The only first-party baseball game for 2006 with real players and teams, Sony's MLB 06 continues the PlayStation 2 sports series with a number of enhanced features. The career and franchise modes from previous games now include "career spotlights" and morale. Players who embark on a career will have each noteworthy achievement and failure documented over time, while franchise owners must keep a watchful eye on each athlete's salary, spot in the batting order, and amount of playing time to keep the clubhouse happy and running smoothly. Rivalries between friends or specific teams can be tracked as well, with the game recording wins, losses, team batting averages, and other pertinent statistics between the two clubs.