Sony Interactive's MLB 98 represents a significant departure from 1996's MLB Pennant Race, the company's first baseball game on the PlayStation. Players in this game are now made up of polygons, making the transition into 3D, and there is a new cursor option to go along with the traditional timing method used to hit the ball. In addition to the new 3D players and authentic stadiums, more animation has been included to show fluid catches, dives, slides and throws -- even from the knees!