MLB The Show 22
26 Achievements
8-10h
PS5
Backwards K!
Trigger a perfect pinpoint accuracy pitch that strikes out a batter looking. (This trophy is not awarded if completed in a local multiplayer game, practice mode, or by switching teams.)
13.9%
How to unlock the Backwards K! achievement in MLB The Show 22 - Definitive Guide
A perfect pitch is broken down by feedback on three criteria:
*I've confirmed this does not work in local multiplayer against a second controller.Unconfirmed if online against a boosting friend will work.
Multiple people confirming this works in Play with a Friend
This achievement relies on some influence RNG, I say influenced because although you can’t actually dictate if the CPU will swing at a pitch or not, there’s things you can do to make it more favourable they won’t. You’re going to be attempting to do this to every single batter you face, throughout playing the game. This is literally your job as a pitcher, to get strikeouts and the ones caught looking are the sweetest of the bunch.
Without delving too deep into pitch strategy there’s some game mechanics and knowledge to consider.
Throw some off the plate, not in the strike zone (but close), throw some off-speed knuckle and curves. Throw up at the top of the zone, and then go low, all keeping the AI guessing what you might do next.
A highly rated pitcher with full energy and confidence meters are going to help. The higher your energy the more accurate your pitches. The higher your confidence the longer your wind up animation time is as well, which helps enable you to perform the controller motion to achieve a perfect pitch.
Offspeed pitches have a lower Gesture accuracy criteria to meet Good/Perfect. Changeups and Sinkers have an even further reduce criteria. If you're struggling to nail perfects, these are good to help achieve them.
Batters lower in the order are typically not as good so you might have better luck down the lineup than the leadoff guys.
This is a matter of time type achievement. It's going to happen as long as you're able to secure strikeouts using Pinpoint, but focusing on things I've said above will help you unlock it sooner than later.
I'm including a video on pinpoint pitching, that explains each step of the pitch and what you need to do. It was created for The Show 21 but the mechanics are still the same. This breaks things down quite well if you're not familiar with the pitching type.
If you prefer a text-guide: In-game you'll pause and got to
Settings> Controls/Guide > Strategy Guide > Pitching > Pg. 2
Check out a Moliitov's suggestion below from the comments:
Here's an example of me doing it recently in the April Moment's program
- Gesture (the path your thumbstick tracks on wind-up)
- Release (how quickly and with the correct timing you get the stick back to the release final circle)
- Direction (how far off left or right you are from the final circle).
*I've confirmed this does not work in local multiplayer against a second controller.
Multiple people confirming this works in Play with a Friend
This achievement relies on some influence RNG, I say influenced because although you can’t actually dictate if the CPU will swing at a pitch or not, there’s things you can do to make it more favourable they won’t. You’re going to be attempting to do this to every single batter you face, throughout playing the game. This is literally your job as a pitcher, to get strikeouts and the ones caught looking are the sweetest of the bunch.
Without delving too deep into pitch strategy there’s some game mechanics and knowledge to consider.
- First turn on Pinpoint pitching from the settings menu if not already on.
- Second turn on API (Adaptive Pitch Intelligence), this will bring up a graphic of the catcher’s suggestion to pitch location, remember this is just a suggestion, but it is based on your pitcher’s pitch portfolio and where the batter’s strengths/weaknesses are in the strike zone, and your previous pitches thrown.
- Third, play on the lowest difficulty setting you’re able to.
Throw some off the plate, not in the strike zone (but close), throw some off-speed knuckle and curves. Throw up at the top of the zone, and then go low, all keeping the AI guessing what you might do next.
A highly rated pitcher with full energy and confidence meters are going to help. The higher your energy the more accurate your pitches. The higher your confidence the longer your wind up animation time is as well, which helps enable you to perform the controller motion to achieve a perfect pitch.
Offspeed pitches have a lower Gesture accuracy criteria to meet Good/Perfect. Changeups and Sinkers have an even further reduce criteria. If you're struggling to nail perfects, these are good to help achieve them.
Batters lower in the order are typically not as good so you might have better luck down the lineup than the leadoff guys.
This is a matter of time type achievement. It's going to happen as long as you're able to secure strikeouts using Pinpoint, but focusing on things I've said above will help you unlock it sooner than later.
I'm including a video on pinpoint pitching, that explains each step of the pitch and what you need to do. It was created for The Show 21 but the mechanics are still the same. This breaks things down quite well if you're not familiar with the pitching type.
If you prefer a text-guide: In-game you'll pause and got to
Settings> Controls/Guide > Strategy Guide > Pitching > Pg. 2
Check out a Moliitov's suggestion below from the comments:
I had an exhibition match selecting Triple A Knights (Away) vs Rays (Home).
Got it with the 1st batter using Yarbrough's Cutter - Sinker - Cutter sequence. Cutter is very easy to master. After getting the achievement I tried 2 more times with the same set-up and worked again.
Please leave a comment and let me know if this helped you or what can be changed to improve for othersGot it with the 1st batter using Yarbrough's Cutter - Sinker - Cutter sequence. Cutter is very easy to master. After getting the achievement I tried 2 more times with the same set-up and worked again.
Here's an example of me doing it recently in the April Moment's program
Sorry, this Game Clip has been removed
34 Comments
Is there any way to make getting a perfect pitch easier? I think that is the hardest part of this.
By j2kworld on 06 Apr 2022 03:50
Edit: All three do need to be green, but gesture accuracy doesn't nec need to be 100% to achieve green.
no, I've had accuracy be in the 70's before and still get a perfect pitch. It's mostly about ensuring on the release you get the tracker back into the small circle, with proper timing.
no, I've had accuracy be in the 70's before and still get a perfect pitch. It's mostly about ensuring on the release you get the tracker back into the small circle, with proper timing.
By Prattalmighty on 06 Apr 2022 17:36
Video guide:
This will most likely be your last achievement. To get this you have to use the Pinpoint pitching interface. I got it using a fastball. The key is holding the pitch up till the circle gets small and then sliding the RS down as fast as possible, getting a strikeout looking with a perfect pitch. Make sure you play on easy and turn down all the CPU sliders for hitting. You can watch thevideo tbelow to understand how pinpoint Pitching works. There is a small amount of RNG element since the batter has to NOT swing on strike three. It looks like you can get this boosting online versus another player and still unlock the achievement.