Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani is a Diamond 87 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Dodgers, part of the World Baseball Classic 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 April 2026.

On the mound, Shohei Ohtani works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 99 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 76 Control, and 90 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. 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 (86.3) and Right Fielder (81.9) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Designated Hitter on All-Star, Right Fielder on Hall of Fame, and Right Fielder on Legend. At Designated Hitter the card scores 86.3 on All-Star, 72.9 on Hall of Fame, and 66.4 on Legend — a 23% fall, so this card is materially weaker if you play on Legend. Among Starting Pitchers the card ranks #180 on All-Star and #249 on Legend.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in Shohei Ohtani's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sweeper (S), Sinker (S), and Curveball (B). 4 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 4,352 stubs, with sell orders near 2,251 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 1,663 stubs, about a 74% 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 83.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1260 among all cards and #249 among Starting Pitchers.