Matt Carpenter — Diamond 94 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Matt Carpenter is a Diamond 94 OVR Third Baseman card for the Cardinals, part of the Vintage set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Second Baseman, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
At the plate, Matt Carpenter's standout tools are 100 Contact, 91 Discipline, and 90 Power. 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 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: First Baseman (94.4), Designated Hitter (94.4), Third Baseman (92.2), Second Baseman (90.4), and Right Fielder (89.7) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — First Baseman and Designated Hitter level on All-Star, Designated Hitter on Hall of Fame, and Designated Hitter on Legend. At Third Baseman the card scores 92.2 on All-Star, 93.6 on Hall of Fame, and 92.7 on Legend — it keeps 101% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #25 on All-Star and #29 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 92.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #381 among all cards and #29 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Matt Carpenter's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Matt Carpenter is a 94 OVR Diamond Third Baseman for the Cardinals.
- Is Matt Carpenter a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Matt Carpenter ranks #25 on All-Star, #28 on Hall of Fame, and #29 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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