The Road to the Show progression was significantly changed in MLB The Show 25. In addition to beginning at high school, the game features eight real college baseball teams the player character can play for leading up to the MLB Draft.[5] The featured teams are Cal State Fullerton, LSU, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, and Vanderbilt.[6]
Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton returned as play-by-play commentators for the game. Ben Gellman returns as Minor League play-by-play announcer in Road to the Show. For the first time in MLB The Show history, Renel Brooks-Moon and Adrienne Roberson join Alex Miniak as public address commentators. Robert Flores and Jessica Mendoza serve as commentators in Road to the Show mode.