Jake Bauers — Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman Overview
Jake Bauers is a Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman card for the Brewers, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Jake Bauers's standout tools are 125 Discipline, 121 Contact, and 115 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Rally Monkey, and Situational Hitter from a total of 6 quirks.
Jake Bauers is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (105.1), First Baseman (103.1), Left Fielder (94.0), and Right 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 105.1 on All-Star, 106.5 on Hall of Fame, and 103.9 on Legend — it keeps 99% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #7 on Hall of Fame and #11 on Legend.
Jake Bauers 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. Jake Bauers earns an OpScore of 102 on Legend difficulty, ranking #131 among all cards and #11 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Jake Bauers's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Jake Bauers is a 99 OVR Red Diamond First Baseman for the Brewers.
- Is Jake Bauers a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Jake Bauers ranks #9 on All-Star, #7 on Hall of Fame, and #11 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 Jake Bauers have in MLB The Show 26?
- Jake Bauers has 6 quirks: First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Rally Monkey, Situational Hitter, Pinch Hitter, and Night Player.
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