[Event] 3rd Anniversary Event Overview (Updated on Jun. 28, 9:40 PM EDT)

Greetings from Com2uS!
To celebrate the official 3rd anniversary of MLB 9 INNINGS RIVALS, special events are now underway.
In these 3rd Anniversary Events, you'll be able to experience the excitement of developing HOF Cards through the all-new HOF Growth Event, available for the first time. In addition, a variety of event content will be available to enjoy.
You can also use materials earned from Event Games to craft special rewards in the Workshop, so we hope you'll take part in the many events and benefits prepared for the 3rd anniversary.
Please check the details below.
■ Event Period (Updated on June 24, 6:00 AM EDT)
- Event 1: After the v4.03.00 update maintenance - Until further notice
- Event 2: Jun. 24, 1:00 AM - Sep. 26, 12:59 AM EDT
- Event 3: Jun. 25, 1:00 AM - Sep. 27, 12:59 AM EDT
- Event 4: Jun. 24, 1:00 AM - Jul. 13, 12:59 AM EDT
- Event 5: Jun. 29, 1:00 AM - Jul. 13, 12:59 AM EDT
■ Event 1. HOF GROWTH EVENT
■ Event Details
- The HOF Growth Event is an event where you can develop a HOF Card through four stages: Upgrade Basics, Limit Break, Advanced Upgrade, and Skill Change.
- Complete the missions in each STEP to earn exclusive currencies and rewards required for growth. Each STEP will unlock immediately once the required conditions are met.
- This event can only be participated in once per account.
■ How to Participate

① Move to the event page for each STEP.
② Once the unlock conditions for a STEP have been met, you can select a HOF Card and view that STEP's mission list.
③ Select the HOF Card you would like to develop for each STEP.
④ Complete the missions for each STEP and use the event-exclusive currencies you earn to develop your HOF Card.
■ Unlock Conditions
- STEP 1 (Upgrade Basics): Win League Mode - Beginner 1
- STEP 2 (Limit Break): Win League Mode - Amateur 1
- STEP 3 (Advanced Upgrade): Win League Mode - Major 3
- STEP 4 (Skill Change): Claim the final rewards from STEPs 1–3
※ STEPs tied to League Mode victories will unlock immediately if the corresponding achievement has already been completed.
※ Each STEP will be completed once all available final rewards for that STEP have been claimed.
■ Missions & Rewards
<STEP 1: Upgrade Basics>
Type | Mission | Reward | Qty |
Account | [Ranked Slugger] Successful Hit 5 times | (EVENT) OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 40 |
[Ranked Slugger] Successful Hit 10 times | (EVENT) OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 40 | |
[Ranked Slugger] Successful Hit 15 times | (EVENT) OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 40 | |
[Ranked Slugger] Successful Hit 20 times | (EVENT) OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 40 | |
[Ranked Slugger] Successful Hit 25 times | (EVENT) OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 40 |
<STEP 2: Limit Break>
Type | Mission | Reward | Qty |
Daily | [League Mode] Obtain Daily Bonus 1 time | (EVENT) 100 LIMIT BREAK CARD | 1 |
[Use Ball] Use 500 Balls | (EVENT) 100 LIMIT BREAK CARD | 1 | |
[Ranked Battle] Finish a Game 10 times | (EVENT) 100 LIMIT BREAK CARD | 1 |
<STEP 3: Advanced Upgrade>
Type | Mission | Reward | Qty | Reward 2 | Qty |
Daily | [Club Battle] Finish a Game 1 time | (EVENT) OVR 100 UPGRADE CARD | 10 | ||
[Live Match] Win a Game 1 times | (EVENT) OVR 100 UPGRADE CARD | 5 | |||
Account | [Check-in] Log In Daily 5 times | (EVENT) UPGRADE SUCCESS BADGE | 5 | (EVENT) UPGRADE CRITICAL BADGE | 5 |
[Check-in] Log In Daily 10 times | (EVENT) UPGRADE SUCCESS BADGE | 5 | (EVENT) UPGRADE CRITICAL BADGE | 5 | |
[Check-in] Log In Daily 15 times | (EVENT) UPGRADE SUCCESS BADGE | 5 | (EVENT) UPGRADE CRITICAL BADGE | 5 | |
[Check-in] Log In Daily 20 times | (EVENT) UPGRADE SUCCESS BADGE | 5 | (EVENT) UPGRADE CRITICAL BADGE | 5 |
<STEP 4: Skill Change>
- Use HOF Skill Change Tokens obtained from missions to change the skills of your HOF Card.
- A set number of HOF Skills will be guaranteed to appear based on the number of skill changes performed using HOF Skill Change Tokens. (Additional details will be provided in a future update.)
ex) 1 HOF Skill is guaranteed on the 4th Skill Change.
■ Please Note
- All currencies distributed through this event are exclusive to HOF Cards and can only be used within this event.
- No Points are consumed when performing Upgrades using event-exclusive currencies.
- Each STEP will end once all available final rewards in that STEP have been obtained.
- A 7-day grace period will begin once all rewards from STEPs 1–4 have been claimed.
- During the grace period, any remaining event currencies can still be used. Unused currencies will expire without compensation after the grace period ends, so please make sure to use them before then.
- Information shown in this notice (including screenshots and numerical values) is from a development build and may differ from the actual game after the update.
■ Event 2. 3rd ANNIVERSARY EVENT PASS
■ Event Details
- Complete missions to unlock milestone rewards.
- A variety of rewards will become available based on your progress.
- Unlock Premium Rewards by purchasing the Premium Pass.
※ You can spend an additional 2,000 Stars to unlock the next Progress milestone.
※ The daily Progress acquisition limit is 110. This limit will be removed 60 days after the event opens.
▼ Event Missions
Type | Mission | Progress |
Daily | [Check-in] Log In Daily | 60 |
[Club Battle] Finish a Game 1 time | 20 | |
[Ranked Battle] Finish a Game 20 times | 10 | |
Repeat | [Live Match] Win a Game 1 times | 50 |
[Manual Play] Record a Hit 3 times | 10 | |
[Manual Play] Pitch a Strikeout 1 time | 10 |
▼ Normal Rewards
- Standard Pass rewards include crafting materials that contribute to Progress (e.g., M, L, B, 3, R, D).
- Obtain crafting materials to craft items from the 3rd Anniversary crafting recipe.

Progress | Normal Reward | |||
Reward1 | Qty | Reward2 | Qty | |
50 | M | 1 | 3 | 1 |
150 | L | 1 | R | 1 |
300 | B | 1 | D | 1 |
450 | STAR | 30 | STAR | 30 |
900 | 9 | 1 | A | 1 |
1,350 | I | 1 | N | 1 |
1,800 | STAR | 30 | N | 1 |
2,250 | R | 1 | I | 1 |
2,700 | I | 1 | V | 1 |
3,150 | V | 1 | E | 1 |
3,600 | A | 1 | R | 1 |
4,050 | L | 1 | S | 1 |
4,500 | S | 1 | A | 1 |
4,950 | 2 | 1 | R | 1 |
5,400 | 6 | 1 | Y | 1 |
▼ Premium Rewards
Progress | Premium Reward | |||
Reward1 | Qty | Reward2 | Qty | |
50 | 1,000 EXP SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | STAR | 5,000 |
150 | 100 BALLS BOX | 5 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
300 | QUICK PLAY TICKET | 50 | STAR | 1,000 |
450 | 1,000 EXP SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
900 | POINT | 3,000,000 | STAR | 1,000 |
1,350 | NORMAL TRAINING BOOST TICKET | 300 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
1,800 | SKILL LEVEL PROTECTION TICKET | 10 | STAR | 1,000 |
2,250 | 1,000 EXP SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
2,700 | 100 BALLS BOX | 5 | STAR | 1,000 |
3,150 | POINT | 3,000,000 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
3,600 | SKILL LEVEL PROTECTION TICKET | 10 | STAR | 1,000 |
4,050 | 1,000 EXP SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
4,500 | HOF TRAINING BOOST TICKET | 100 | STAR | 1,000 |
4,950 | POINT | 3,000,000 | 500 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 |
5,400 | NORMAL RECRUIT HOF PACK | 1 | STAR | 1,000 |
■ Event 3. 3rd Anniversary Crafting Recipe
■ Event Details

- Celebrate the 3rd anniversary by crafting a variety of items, including special items, in the Workshop
- Crafting materials can be obtained through the 3rd Anniversary Event Pass and Event Games.
- Use the materials you've collected to craft items and earn event rewards.
- All rewards can be obtained once per account.
■ Craftable Items
No. | Craftable Items | Quantity | Crafting Materials |
50 | BALL | 30 | LIVE & SEASON B CRAFT CARD x 3 |
50 | TEAM SELECTIVE TRIPLE SIGNATURE PACK | 1 | 3RD ANNIVERSARY |
50 | 3rd ANNIVERSARY GIFT BOX | 1 | MLB 9I RIVALS 26 |
50 | 250 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | MLB |
50 | 250 SPECIAL TRAINING CARD | 1 | 9I |
50 | SKILL RANDOM BOX | 1 | RIVALS |
50 | SUPERIOR SKILL CHANGE TICKET | 1 | 26 |
■ 3rd Anniversary Gift Box Contents (Updated on Jun. 28, 9:40 PM EDT)
No. | Contents | Quantity |
1 | SUPERIOR SKILL CHANGE TICKET | 1 |
2 | 1,000 EXP SPECIAL TRAINING CARD |
|
3 | QUICK PLAY TICKET | 30 |
4 | POINT | 300,000 |
※ Letters shared across different words cannot be used interchangeably and must be obtained separately from each designated source.
- Case 1. The “I” material in MLB 9I, required to craft the 3rd Anniversary Gift Box, and the “I” material in 9I, required to craft a 250 Special Training Card, can be used interchangeably.
- Case 2. The “I” material in MLB 9I, required to craft the 3rd Anniversary Gift Box, and the “I” material in RIVALS, required to craft the Skill Random Box, cannot be used interchangeably.
■ Event 4. 3rd ANNIVERSARY EVENT GAME PART 1
■ Event Details
- You can obtain stage rewards based on the total amount of tokens obtained from playing Event Games.
- The Event Game consists of 6 stages. Each stage unlocks when you clear the previous stage.
- You can obtain a stage completion reward for clearing each stage for the first time.
- Stages 2 and above open after a fixed amount of time passes after Stage 1 (Difficulty: OVR 70) is opened.
- You can intervene in innings to play as batter/pitcher or run the entire game in simulation.
※ If you lose an Event Game, you will not obtain game rewards, but the Balls used to play the game will be refunded.
※ You can increase the reward ratio up to 20 times by using up to 100 Balls per game.
※ You can obtain more tokens per game in Manual Play.
※ Crafting material rewards can be used in the 3rd Anniversary crafting recipe.
▼ First Win Rewards for Each Difficulty
Difficulty | First Win Reward | Qty |
OVR 70 | M | 1 |
OVR 85 | L | 1 |
OVR 100 | B | 1 |
OVR 115 | 9 | 1 |
OVR 130 | I | 1 |
OVR 145 | 10,000 TRAINING CARD | 3 |
▼Reward Details
- You can obtain stage rewards based on the total amount of tokens obtained during the event period
Item Name | Qty | Required Tokens Collected |
POINT | 300,000 | 1000 |
QUICK PLAY TICKET | 30 | 2,000 |
10,000 TRAINING CARD | 3 | 3,000 |
TRAINING BOOST TICKET | 300 | 4,000 |
DEVELOPMENT TRANSFER TICKET | 1 | 6,000 |
10,000 TRAINING CARD | 3 | 8,000 |
TRAINING BOOST TICKET | 300 | 10,000 |
POINT | 3,000,000 | 12,000 |
10,000 TRAINING CARD | 3 | 14,000 |
TRAINING BOOST TICKET | 300 | 16,000 |
DEVELOPMENT TRANSFER TICKET | 1 | 18,000 |
TRAINING GROWTH REALLOCATION TICKET | 1 | 20,000 |
■ Event 5. 3rd ANNIVERSARY EVENT GAME PART 2
■ Event Details
- You can obtain stage rewards based on the total amount of tokens obtained from playing Event Games.
- The Event Game consists of 6 stages. Each stage unlocks when you clear the previous stage.
- You can obtain a stage completion reward for clearing each stage for the first time.
- Stages 2 and above open after a fixed amount of time passes after Stage 1 (Difficulty: OVR 70) is opened.
- You can intervene in innings to play as batter/pitcher or run the entire game in simulation.
※ If you lose an Event Game, you will not obtain game rewards, but the Balls used to play the game will be refunded.
※ You can increase the reward ratio up to 20 times by using up to 100 Balls per game.
※ You can obtain more tokens per game in Manual Play.
※ Crafting material rewards can be used in the 3rd Anniversary crafting recipe.
▼ First Win Rewards for Each Difficulty
Difficulty | First Win Reward | Qty |
OVR 70 | OVR 60 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
OVR 85 | OVR 70 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
OVR 100 | OVR 80 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
OVR 115 | OVR 90 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
OVR 130 | OVR 100 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
OVR 145 | OVR 110 UPGRADE CARD | 3 |
▼Reward Details
- You can obtain stage rewards based on the total amount of tokens obtained during the event period
Item Name | Qty | Required Tokens Collected |
R | 1 | 2000 |
I | 1 | 4,000 |
V | 1 | 6,000 |
A | 1 | 8,000 |
L | 1 | 10,000 |
S | 1 | 12,000 |
2 | 1 | 16,000 |
6 | 1 | 20,000 |
■ How to Access the Event Page
Main menu > Event menu on the bottom of the screen > Event banner
Thank you.
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