Elly De La Cruz — Gold 83 OVR Shortstop Overview
Elly De La Cruz is a Gold 83 OVR Shortstop card for the Reds, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He is a switch hitter. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Elly De La Cruz's standout tools are 92 Arm Strength, 85 Speed, and 84 Contact. His profile leans toward speed and baserunning. Notable quirks include Rally Monkey.
Elly De La Cruz is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (76.4) and Designated Hitter (70.4) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Shortstop, at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 76.4 on All-Star, 75.6 on Hall of Fame, and 74.6 on Legend — it keeps 98% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #92 on All-Star and #102 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Elly De La Cruz currently buys for about 1,333 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 25%. Its quick-sell value of 1,200 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Elly De La Cruz earns an OpScore of 74.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1142 among all cards and #102 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Elly De La Cruz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Elly De La Cruz is a 83 OVR Gold Shortstop for the Reds.
- Is Elly De La Cruz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Elly De La Cruz ranks #92 on All-Star, #98 on Hall of Fame, and #102 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 Elly De La Cruz have in MLB The Show 26?
- Elly De La Cruz has 1 quirk: Rally Monkey.
- How much does Elly De La Cruz cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 1,333 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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