Buck Leonard — Diamond 89 OVR First Baseman Overview
Buck Leonard is a Diamond 89 OVR First Baseman card for the Free Agents, part of the The Negro Leagues set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Buck Leonard's standout tools are 88 Contact and 80 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red and Situational Hitter from a total of 5 quirks.
Buck Leonard is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (84.0) and First Baseman (83.9) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 84.0 on All-Star, 86.0 on Hall of Fame, and 84.7 on Legend — it keeps 101% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #65 on Legend and #74 on All-Star.
Buck Leonard 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. Buck Leonard earns an OpScore of 84.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #777 among all cards and #65 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Buck Leonard's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Buck Leonard is a 89 OVR Diamond First Baseman for the Free Agents.
- Is Buck Leonard a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Buck Leonard ranks #74 on All-Star, #69 on Hall of Fame, and #65 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 Buck Leonard have in MLB The Show 26?
- Buck Leonard has 5 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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- Legends and Flashbacks — Jackie Robinson DayA collection this card counts toward.
- Legends and Flashbacks — The Negro LeaguesA collection this card counts toward.
- Jackie Robinson Day ProgramA program that awards this card.
- Best First BasemenThe top first basemen in the game, ranked by OpScore.
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- High Diamonds (85+ OVR)Overall is one number that never changes with difficulty. Two 87s can be a full tier apart in practice, which is what OpScore on each row is for.
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