Cheats

Charge the catcher

Repeatedly tap X when running home and your runner will ram the catcher At times this may cause the catcher to drop the ball Note Auto Sliding must be enabled



Faster base running

Press R1 with a good baserunner on base and he will run his percentile



Automatic homerun

Use the power swing while in the batters box then press quotUpLeftquot L2 R1 X when the ball is thrown If the batter connects he will hit a homerun



Big head mode

Press R1 X R2 Select at startoptions screen A sound will confirm correct code entry



Super player

Enter quotScott Murrayquot quotKelly Flockquot or any other development team name as a player name at the player creation screen For the ultimate team create an entire team of Scott Murrays or Kelly Flocks You will hit a homerun every at bat Make the game only three innings in length for a quick win



Blooper FMV sequence

Load the game but do not interrupt the introduction sequence and demonstration game A blooper FMV sequence will begin after the MLB 2000 logo appears again



Extra out on a play

When a ball is caught throw to second base Move the man on second down while pressing Triangle Keep doing this until he throws the ball in the outfield Then highlight your center fielder and make him dive for the ball If he catches the ball it will be counted as an out



Easy hits

Press Down while using the power swing to get a single or double about 90 of the time



Put on the power swing and hold Up while hitting the ball You will most likely either hit a homer or a line drive off the wall



Easy strike

When pitching to the CPU pause game play when the ball gets about halfway to home plate When the game is resumed the batter will always swing too late to hit the ball



Throw a changeup to the outside or inside of the strike zone The batter usually will not swing If he swings he will almost always miss If he hits it he will usually pop it up for an easy out



Throw a slider with a righthanded pitcher to a righthanded batter close enough to him that it almost hits him but will slide by the plate just enough to be a strike Do the opposite thing for lefthanded pitchers and lefthanded batters



Easy out

This trick is similar to the quotExtra out on playquot trick but easier When one of the CPU players gets on base get the ball and run to any base When you are on that base run to the middle of the out field Do not run into the wall or the runner will run Instead when you get to the middle there will be another man covering that base Make sure by throwing the ball to that base When the man covering it gets the ball the man in the outfield will run back to his base When he gets there run about three feet then run back While running get as close as you can then throw the ball to that base If done correctly the ball will be overthrown as an error The runner on base will run Get the ball and throw to the base that he is running to



Longer hits

Hold quotUpLeftquot or quotUpRightquot depending on whether the batter bats left or right while one of your better hitters is swinging at the plate



Good pitches

Throw a sinker high and the CPU batter will usually miss or not swing

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