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MLB 13: The Show leak week continues as today we bring you some classic stadiums. Sony has included 10 old school stadiums to play in, and the best news is that they’re all free. Here are the 10 stadiums you get, followed by some screens of each one:

1. Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)
2. Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
3. Griffith Stadium (Washington, D.C. )
4. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
5. Polo Grounds (Upper Manhattan, New York)
6. Shea Stadium (Queens, New York)
7. Shibe Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
8. Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis, Missouri)
9. Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
10. Yankee Stadium (South Bronx, New York)

Once again, shoutout to Chris Johnson, who’s been dropping these pics on the daily.

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Yesterday we showed you how the Jays roster was looking, as well at some hat controversy. Today we continue MLB 13: The Show leak week with the official intro to the game. The intro features Jose Bautista, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Miguel Cabrera, CC Sabathia, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun and cover athlete Andrew McCutchen. Interesting choice of song, going with the Imagine Dragons song, “Radioactive”:

Today is leak day in the MLB 13: The Show world. Earlier today we showed you how the Jays are ranked, now here’s the game’s soundtrack. Once again, Sony has mixed up the playlist with songs from all genres:

• A Good Fight - Rips Like a Motor
• Anberlin - Someone Anyone
• Big Boi - Mama Told Me (feat. Kelly Rowland)
• Blink 182 - Heart’s All Gone
• Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle
• Dispatch - Not Messin’
• Fenix TX - Spooky Action at a Distance
• Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
• Soundgarden - Non-State Actor
• The Mowgli’s - Slowly, Slowly
• The Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom
• The Royal Concept – World on Fire
• Youngblood Hawke - Rootless
• ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid

Demo copies are being sent out for MLB 13: The Show this week (we should be getting ours this week, fingers crossed). Twitter user Chris Johnson has his copy already, and posted the overall rating for each team. Here is how your new-look Blue Jays team fare:

• Arencibia, J.P. (C): 81
• Bautista, Jose (RF): 98
• Blanco, Henry (C): 75
• Bonifacio, Emilio (2B): 87
• Buehrle, Mark (SP): 80
• Cabrera, Melky (LF): 83
• Davis, Rajai (LF): 74
• Delabar, Steve (SU): 87
• DeRosa, Mark (3B): 64
• Dickey, R.A. (SP): 93
• Encarnacion, Edwin (DH): 88
• Happ, J.A. (LRP): 72
• Izturis, Maicer (2B): 77
• Janssen, Casey (CP): 88
• Johnson, Josh (SP): 94
• Lawrie, Brett (3B): 80
• Lincoln, Brad (MRP): 74
• Lind, Adam (1B): 77
• Morrow, Brandon (SP): 90
• Oliver, Darren (MRP): 84
• Rasmus, Colby (CF): 76
• Reyes, Jose (SS): 95
• Rogers, Esmil (MRP): 71
• Romero, Ricky (SP): 83
• Santos, Sergio (SU): 85

The team ratings in MLB 13: The Show got leaked today. Teams got ranked in four categories: overall, batting, pitching and defense. The Detroit Tigers got top overall ratings and batting, and the Jays are up there for overall, batting, pitching, but their defense skills fell short. Here’s the full chart below: