MLB The Show 22 Cover Athlete COUNTDOWN: How to watch the LIVE reveal

The MLB The Show 22 cover athlete reveal is officially on the clock, and we've got details on exactly when the announcement will be made.

Make sure to come back here to watch live as the countdown rolls on and we find out who the confirmed MLB The Show 22 cover athlete turns out to be.

MLB The Show 22 Cover Athlete Reveal Date & Time

The countdown has begun! After weeks of silence as many wondered when MLB The Show 22 news could finally arrive, Sony San Diego has cracked the floodgates ahead of a huge reveal.

As confirmed just a few short days ago, the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete reveal is now on the way, and we know exactly when fans can look forward to its arrival.

The announcement of the announcement, which is just a reality nowadays, stated the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete will be unveiled on Monday, January 31, 2022.

This matches perfectly with our predicted reveal date, which was based on the Monday, February 1, 2021 timing used for the MLB The Show 21 cover reveal.

They're going huge with the news, as it will be announced in a live stream direct from Times Square in New York City, and the countdown is now on.

The timing we've detailed above is when the actual MLB The Show 22 cover athlete announcement is expected, while the stream itself will start a bit earlier.

The live stream begins at 8:35am PT / 11:35am ET, but in the announcements they've also specified that the reveal itself will happen just before 9am PT / Noon ET, so the countdown above should line up right about with that news.

WATCH LIVE: Stream the MLB The Show 22 cover reveal here

If you're hoping to watch everything go down live, you don't have to go any further as we'll have a live stream right here as the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete officially gets announced.

Don't bother going hunting for the live stream, we've got it right here so you can watch and see the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete reveal as it happens.

We're expecting Shohei Ohtani to remain a favorite, but with the choice to hold the reveal in Times Square it raises big questions about a potential New York Yankees legend being chosen as well.

Another big name on the table is Vladimir Guerrero Jr as he had an amazing season that culminated by winning the Silver Slugger Award and being the MLB Home Run Leader.