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How to run the bases at Big Apple Ballers Stadium in Spider-Man 2

Peter and Miles leap in the air in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is bigger, bolder, and better in nearly every way compared to its two predecessors, offering new and expansive sections of New York City to explore during your quest for 100% completion. But if you’re also looking to earn every trophy the game has to offer to earn the coveted Platinum, you’ve probably noticed a bronze trophy called “Home Run!” that asks you to run the bases at Big Apple Ballers Stadium. You don’t have to hit a homer to score this trophy, but you do need to take a lap around the bases, so we’ll tell you where to find Big Apple Ballers Stadium below so you can start living out your baseball legend dreams.

Where to find Big Apple Ballers Stadium

Big Apple Ballers Stadium is located in Downtown Brooklyn, which can be found at the very bottom of the southeast portion of the map. While it’s a little difficult to make out the stadium on the map, you’ll definitely be able to recognize it in-game as you swing closer, as it’s quite a large stadium located not too far from the amusement park you visit as part of the story.

Big Apple Ballers Stadium
Sony

Of course, finding the stadium is only part of the equation for getting the Home Run! trophy. Once you reach the stadium, make your way to home plate and then run the bases in a counter-clockwise fashion (home, first, second, third, home) as if you’d just hit a home run.

Big Apple Ballers Stadium
Sony

When you’ve touched all of the bases in the proper order, you’ll earn the Home Run! trophy.

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Key art for SMITE 2.

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Sunday, January 19
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