MLB The Show 24 hits shelves on March 19 and as is the case with all major sporting game releases, player ratings will have fans buzzing.

Who was overrated by developers, which players were shown major disrespect with their number, and which ones will make theirs look foolish by the time the dog days of summer arrive?

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the explosive home-run-hitting first basemen of the Toronto Blue Jays, is the cover star of this year's presentation. He carries a "90" overall rating, tied for the highest on his team with pitcher Kevin Gausman.

Who ranks higher than the face of this year's game?

Find out with this look at the overall ratings for the best players in MLB The Show 24.

All ratings from TheShowRatings.com.

The "99" Club

Players achieving a perfect "99" in this year's game include:

• Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher/Designated hitter, Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Mookie Betts (Shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Ronald Acuña Jr. (Right fielder, Atlanta Braves)
• Aaron Judge (Right fielder, New York Yankees)
• Mike Trout (Center fielder, Los Angeles Angels)

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Ohtani is the highest-ranked player in this year's game.

A rare two-way player, perhaps the greatest to ever do it, he tops the player rankings as he embarks on a journey with a new team. While he will not pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers at least until 2025 following UCL surgery, he has already wreaked havoc at the plate with 11 hits, five runs, and two homers.

Betts can seemingly play any position on the field outside of pitcher and his 39 homers and 107 RBIs certainly earned him a place among the top players in the game.

Acuña Jr. is the reigning National League MVP on the heels of 41 home runs, 106 RBIs, and 73 stolen bases. He accounted for 8.1 wins above replacement in 2023 and was, by most accounts, the best individual player in baseball a season ago.

Aaron Judge's value comes not only based on how he swings a bat and chases down balls in the outfield but also on how bad the Yankees were without him.

Trout's overall rating feels like a career achievement rather than reflective of his play a season ago. The outfielder hit 18 homers and drove in 44 RBIs in 82 games, hardly numbers on par with the others on the list.

The Elite

Players ranked "90" and over include:

• Corey Seager (Shortstop, Texas Rangers, 98)
• Spencer Strider (Pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 97)
• Yordan Álvarez (Left fielder, Houston Astros, 96)
• Austin Riley (Third baseman, Atlanta Braves, 96)
• Gerrit Cole (Pitcher, New York Yankees, 95)
• Matt Olson (First baseman, Atlanta Braves, 95)

Beyond the handful of players with the immaculate "99" rating are the similarly elite players.

In his second season with the Texas Rangers, Seager hit 33 homers, drove in 96 runs, and tallied an OPS of 1.013 en route to guiding the team to their first World Series title.

Spencer Strider went 20-5 as a starter for the NL's No. 1 seeded Braves, with an ERA of 3.86.

Álvarez, Riley, and Olson were all big hitters for their respective teams.

Cole scored a Cy Young for his work on the mound with the Yankees, going 15-4 with an ERA of 2.63 and allowing just 20 homers all season.

They are all at or near the top of the league at their positions and were instrumental in their team's fortunes a year ago and earned the ratings they have achieved here.

With that said, there is an argument to be made for Cole being higher than Strider, whose ERA grew steadily in the last month of the regular season before he gave up three homers to the Phllies in their October 12 playoff game.

The Rest of the 90s

Players rated between 90 and 94 include:

• Freddie Freeman (First baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, 94)
• Adolis García (Right fielder, Texas Rangers, 93)
• Zack Wheeler (Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, 93)
• Julio Rodriguez (Center fielder, Seattle Mariners, 93)
• José Altuve (Second baseman, Houston Astros, 93)
• Fernando Tatís Jr. (Right fielder, San Diego Padres, 92)
• Trea Turner (Shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies, 92)
• David Bednar (Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, 92)
• Framber Valdez (Pitcher, Houston Astros, 92)
• Francisco Lindor (Shortstop, New York Mets, 92) 
• Kyle Tucker (Left fielder, Houston Astros, 92)
• Bobby Witt Jr. (Shortstop, Kansas City Royals, 92)
• Jacob deGrom (Pitcher, Texas Rangers, 92)
• Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher, Texas Rangers, 91)
• Bryce Harper (First baseman, Philadelphia Phillies, 91)
• Adley Rutschman (Catcher, Baltimore Orioles, 91)
• Tanner Scott (Pitcher, Miami Marlins, 91)
• Paul Goldschmidt (First baseman, St. Louis Cardinals, 91)
• Corbin Carroll (Center fielder, Arizona Diamondbacks, 91)
• Manny Machado (Third baseman, San Diego Padres, 91)
• Zac Gallen (Pitchers, Arizona Diamondbacks, 91)
• Marcus Semien (Shortstop, Texas Rangers, 90)
• Justin Verlander (Pitcher, Houston Astros, 90)
  
• Pete Alonso (First baseman, New York Mets, 90)
• José Ramírez (Third baseman, Cleveland Guardians, 90)
• Tyler Glasnow (Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, 90)
• Juan Soto (Left fielder, New York Yankees, 90)

The players rated between 90 and 94 in this year's game are a who's who of today's greats.

Freddie Freeman had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023 with an average of .331, 29 homers, and 102 RBIs. He was instrumental in helping Los Angeles climb out of an early-season slump and win the NL West.

García's work at the plate fueled an explosive Rangers offense that carried the organization through the postseason and to the World Series title, while Altuve had his best average since 2018 at .311.

Pitchers Wheeler, Glasnow, Kershaw, and Scott were all steady and reliable starters for their teams while the little bit the Rangers got out of deGrom before his devastating injury suggested that the ace still has plenty left in the tank.

Rutschman is the lone Oriole on the list, which is somewhat surprising given the team's success a year ago. As the face of the franchise and arguably the best player on the team, it makes sense it was him if there could be only one.

An average of .277, 20 homers, and 80 RBIs did not hurt his case.

On the Brink

Just missing the 90 mark were:

• Eury Pérez (Pitcher, Miami Marlins, 89)
• Ketel Marte (Second baseman, Arizona Diamondbacks, 89)
• Luis Robert Jr. (Center fielder, Chicago White Sox, 89)
• Evan Phillips (Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, 89)
• Edwin Diaz (Pitcher, New York Mets, 89)
• Bo Bichette (Shortstop, Toronto Blue Jays 89)
• Sean Murphy (Catcher, Atlanta Braves, 89)
• Michael Harris II (Center fielder, Atlanta Braves, 89)
• Sonny Gray (Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, 89)

Pérez is the best young pitcher in baseball and though he only played in 19 games a year ago, he struck out 108 batters and amassed an ERA of .315. His 5-6 record may not be impressive, but the stuff he dealt from the mound was.

Robert Jr. is one of the bright spots on a White Sox team that is in total rebuild mode, Phillips is yet another pitcher in a long line of them that the Dodgers has struck gold on, and Bichette, Murphy, and Harris were all game-changers for their respective teams at different points in the season.

The most intriguing player on the list is Diaz, who returns from a torn patellar tendon suffered during last year's World Baseball Classic, with the intent of re-establishing himself as the best closer in the game.

If what he accomplished in a recent Spring Training game against the Marlins is any indication, the Mets may find themselves back in playoff form.