Backyard Baseball '01 Release Date
Family Friendly Gaming News
CHICAGO – June 30, in the year of our
Lord 2025 – Following the chart-topping success of the
relaunch of Backyard Baseball ’97, children's and family
entertainment company Playground Productions will launch Backyard
Baseball ‘01 on July 8th on Steam and mobile devices. As part of the
announcement, 28 of the original 31 MLB Pros are returning to the
game including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Mark
McGwire, and Cal Ripken, Jr. Mega Cat Studios, which developed the
other Backyard games relaunched over the past year with Playground
Productions, will develop ’01 as well.
Similar to the remastered ’97 game, the 2001 relaunch will include
the classic gameplay for touch and modern PC controls. Backyard
Baseball ‘01 will include official MLB marks, including usage of
individual team logos, names and likeness.
“We’re honored to partner with MLB to bring this iconic game to
modern gaming devices for the first time. Backyard Baseball ‘01 was
a game-changer in many ways—introducing some of the sport’s biggest
legends into the Backyard universe," said Lindsay Barnett, CEO,
Playground Productions. "We can’t wait for fans to relive the joy of
building their dream team with both our beloved original characters
and baseball’s greatest pros from that unforgettable era.”
“Backyard Baseball stands out with a special place in so many fans’
memories thanks to its endearing qualities and features that were
especially rare for a video game of its time. We are really excited
to play a small part in authenticating this revitalization with MLB
marks and look forward to the full circle moment where those who
played this beloved game as children can bring it to a new
generation in their families and friends,” said Jamie Leece, MLB’s
Senior Vice President, Gaming & Virtual Reality.
The news comes on the heels of Playground Productions’ announcement
in mid-June that Backyard Baseball ’97 is now available on Nintendo
Switch and PlayStation 5. In October, Playground relaunched Backyard
Baseball ’97, which quickly became a global top selling sports game
on Steam, and in November, the company re-launched “Backyard Soccer
’98 on Steam.” In March, Baseball '97 launched on mobile in iOS and
Android as the #1 game in sports, family and kids games on the iOS
app store for paid games.
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