Byron Buxton — Red Diamond 99 OVR Center Fielder Overview
Byron Buxton is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Center Fielder card for the Twins, part of the Ranked 1000 set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
At the plate, Byron Buxton's standout tools are 125 Power, 111 Contact, and 104 Vision. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Unfazed from a total of 5 quirks.
Byron Buxton is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (116.6), Left Fielder (112.3), and Center Fielder (109.7) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Center Fielder, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 116.6 on All-Star, 113.6 on Hall of Fame, and 112.6 on Legend — it keeps 97% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Center Fielders the card ranks #3 on All-Star and #8 on Hall of Fame.
Byron Buxton is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Byron Buxton earns an OpScore of 109 on Legend difficulty, ranking #82 among all cards and #8 among Center Fielders.
Common questions
- What is Byron Buxton's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Byron Buxton is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Center Fielder for the Twins.
- Is Byron Buxton a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Center Fielders, Byron Buxton ranks #3 on All-Star, #8 on Hall of Fame, and #8 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 Byron Buxton have in MLB The Show 26?
- Byron Buxton has 5 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Unfazed, Day Player, and Table Setter.
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