The Baseball Stars series set the early benchmark for quality baseball sports games, and introduced a number of features that have become standard in more current sports games, such as managerial control and player creation. Baseball Stars 2 built on this by introducing new batting stances, enhanced pitch control, the ability to alter field formations for enhanced coaching strategies, and a number of other features. Players can create leagues of up to 125 games, with 6 teams. Statistics are tracked over the length of the season, and players can be upgraded over time.