Jackson Kent — Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Jackson Kent is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Nationals, part of the Topps Now set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
On the mound, Jackson Kent works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 94 mph Sinker and a 94 mph 4-Seam Fastball. His pitching ratings include 90 Velocity, 74 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Jackson Kent's arsenal: Slider (S), Sinker (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Circle Change (A), and 12-6 Curve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the Sinker off the 4-Seam Fastball, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 90 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Jackson Kent 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. Jackson Kent earns an OpScore of 92.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #495 among all cards and #77 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Jackson Kent's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Jackson Kent is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Nationals.
- Is Jackson Kent a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Jackson Kent ranks #118 on All-Star, #87 on Hall of Fame, and #77 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 Jackson Kent have in MLB The Show 26?
- Jackson Kent has 3 quirks: Homebody, Stopper, and Night Player.
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