Major League Baseball 2K5 (MLB 2K5) is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports. MLB 2K5 is available for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The previous game in the series made by Sega Sports was ESPN Major League Baseball back in 2004. The first edition of the series, powered by ESPN. Unlike the other "2K5" branded sports games, This was published by 2K Sports, making it the first Visual Concepts-developed sports game not to be published by Sega, though Sega's logos are still seen in the background of menus and ballparks. (These logos and the ESPN Graphics would be removed and replaced by 2K Sports' logos in the World Series Edition) The game included Web Gems instant replays, K-Zone pitching, Slam Zone hitting, and baserunner mode. The game was released in late Februar