Player released randomly?!

tomkmb · 03-04-2026, 03:39 PM

What the heck happened here?! Come back around to OOTP26. Start a save with Tampa, spend an age setting up my settings, my org, hiring in my personnel. Sim to opening day with baited breath and get a win.....notice that my #2 starter got the win...wondering why I go to my rotation to see my #1 pitcher is missing.....WHAT?!

Looks like he was randomly released and I can now resign him for 26m......Why did this happen?!

Screenshot 1: No news item RE his release, funnily enough, we get a news item scouting him because I'd just hired a new SD and scouted all my players...it comes through showing him as an FA.

Screenshot 2: The entry in his bio, just says he was released...

Any help or clues as to why this happened (and how I can prevent it happening again) would be great!

tomkmb · 03-06-2026, 07:21 AM

Watching Jersey Born's Marlins series from launch last year, exact same issue happened to him - bug has been present for the entire lifecycle of 26 it seems.

03-04-2026, 03:39 PM	#1
tomkmb All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,750	Player released randomly?! What the heck happened here?! Come back around to OOTP26. Start a save with Tampa, spend an age setting up my settings, my org, hiring in my personnel. Sim to opening day with baited breath and get a win.....notice that my #2 starter got the win...wondering why I go to my rotation to see my #1 pitcher is missing.....WHAT?! Looks like he was randomly released and I can now resign him for 26m......Why did this happen?! Screenshot 1: No news item RE his release, funnily enough, we get a news item scouting him because I'd just hired a new SD and scouted all my players...it comes through showing him as an FA. Screenshot 2: The entry in his bio, just says he was released... Any help or clues as to why this happened (and how I can prevent it happening again) would be great!

03-06-2026, 07:21 AM	#2
tomkmb All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,750	Watching Jersey Born's Marlins series from launch last year, exact same issue happened to him - bug has been present for the entire lifecycle of 26 it seems.