Jose Altuve — Red Diamond 99 OVR Second Baseman Overview
Jose Altuve is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Second Baseman card for the Astros, part of the Milestone set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Jose Altuve's standout tools are 125 Contact, 109 Vision, and 90 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Unfazed, and Rally Monkey from a total of 8 quirks.
Jose Altuve is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (103.2), Left Fielder (99.8), and Second Baseman (99.6) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Second Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 103.2 on All-Star, 115.8 on Hall of Fame, and 119.0 on Legend — it keeps 115% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Second Basemans the card ranks #4 on Hall of Fame and #6 on All-Star.
Jose Altuve 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. Jose Altuve earns an OpScore of 108.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #37 among all cards and #6 among Second Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Jose Altuve's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Jose Altuve is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Second Baseman for the Astros.
- Is Jose Altuve a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Second Basemans, Jose Altuve ranks #6 on All-Star, #4 on Hall of Fame, and #6 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 Jose Altuve have in MLB The Show 26?
- Jose Altuve has 8 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Unfazed, Rally Monkey, Bad Ball Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
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