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The success of Backyard Baseball led to the release of more Backyard Sports titles, [4] including updated versions of Backyard Baseball, starting with Backyard Baseball 2001, which would be the first Backyard Baseball game to include Major League teams and professional sports players, [9] a tradition started in Backyard Football. [10]
In the different installments, one could choose to play a one-off exhibition game or a seasonal league, followed by the "Backyard Baseball League" playoffs, which contains the American League and National League division series, [a] the AL and NL championship series [b] and finally the "Backyard Baseball World Series".
Backyard Baseball has also lived on thanks to the efforts of a small but ferocious online community of players who found a way to make the 2001 version of the game compatible with modern technology.
In the games, players form a team consisting of Backyard Kids and pro players, which they take through a "Backyard League" season, attempting to become the champions of their chosen sport. Players can create their own custom characters, starting in Backyard Football (1999). An additional aspect of the games is the use of Power-Ups, allowing ...
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the news regarding the highly anticipated return of the classic video game Backyard Baseball, which MLB players could be included in the new version and take ...
The gameplay of Backyard Baseball 2001 is mostly the same as in the first Backyard Baseball title and retains all of the original game's modes: Single Game (formerly Pick-Up Play), Season Play (formerly League Play), Batting Practice, Spectator, and Tee-Ball, with the addition of a mode called Online Play, which allows players to compete with each other worldwide; this mode is only available ...
Kathy A. is working on pre-1920 baseball players. Also stub sorting and categorizing players in general, and vandalism patrol. (I'd love help on this!) Kingturtle is working on standardization, World Series history, All-star game history, and milestones. Kithira is adding in-line citations to baseball player articles.
Soderstrom currently owns and operates Backyard Sports Academy, a multi-sport instructional facility, in his hometown of Turlock. His son, Tyler, was drafted number 26 overall in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics. He is a catcher and attended the same high school as his father.