Manny Machado — Diamond 87 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Manny Machado is a Diamond 87 OVR Third Baseman card for the Padres, part of the World Baseball Classic set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Manny Machado's standout tools are 98 Power and 87 Contact. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, and Fighter from a total of 8 quirks.
Manny Machado is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (82.7) and Third Baseman (75.5) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Third Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 82.7 on All-Star, 82.5 on Hall of Fame, and 81.2 on Legend — it keeps 98% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #94 on All-Star and #105 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Manny Machado currently buys for about 4,841 stubs, with sell orders near 3,001 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 24%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 1,354 stubs, about a 45% return. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Manny Machado earns an OpScore of 74.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1219 among all cards and #105 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Manny Machado's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Manny Machado is a 87 OVR Diamond Third Baseman for the Padres.
- Is Manny Machado a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Manny Machado ranks #94 on All-Star, #99 on Hall of Fame, and #105 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 Manny Machado have in MLB The Show 26?
- Manny Machado has 8 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Fighter, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Manny Machado cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 4,841 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
Where to go next
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