"Out of the Park Baseball (now on version 9) is THE BEST sports management simulator you could ever own if you are a baseball fan.

Back in 1999 I found a little web site run by Markus Heinsohn, then a programming student in Germany, where Out of the Park Baseball 2 (aka OOTPB2 or OOTP2), a product developed and designed by Markus, was available for download. From the minute I started the program I was hooked.

Nine years later I'm still playing and enjoying every minute!

In OOTP you are the manager/general manager of a major league baseball franchise- you call the shots, trade players, sign players, develop rookies in the minor leagues, set ticket prices, negotiate broadcast contracts, etc.. It is the most in-depth, baseball gaming experience I have ever had the pleasure to play.

You can macro- or micro-manage as you see fit; OOTP is very user-friendly and adaptable to you. Markus has done an exceptional job of making a product that is accessible to a wide variety of people who love baseball. You set all the league details (i.e. number of team, number of minor league levels, international leagues, etc.), run either a fictional or historical league (allowing players to pick up at any point in baseball history and move forward) and create on-line leagues where multiple players can become part of the show.

No other game offers the depth (both in statistics and items to manage) or overall baseball experience as OOTP- a game designed by a baseball fan for baseball fans."

Community member TigerFan23