David Ortiz — Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman Overview
David Ortiz is a Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman card for the Red Sox, part of the Awards set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
At the plate, David Ortiz's standout tools are 125 Contact, 125 Discipline, and 118 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 7 quirks.
David Ortiz is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (119.7) and First Baseman (113.1) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 119.7 on All-Star, 122.2 on Hall of Fame, and 121.5 on Legend — it keeps 102% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #3 on Hall of Fame and #6 on All-Star.
David Ortiz 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. David Ortiz earns an OpScore of 114.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #13 among all cards and #3 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is David Ortiz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- David Ortiz is a 99 OVR Red Diamond First Baseman for the Red Sox.
- Is David Ortiz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, David Ortiz ranks #6 on All-Star, #3 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 David Ortiz have in MLB The Show 26?
- David Ortiz has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Situational Hitter, and Night Player.
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