Nick Gonzales — Red Diamond 98 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Nick Gonzales is a Red Diamond 98 OVR Third Baseman card for the Pirates, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman and Shortstop. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Nick Gonzales's standout tools are 125 Contact, 98 Vision, and 90 Speed. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Fighter and Situational Hitter from a total of 6 quirks.
Nick Gonzales is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (95.8), Third Baseman (95.6), Second Baseman (94.2), and Shortstop (92.7) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Third Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 95.8 on All-Star, 110.8 on Hall of Fame, and 113.7 on Legend — it keeps 119% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #3 on Legend and #14 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Nick Gonzales currently buys for about 14,904 stubs, with sell orders near 12,600 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 811 stubs, about a 6% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Nick Gonzales earns an OpScore of 106.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #30 among all cards and #3 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Nick Gonzales's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Nick Gonzales is a 98 OVR Red Diamond Third Baseman for the Pirates.
- Is Nick Gonzales a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Nick Gonzales ranks #14 on All-Star, #4 on Hall of Fame, and #3 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 Nick Gonzales have in MLB The Show 26?
- Nick Gonzales has 6 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Fighter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
- How much does Nick Gonzales cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 14,904 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.
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