Brett Bateman — Red Diamond 99 OVR Center Fielder Overview
Brett Bateman is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Center Fielder card for the Blue Jays, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Brett Bateman's standout tools are 125 Contact, 100 Vision, and 99 Speed. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, and Rally Monkey from a total of 8 quirks.
Brett Bateman is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Center Fielder (102.6), Right Fielder (102.3), Left Fielder (100.5), and Designated Hitter (94.3) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Center Fielder on All-Star, Right Fielder on Hall of Fame, and Designated Hitter on Legend. At Center Fielder the card scores 102.6 on All-Star, 110.7 on Hall of Fame, and 112.5 on Legend — it keeps 110% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Center Fielders the card ranks #1 on Legend and #8 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Brett Bateman currently buys for about 25,980 stubs, with sell orders near 17,905 stubs. Over the past 6 days the buy price has fallen roughly 69%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 5,475 stubs, about a 31% return. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Brett Bateman earns an OpScore of 112.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #15 among all cards and #1 among Center Fielders.
Common questions
- What is Brett Bateman's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Brett Bateman is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Center Fielder for the Blue Jays.
- Is Brett Bateman a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Center Fielders, Brett Bateman ranks #8 on All-Star, #2 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 Brett Bateman have in MLB The Show 26?
- Brett Bateman has 8 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Rally Monkey, Bad Ball Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Brett Bateman cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 25,980 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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