Seaver King — Red Diamond 98 OVR Shortstop Overview
Seaver King is a Red Diamond 98 OVR Shortstop card for the Nationals, part of the Pipeline set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman, Third Baseman, Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Seaver King's standout tools are 106 Contact, 99 Speed, and 89 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red from a total of 5 quirks.
Seaver King is eligible at 7 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Right Fielder (99.1), Center Fielder (98.7), Shortstop (98.6), Third Baseman (98.6), Left Fielder (98.4), Second Baseman (98.0), and Designated Hitter (94.4) on All-Star. The best fit is Right Fielder rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Right Fielder the card scores 99.1 on All-Star, 104.3 on Hall of Fame, and 104.6 on Legend — it keeps 106% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #10 on Hall of Fame and #15 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Seaver King currently buys for about 5,630 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 5,000 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Seaver King earns an OpScore of 103.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #76 among all cards and #14 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Seaver King's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Seaver King is a 98 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Nationals.
- Is Seaver King a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Seaver King ranks #15 on All-Star, #10 on Hall of Fame, and #14 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 Seaver King have in MLB The Show 26?
- Seaver King has 5 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Seaver King cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 5,630 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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