Real-life saves will upgrade pitchers in eBaseball™: MLB Pro Spirit

By MLB.com | August 27, 2025

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Star Watch, an MLB collaboration with eBaseball™: MLB Pro Spirit, lets baseball fans vote for the player they think will shine the most on the field from a selection of 10 top stars. There is a new stat theme featured every month, which for September is saves.

Download the game now to vote on who you think will perform best, and the player with the best real-world stats will be upgraded in the game.

Voting ends on Sept. 2, and the following 10 players are in the mix to be upgraded:

To help you vote, MLB.com has selected a few players from the above list for a closer look. (NOTE: Josh Hader is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season due to injury and Alex Vesia was placed on the injured list on Aug. 26.)

All stats through games on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Jeff Hoffman (TOR)

Hoffman is having a chaotic sort of season; just looking at recent history, he allowed zero runs through his first eight appearances in August, but then blew his next two save chances, allowing five runs in 1 2/3 innings. But Hoffman is, all the same, the strategic pick. Closers have no impact on how many save opps they're going to get -- that's entirely up to everyone else, and 62% of the Blue Jays' wins (48 of 77) have been by three runs or fewer.

Robert Suarez (SD)

MLB's co-leader with 35 saves, Suarez has remained the Padres' go-to guy even in the Mason Miller era. Not only does Suarez have a 1.66 ERA since July 1, he's had some very impressive save streaks already this year -- he actually went 15-for-15 to start the season, which included 10 saves in the month of April alone. The Padres are on a roll and vying for the NL West crown, so he's likely to get the chance to replicate that performance down the stretch.

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Raisel Iglesias (ATL)

The Braves are rallying, so Iglesias is finally getting a chance to really shine in his role. In August alone, he's given up one run in 11 innings of work (0.82 ERA) and gone 9-for-9 in save opportunities -- for a sense of scale here, he entered the month with 13 saves total. Bear in mind when considering Iglesias that the Braves will play close games -- their lineup is waking up, but their injury-riddled rotation can only do so much.

Emilio Pagán (TB)

Pagán blew back-to-back saves earlier this month, which might make you a little nervous. But those two appearances were both against the Brewers during their streak of total inevitability. He's otherwise had quite a good year (2.98 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 10.3 K/9) and with the Reds playing well enough to stay in the NL Wild Card race, expect plenty of opportunities.

eBaseball™: MLB Pro Spirit features all 30 MLB teams, their home stadiums, as well as active MLB players, including KONAMI baseball game ambassador Shohei Ohtani. The game centers on collecting and training a roster of real MLB players to create the strongest team and compete against rivals to win a championship.

Experience the thrill of fast-paced baseball action on your mobile device. Download now and get into the spirit of the game!