Zach McKinstry — Bronze 72 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Zach McKinstry is a Bronze 72 OVR Third Baseman card for the Tigers, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman, Shortstop, Left Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Zach McKinstry's standout tools are 88 Arm Strength, 81 Vision, and 80 Fielding. Notable quirks include Unfazed from a total of 4 quirks.
Zach McKinstry is eligible at 6 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (67.6), Right Fielder (66.7), Second Baseman (66.4), Third Baseman (66.2), Left Fielder (63.8), and Designated Hitter (51.8) on All-Star. The best fit is Shortstop rather than the listed Third Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 67.6 on All-Star, 72.8 on Hall of Fame, and 76.3 on Legend — it keeps 113% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #93 on Legend and #106 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Zach McKinstry currently buys for about 33 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 17%. Its quick-sell value of 25 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Zach McKinstry earns an OpScore of 76.2 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1093 among all cards and #93 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Zach McKinstry's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Zach McKinstry is a 72 OVR Bronze Third Baseman for the Tigers.
- Is Zach McKinstry a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Zach McKinstry ranks #106 on All-Star, #104 on Hall of Fame, and #93 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 Zach McKinstry have in MLB The Show 26?
- Zach McKinstry has 4 quirks: Homebody, Unfazed, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Zach McKinstry cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 33 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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