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UPDATED: 5.26: Bisons to face IL foes in MLB The Show 20 championship tournament

Malacaro trades mic for controller to represent the Herd
April 28, 2020

As the 2020 season remains on hold, the Buffalo Bisons are joining with several other International League teams to take part in an eSports tournament featuring MLB The Show 20 on PS4, presented by Seneca Resorts and Casinos…Nothing else comes close. Each team will play a series of three games

As the 2020 season remains on hold, the Buffalo Bisons are joining with several other International League teams to take part in an eSports tournament featuring MLB The Show 20 on PS4, presented by Seneca Resorts and Casinos…Nothing else comes close.

Each team will play a series of three games a week, including a head-to-head matchup against an opposing team representative, beginning this week. The league has been separated into two different divisions of six teams, with the top two from each division making for playoffs following a five-week regular season. That will be followed by a championship series.

The Herd is represented by ‘The Voice of the Bisons’ Pat Malacaro, who will play two games a week as the Bisons against the computer as their IL counterpart, as well as one game every Thursday as the Toronto Blue Jays against the parent club of the opponent.

All games can be followed live on Twitch: twitch.tv/BuffaloBisons. The results and standings will also be updated on social media throughout the tournament.

Week 1: vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: 2-1 overall – 2-0 W, 3-1 L, 5-3 W
Week 2: vs. Syracuse: 0-3 overall – 4-0 L, 7-0 L, 6-1 L
Week 3: vs. Durham: 0-3 overall – 3-2 L, 14-0 L, 12-2 L
Week 4: vs. Norfolk: 2-1 – 8-2 W, 4-3 L, 10-0 W
Week 5: vs. Rochester: 5/26 vs ROC at 7 o’clock, 5/26 @ ROC TBA, 5/28 vs. ROC TBA