The 2026 Finest 1 Program ends with a free 99 overall Pete Crow-Armstrong at 100 points. The November 3 drop includes eleven fixed 99 OVR cards and a 2026 Finest Choice Pack 1 at 95 points.
You can finish the program without buying cards or playing multiplayer. Complete the five moments, the five fixed program-card missions, and the any-player missions for 26 hits and 26 strikeouts. Those tasks add up to exactly 100 points.
Quick answer: Five moments give 30 points. Five innings, five hits and the 500, 1,500 and 2,500 Parallel XP checkpoints with program cards add 50. The any-player hits and strikeouts missions supply the final 20.
Card attributes
Homebody: Performs better when playing at home
First-Pitch Hitter: Excels at hitting the first pitch of an at-bat
Dead Red: Excels at hitting fastballs
Breaking Ball Hitter: Excels at hitting breaking balls
Fighter: Performs better in the 9th inning or later
Rally Monkey: Performs better when team is behind
Situational Hitter: Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs
Day Player: Performs better when playing day games
Community Market
No SellNo SellHow to reach 100 points without purchases
Find the 2026 Finest 1 Program under Themed Programs. San Diego Studio called the drop 2026 Finest Program I in its announcement.
Start with the moments featuring Payton Tolle, Kody Clemens, Matt Olson, Cam Schlittler and PCA. Each pays six points. Completing all five reaches 30 and unlocks Tolle at five, Corbin Carroll at ten, Clemens at 20 and Dylan Cease at 30.
Use those rewards for the program-specific missions. Keep the distinction between cards earned in this program and the wider 2026 Finest series in mind: the first mission group requires this program's players.
| Task | Points |
|---|---|
| Complete all five moments | 30 |
| Pitch five innings with Finest 1 Program players | 10 |
| Get five hits with Finest 1 Program players | 10 |
| Earn 500 Parallel XP with Finest 1 Program players | 10 |
| Earn 1,500 Parallel XP with Finest 1 Program players | 10 |
| Earn 2,500 Parallel XP with Finest 1 Program players | 10 |
| Get 26 hits with any players | 10 |
| Get 26 strikeouts with any players | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
The three Parallel XP checkpoints are cumulative targets. The same program-card progress reaches each milestone, so the listed requirements do not mean earning 4,500 separate PXP. Claim all three rewards as you pass their thresholds.
Tolle and Cease give you pitching options for the five innings. Carroll and Clemens give you hitters for the five-hit objective. Add the later rewards to your squad as you unlock them, while continuing to use this program's cards for its specific missions.
These missions count in Play vs CPU, Mini Seasons, Conquest and Diamond Quest, as well as 1 vs 1 Ranked, Ranked Co-op, Battle Royale, Events and Weekend Classic. Choose an eligible mode you already want to play. Completion time depends on your results.
Which missions can you leave unfinished?
The route above leaves out the any-player 26-inning mission, both repeatable PXP missions and every mission in the broader 2026 Finest Series group. It also requires no exchange or collection.
Those other objectives give you alternatives. The series missions award five points each for 15 hits, eight extra-base hits, ten innings and 15 strikeouts. Another ten points come from 5,000 PXP with 2026 Finest cards. If you already have Finest cards from other releases, those wider eligibility rules can be useful.
You do not need to finish every task to claim PCA. Check your current point total before chasing an objective left over from a route you have already completed.
All eleven fixed card rewards
The reward path starts with Tolle and Carroll, then adds Clemens, Cease, Raisel Iglesias, Hunter Goodman, Ceddanne Rafaela, Olson, Junior Caminero and Schlittler before PCA. Every fixed player reward is 99 overall.
The choice pack sits between Schlittler at 90 points and PCA at 100. It is a separate reward from the eleven fixed cards. The path also awards eleven 1,000-XP bonuses, totaling 11,000 XP. Those bonuses are separate from the 100 program points needed to finish.
Each checkpoint below uses program points. The XP bonuses in the reward column are separate.
| Program points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 5 | 99 Payton Tolle + 1,000 XP |
| 10 | 99 Corbin Carroll + 1,000 XP |
| 20 | 99 Kody Clemens + 1,000 XP |
| 30 | 99 Dylan Cease + 1,000 XP |
| 40 | 99 Raisel Iglesias + 1,000 XP |
| 50 | 99 Hunter Goodman + 1,000 XP |
| 60 | 99 Ceddanne Rafaela + 1,000 XP |
| 70 | 99 Matt Olson + 1,000 XP |
| 80 | 99 Junior Caminero + 1,000 XP |
| 90 | 99 Cam Schlittler + 1,000 XP |
| 95 | 2026 Finest Choice Pack 1 |
| 100 | 99 Pete Crow-Armstrong + 1,000 XP |
What does 99 Finest PCA offer?
Pete Crow-Armstrong's Finest card is a left-handed center fielder with 99 speed, 99 fielding and 125 batting clutch. His power is 125 against right-handed pitching and 106 against lefties, with 106 and 107 contact respectively.
The card is No Sell. You earn it at the end of the program rather than buying it on the Community Market. Its attributes give you a clear reason to check the reward, but they do not establish how its swing or animations perform in play.
Finish the moments first, put the unlocked program cards into an eligible squad, and track the five fixed program missions alongside your any-player hits and strikeouts. That gives you a complete route to PCA while leaving the optional objectives available if you prefer a different finish.
