Joey Ortiz — Red Diamond 97 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Joey Ortiz is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Third Baseman card for the Brewers, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman and Shortstop. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Joey Ortiz's standout tools are 115 Contact, 99 Fielding, and 95 Speed. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Joey Ortiz is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Third Baseman (97.1), Shortstop (96.2), Second Baseman (96.0), and Designated Hitter (89.3) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Third Baseman, at every difficulty. At Third Baseman the card scores 97.1 on All-Star, 103.7 on Hall of Fame, and 104.7 on Legend — it keeps 108% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #6 on Hall of Fame and #10 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Joey Ortiz currently buys for about 9,461 stubs, with sell orders near 8,010 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 503 stubs, about a 6% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Joey Ortiz earns an OpScore of 104.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #49 among all cards and #6 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Joey Ortiz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Joey Ortiz is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Third Baseman for the Brewers.
- Is Joey Ortiz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Joey Ortiz ranks #10 on All-Star, #6 on Hall of Fame, and #6 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 Joey Ortiz have in MLB The Show 26?
- Joey Ortiz has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, Night Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Joey Ortiz cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 9,461 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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