<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
OOTP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
text-based	B-Application
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
for	O
career	O
,	O
historical	O
,	O
and	O
fictional	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
OOTP	O
16	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
licenses	O
for	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
Minor	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRelease	O
datePlatformsOOTP	O
BaseballMay	O
,	O
1999Windows	O
98	O
OOTP	O
2March	O
,	O
2000OOTP	O
3March	O
31	O
,	O
2001OOTP	O
4February	O
28	O
,	O
2002Windows	O
XPOOTP	O
5February	O
28	O
,	O
2003OOTP	O
6June	O
14	O
,	O
2004OOTP	O
6.5June	O
14	O
,	O
2005OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
Manager	O
2006May	O
31	O
,	O
2006OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
2007March	O
,	O
2007Windows	O
VistaOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
8December	O
17	O
,	O
2007OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
9June	O
18	O
,	O
2008OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
10March	O
,	O
2009OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
11April	O
14	O
,	O
2010Windows	O
7OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
12June	O
22	O
,	O
2011OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
13March	O
,	O
2012OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
14April	O
12	O
,	O
2013Windows	O
8	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
</s>
<s>
IOSOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
15April	O
24	O
,	O
2014OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
16March	O
23	O
,	O
2015OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
17March	O
22	O
,	O
2016Windows	O
10	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
</s>
<s>
IOSOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
18March	O
24	O
,	O
2017OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
19March	O
22	O
,	O
2018Windows	O
10	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1999	B-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
sportswriter	O
Sean	O
Lahman	O
,	O
who	O
sold	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
breakthrough	O
release	O
came	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
with	O
OOTP	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	B-Application
,	O
lead	O
developer	O
Markus	B-Application
Heinsohn	I-Application
joined	O
with	O
other	O
independent	O
developers	O
to	O
form	O
.400	O
Software	O
Studios	O
to	O
publish	O
OOTP	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heinsohn	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
others	O
split	O
from	O
.400	O
Software	O
Studios	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
OOTP	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Inside	O
the	O
Park	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	B-Application
OOTP	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
,	O
makers	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
and	O
NHL	B-Application
Eastside	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Heinsohn	O
remained	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
creative	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2006	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2007	O
the	O
eighth	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
to	O
much	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2007	O
was	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
second	O
highest	O
rated	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
96	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
scoring	O
higher	O
than	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
and	O
second	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
the	O
amicable	O
severance	O
of	O
relations	O
with	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Developments	O
and	O
the	O
OOTP	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Developments	O
released	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
8	O
,	O
a	O
simple	O
update	O
of	O
OOTP	O
2007	O
that	O
adjusted	O
for	O
the	O
split	O
from	O
SI	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOOTP	O
became	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
iOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
2012	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
iOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
2013	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
14	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
everyone	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
general	O
worldwide	O
release	O
was	O
April	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
15	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
2014	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
16	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
new	O
license	O
with	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
Minor	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
reworked	O
finances	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
managers	O
and	O
coaches	O
system	O
,	O
new	O
independent	O
leagues	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
OOTP	O
Developments	O
announced	O
that	O
iOOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
would	O
now	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
MLB	O
Manager	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
version	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
MLB	O
license	O
applying	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
17	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
16	O
in	O
'	O
16	O
"	O
tournament	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
based	O
upon	O
ranking	O
all-time	O
teams	O
by	O
famous	O
baseball	B-Application
writers	O
such	O
as	O
Tim	O
Kurkjian	O
,	O
Neil	O
Paine	O
,	O
Mark	O
Simon	O
,	O
Brian	O
Kenny	O
,	O
Ken	O
Hirdt	O
,	O
C.J.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
17	O
wound	O
up	O
tied	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PC	O
game	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
92	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Developments	O
released	O
OOTP	O
Baseball	B-Application
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitcher	O
Pat	O
Neshek	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
fan	O
,	O
commenting	O
in	O
a	O
tweet	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
:	O
"	O
Spent	O
the	O
day	O
off	O
yesterday	O
playing	O
OOTP13	O
Baseball	B-Application
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
he	O
tweeted	O
:	O
"	O
Totally	O
addicted	O
to	O
this	O
'	O
Out	B-Application
Of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
13	O
 '	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OOTP	O
presents	O
a	O
minimal	O
graphic	O
depiction	O
of	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
diamond	O
with	O
text	O
indicating	O
positions	O
and	O
on-field	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
HTML	B-Language
reporting	O
ample	O
enough	O
to	O
engage	O
baseball	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
a	O
retail	O
(	O
physical	O
media	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
OOTP3	O
called	O
Season	O
Ticket	O
Baseball	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
was	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
OOTP4	O
titled	O
Season	O
Ticket	O
Baseball	B-Application
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Heinsohn	O
released	O
Inside	O
the	O
Park	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
which	O
tracked	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
baseball	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
Park	O
Baseball	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
alongside	O
OOTP	O
5	O
,	O
whereby	O
one	O
might	O
insert	O
a	O
player	O
into	O
an	O
OOTP	O
5	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
6	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Gish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
presented	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2006	O
with	O
their	O
2006	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
