MLB The Show 26 Immortals List: U4GM Picks

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The Vintage Program has turned one old MLB The Show 18 idea into a very current headache. You're asked to earn 1,000 PXP with players who were Immortals back then, but MLB The Show 26 doesn't exactly hand you a neat Immortal filter and say, "use these guys." That's why a lot of players are burning games on the wrong cards. Before spending MLB The Show 26 stubs on a name you only half trust, it's worth treating this mission as a player-identity check rather than a current card-series check.



Why the Immortal mission feels unclear
The main issue is that Immortal was a card series from MLB The Show 18, not a normal MLB The Show 26 series you can filter in your binder. The mission wording points backward. It seems to care whether the player had an Immortal item in that older game, not whether your current card says "Immortal" on it. That sounds simple, but it gets messy fast because community lists don't all match. Some players say there were 21 names. ShowZone tracks 22 Immortal cards for MLB The Show 18. Then you've got forum replies claiming a few remembered names were actually Career Arc cards, not Immortals.



Safer names to use first
If you want the least risky test group, start with the names that show up in stronger places or repeated player reports. Ken Griffey Jr., Babe Ruth, Albert Pujols, Mike Trout, Mike Piazza, Chipper Jones, Ted Williams, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich "Goose" Gossage, Bob Gibson, Clayton Kershaw, Nolan Ryan, Jackie Robinson, Billy Wagner, George Brett, and Stan Musial are all reasonable candidates. A short player answer also mentioned Ruth, Griffey, Chipper, Bob Gibson, and Jackie, which makes those five a handy first squad if you own them. Play one game, check the mission tracker, then keep going if the number moves.



Names that need a quick tracker check
Ryne Sandberg is the perfect example of why you shouldn't trust every overlap claim. One post suggested his Jolt card could help with both the Jolt PXP and Immortal PXP missions. Another player said Sandberg Jolt didn't move the Immortal mission at all. Cal Ripken Jr., Dennis Eckersley, Tom Seaver, and Bob Feller are also debated, with some players saying a few of them may have been Career Arc items instead. Yogi Berra adds another wrinkle, since ShowZone shows him among top Immortal cards, while some guide-style lists leave him out. Don't grind 1,000 PXP blind with these cards.



How to grind the Vintage Program without wasting time
The Vintage Program itself is pretty straightforward once you stop chasing mystery cards. Stack Vintage Series players to work on hits, total bases, runs, homers, and the 2,000 and 4,000 Vintage PXP missions together. Add Vintage pitchers if you've got them, since strikeouts still matter. Knock out one Conquest win and one Battle Royale win early if those modes don't bother you. Carlos Beltran only needs 500 PXP, so that's a clean side job. Lou Gehrig is a great Vintage reward at 80 points, but don't assume he counts for Immortal PXP just because he's a legend.



Best way to avoid a bad grind
The smart move is boring, but it works: test first, grind second. Load two or three likely Immortal players into an easy game, earn some PXP, then check whether the Bonus Mission moved. If it did, build around those names. If it didn't, swap them out before you lose an hour. The same idea applies before buying cards or chasing overlap with Jolt Series players. Save your roster moves, packs, and cheap MLB The Show 26 stubs for cards that actually advance the tracker, because the program gives you enough work without guessing wrong.