Ozzie Smith — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Ozzie Smith is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Cardinals, part of the Awards set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He is a switch hitter. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Ozzie Smith's standout tools are 120 Contact, 120 Vision, and 99 Speed. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Fighter, Rally Monkey, and Situational Hitter from a total of 5 quirks.
Ozzie Smith is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (105.7) and Designated Hitter (98.9) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Shortstop on All-Star, Designated Hitter on Hall of Fame, and Designated Hitter on Legend. At Shortstop the card scores 105.7 on All-Star, 114.4 on Hall of Fame, and 117.9 on Legend — it keeps 112% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #1 on Hall of Fame and #4 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Ozzie Smith currently buys for about 490,000 stubs, with sell orders near 430,000 stubs. Over the past 2 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 10,998 stubs, about a 3% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Ozzie Smith earns an OpScore of 117.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1 among all cards and #1 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Ozzie Smith's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Ozzie Smith is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Cardinals.
- Is Ozzie Smith a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Ozzie Smith ranks #4 on All-Star, #1 on Hall of Fame, and #1 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Ozzie Smith have in MLB The Show 26?
- Ozzie Smith has 5 quirks: Homebody, Fighter, Rally Monkey, Situational Hitter, and Night Player.
- How much does Ozzie Smith cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 490,000 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
Where to go next
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- High Diamonds (85+ OVR)Overall is one number that never changes with difficulty. Two 87s can be a full tier apart in practice, which is what OpScore on each row is for.
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