Matt Carpenter — Diamond 88 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Matt Carpenter is a Diamond 88 OVR Third Baseman card for the Cardinals, part of the Jolt set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman and Second Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Matt Carpenter's standout tools are 97 Contact, 86 Power, and 84 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Matt Carpenter is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (85.9), First Baseman (85.0), Third Baseman (80.8), and Second Baseman (78.6) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Third Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 85.9 on All-Star, 87.7 on Hall of Fame, and 84.8 on Legend — it keeps 99% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #70 on All-Star and #82 on Legend.
Matt Carpenter is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Matt Carpenter earns an OpScore of 80.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #960 among all cards and #82 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Matt Carpenter's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Matt Carpenter is a 88 OVR Diamond Third Baseman for the Cardinals.
- Is Matt Carpenter a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Matt Carpenter ranks #70 on All-Star, #76 on Hall of Fame, and #82 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 Matt Carpenter have in MLB The Show 26?
- Matt Carpenter has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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