For the 2025 re-release of Backyard Baseball 2001 (a.k.a. Backyard Baseball '01), the professional MLB players Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., and Frank Thomas were replaced with the new characters Hugo Hernandez, Luke Lopez, and Chase Wilton respectively. This is due to the real-life players not granting permission to use their likenesses in the re-release; all three new characters were made using pre-existing characters from the custom character creator and share the same stats as the pros they replaced. As a result, the Chicago White Socks and San Fransisco Giants lack an official MLB player from their respective teams, though the Cincinnati Reds are still represented with the inclusion of Barry Larkin.