Gil Hodges — Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman Overview
Gil Hodges is a Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman card for the Dodgers, part of the Moonshot set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Catcher, Third Baseman, Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Gil Hodges's standout tools are 115 Power, 111 Contact, and 111 Discipline. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 7 quirks.
Gil Hodges is eligible at 7 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (115.6), First Baseman (112.2), Catcher (108.0), Third Baseman (101.8), Left Fielder (100.9), Right Fielder (99.5), and Center Fielder (93.7) 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 115.6 on All-Star, 112.1 on Hall of Fame, and 110.5 on Legend — it keeps 96% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #3 on All-Star and #7 on Hall of Fame.
Gil Hodges 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. Gil Hodges earns an OpScore of 107.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #53 among all cards and #7 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Gil Hodges's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Gil Hodges is a 99 OVR Red Diamond First Baseman for the Dodgers.
- Is Gil Hodges a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Gil Hodges ranks #3 on All-Star, #7 on Hall of Fame, and #7 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 Gil Hodges have in MLB The Show 26?
- Gil Hodges has 7 quirks: Homebody, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
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