U4GM MLB The Show 26 Moonshot Event Rewards Guide

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Was the Moonshot Event actually worth playing for, or was it just another short grind?
The Moonshot Event Program in MLB The Show 26 felt like one of those "get in, hit bombs, get paid" grinds, not a long seasonal slog. It has already expired, with May 22, 2026 listed as the end date, so players looking back now are mostly checking what they missed or whether the rewards explain the old market movement around MLB The Show 26 stubs. The main prize was 93 overall Mural Series Mike Moustakas at third base, and he sat right in the middle of the path at 50 Program Points. That part mattered. You didn't need to clear every mission just to grab the featured card.

What rewards were on the Moonshot Event Program path?
The path was simple, but not empty. At 10 Program Points, players got 10,000 XP, which also matched the program's listed total XP value. At 25 points, the reward was 3 The Show Packs. At 50 points came the big one: 93 overall Mural Series Mike Moustakas. Then the path kept going. The 75-point mark gave a Deluxe Mural Pack, though the available data doesn't confirm its odds, choice rounds, or exact player pool. The 100-point reward is a little messy in older records. One source calls it an Events Rewind Pack, while another only marks it as a bonus reward. So, if you're checking archived info, don't treat that final reward name as fully locked unless you've seen it in-game.

How did players earn Program Points in the event?
The missions were built around offense, which made sense for Moonshot. You had objectives for 10 total bases, 10 runs, 20 hits, 10 extra-base hits, and 10 home runs. Those stacked together nicely. A homer counted as a hit, four total bases, an extra-base hit, and usually a run. That's why most players leaned into power bats instead of trying to slap singles all day. There were also 5 wins for 15 points, 2,500 Parallel XP with Mural Series players for 10 points, and 30,000 Parallel XP with any players for 25 points. All eight listed missions added up to 100 points, so skipping one meant you probably weren't finishing the whole path unless there were hidden or repeatable tasks not shown in the scraped data.

What made Mike Moustakas the key reward?
Moustakas was the reason most players cared. A 93 overall Mural Series third baseman at 50 points was a fair target, especially in a homer-heavy event. His listed marketplace snapshot showed 43,425 stubs Buy Now and 38,016 Sell Now, but that's only a moment in time. MLB The Show prices move fast. Pack supply, collection demand, and event hype can flip a card's value in a few hours. The source data also doesn't prove whether the program copy was sellable, so it's safer not to assume you could earn him and cash out. One more thing: he couldn't help with the Mural Series PXP mission until you unlocked him, unless you already owned other Mural Series cards.

How is this different from the WBC Moonshot Event?
A lot of players mix the two up, and it's easy to see why. The earlier WBC Moonshot Event expired on March 18, 2026 and stopped at 50 Program Points, with 88 overall World Baseball Classic Brice Turang as the main reward. The later Moonshot Event went to 100 points and used the Mural Series theme instead. Munetaka Murakami is another name that pops up in related data, but he wasn't a Moonshot reward. He was listed as a 78 overall Live Series card with marketplace and pack data tied to that version only. If you're sorting old rewards, pack odds, or looking for cheap MLB The Show 26 stubs before buying cards, keep those names separated so you don't chase the wrong item.