How to Open a Port in Your Router for MLB The Show 23

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MLB The Show 23 is a Sports game published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, MLB Advanced Media released in 2023.

MLB The Show 23 game artwork featuring Jazz Chisholm Jr.
MLB The Show 23 game artwork featuring Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Ports Required for MLB The Show 23

The network ports for MLB The Show 23 are as follows:

MLB The Show 23 - Playstation 4

  • TCP: 3478-3480
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

MLB The Show 23 - Playstation 5

  • TCP: 3478-3480
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

MLB The Show 23 - Switch

  • TCP: 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920
  • UDP: 1-65535

MLB The Show 23 - Xbox One

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

MLB The Show 23 - Xbox Series X

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

If you want to follow guides that are custom tailored to your exact router and MLB The Show 23 simply follow one of these links:

MLB The Show 23 is in the sports category of games. Most sports games allow you to manage not only the action during the game but also the "behind the scenes" aspect of the game.

Forward Ports for MLB The Show 23

When you are playing MLB The Show 23 you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and on occasion even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to locate your router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

The easiest way to do this is to use Network Utilities. Network Utilities can forward your ports in just a few clicks, and close them back down when you are done just as easily. You can also do it the manual way.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

That's all it takes to forward your ports. For more on how to port forward, check out our list of games and applications.

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