Shohei Ohtani — Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Shohei Ohtani is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Dodgers, part of the 2026 Finest set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. As a two-way card, he can be used as both a hitter and a pitcher in the same lineup. He is also eligible at Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in November 2026.
On the mound, Shohei Ohtani works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 98 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 98 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Unfazed from a total of 9 quirks.
Shohei Ohtani is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (120.0) and Right Fielder (108.9) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Starting Pitcher, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 120.0 on All-Star, 116.4 on Hall of Fame, and 113.1 on Legend — it keeps 94% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Starting Pitchers the card ranks #1 on All-Star and #3 on Legend.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Shohei Ohtani's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sweeper (S), Sinker (S), Splitter (A), and Curveball (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 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Shohei Ohtani currently buys for about 178,888 stubs, with sell orders near 150,500 stubs. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 10,497 stubs, about a 7% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Shohei Ohtani earns an OpScore of 113.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #37 among all cards and #3 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Shohei Ohtani's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Shohei Ohtani is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Dodgers.
- Is Shohei Ohtani a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Shohei Ohtani ranks #1 on All-Star, #1 on Hall of Fame, and #3 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 Shohei Ohtani have in MLB The Show 26?
- Shohei Ohtani has 9 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Fighter, Rally Monkey, Night Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Shohei Ohtani cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 178,888 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.
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