Javier Báez — Bronze 72 OVR Shortstop Overview
Javier Báez is a Bronze 72 OVR Shortstop card for the Tigers, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Third Baseman, Left Fielder, and Center Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Javier Báez's standout tools are 80 Fielding and 80 Arm Strength. Notable quirks include Fighter.
Javier Báez is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (62.1), Third Baseman (60.0), Center Fielder (59.7), Left Fielder (57.8), and Designated Hitter (52.3) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Shortstop, at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 62.1 on All-Star, 67.3 on Hall of Fame, and 70.9 on Legend — it keeps 114% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #132 on Legend and #141 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Javier Báez currently buys for about 151 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 25 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Javier Báez earns an OpScore of 70.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1457 among all cards and #132 among Shortstops.
Live Series cards like Javier Báez's are the ones Diamond Radar scores: it reads a player's real MLB production and predicts what the next roster update will do to the card — the predicted rating, the tier jump, and how likely the upgrade is. Ratings only move at a roster update, and not every Live Series card is scored in a given window. Model v11: of the 162 cards it scored 70 or above in its 1 graded update, 72% were upgraded, against 21% by chance: 3.5× better.
Common questions
- What is Javier Báez's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Javier Báez is a 72 OVR Bronze Shortstop for the Tigers.
- Is Javier Báez a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Javier Báez ranks #141 on All-Star, #136 on Hall of Fame, and #132 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 Javier Báez have in MLB The Show 26?
- Javier Báez has 1 quirk: Fighter.
- How much does Javier Báez cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 151 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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