Manny Machado

Manny Machado is a Silver 79 OVR Third Baseman card for the Padres, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.

At the plate, Manny Machado's standout tools are 92 Fielding. His profile leans toward defense in the field. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, and Fighter from a total of 6 quirks.

Manny Machado is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (72.5) and Third Baseman (71.1) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Designated Hitter on All-Star, Third Baseman on Hall of Fame, and Third Baseman on Legend. At Designated Hitter the card scores 72.5 on All-Star, 66.3 on Hall of Fame, and 65.1 on Legend — retaining 90% of its All-Star value. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #137 on All-Star and #159 on Legend.

On the Diamond Dynasty market, Manny Machado currently buys for about 287 stubs, with sell orders near 128 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 70%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 128 stubs, about a 99% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.

OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Manny Machado earns an OpScore of 64.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1986 among all cards and #159 among Third Basemans.

Live Series cards like Manny Machado'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 358 cards it scored 70 or above in its 3 graded updates, 69% were upgraded, against 17% by chance: 4.1× better.