ticket x 10 |
| Amateur | In this challenge, buffs are added in the game so that you can experience how the buffs work. | 700,000 Gold | |
| Normal | Eagle Eye | A challenge that starts with 2 strikes at every at-bat, making the batter's pitch recognition crucial. | 1,000 Diamonds |
| KING K | A challenge consisting of missions related to pitching management, such as strikeouts and runs allowed. | 1,500,000 Gold | |
| Hard | Fireballer | A challenge where you can throw extremely fast pitches. | 4,000 Diamonds |
| Comeback Master | A challenge where you start from a losing position and must come from behind to win. | Rare Player Card Pack Ticket x 40 |
Challenge Mode Clear Reward Event will be held.
- Clear all the 'Fireballer' challenges on Hard difficulty to earn a special reward.
| Challenge Mission | All Clear Reward |
| Fireballer (Hard) | 4,000 Diamonds |
- Note: If you are currently playing the previous season’s Challenge Mode when the new season begins, your completed match results will not be reflected in the previous season’s game. Please keep this in mind while playing.
■ Slugger Showdown
A new lineup will be applied.
- The opposing pitcher lineup will be changed. Win against the new lineup of pitchers to claim your rewards!
- Pitchers from outside your preferred team's league may appear in the Slugger Showdown pitcher lineup.
[New Pitcher Lineup]
| Difficulty | MLB | KBO |
| Very Easy (Gold) | Reid Detmers | Dong-ha Hwang |
| Easy (Gold) | Davis Martin | Anders Tolhurst |
| Normal (Diamond) | Adrian Morejon | Chan-hee Jang |
| Hard (Diamond) | JR Ritchie | Elmer Rodriguez |
| Very Hard (Prism Diamond) | Peyton Gray | |
■ Exchange Shop Event
A new Exchange Shop Event will begin.
- Period: June 25th, after the update ~ Before the July 16th update
- Exchange your items for desired rewards at set rates.
- Items will be delivered to your in-game mailbox.
- Special Raffle Ticket → Gold
- Normal Player Card Pack Ticket → Rare Player Card Pack Ticket
- Normal Special Training Ticket → Diamond Special Training Ticket
- Gold Trait Draw Ticket → Diamond Trait Draw Ticket
- Gold Trait Exchange Ticket → Diamond Trait Exchange Ticket
- Theme Card Player Pack Ticket → Gold
- Gold → Action Points
- XP → Gold
- SP/RP/DH/SS Enhancement Tickets → All Enhancement Tickets
■ Player Enhancement Match Mode
The designated positions for Saturday in the Player Enhancement Match mode will be changed.
- The designated positions for Saturday will be changed from (RP/2B) to (RP/3B).
(To maintain balance in enhancement positions by day of the week, overlapping positions are periodically rotated.)