Cal Ripken Jr.
Price History
Where to get it
- Community Market
- Themed program
The source types MLB The Show lists for this card. A pack or program may no longer be available.
Cal Ripken Jr. — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Cal Ripken Jr. is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Orioles, part of the Moonshot set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Third Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Cal Ripken Jr.'s standout tools are 107 Contact, 103 Power, and 100 Vision. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red and Situational Hitter from a total of 5 quirks.
Cal Ripken Jr. is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (107.0), Third Baseman (103.6), and Shortstop (102.3) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 107.0 on All-Star, 107.7 on Hall of Fame, and 107.5 on Legend — it keeps 100% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #24 on All-Star and #35 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Cal Ripken Jr. currently buys for about 5,855 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 16%. Its quick-sell value of 5,000 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Cal Ripken Jr. earns an OpScore of 102.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #300 among all cards and #35 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Cal Ripken Jr.'s overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Cal Ripken Jr. is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Orioles.
- Is Cal Ripken Jr. a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks #24 on All-Star, #34 on Hall of Fame, and #35 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 Cal Ripken Jr. have in MLB The Show 26?
- Cal Ripken Jr. has 5 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
- How much does Cal Ripken Jr. cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 5,855 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.
- How do I get Cal Ripken Jr. in MLB The Show 26?
- MLB The Show lists 2 sources for this card: Community Market and Themed program. A pack or program may no longer be available.
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