Brian Kalmer — Common 48 OVR First Baseman Overview
Brian Kalmer is a Common 48 OVR First Baseman card for the Free Agents, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Third Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
Brian Kalmer grades out at 69 Arm Strength, 68 Fielding, and 67 Speed.
Brian Kalmer is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Third Baseman (44.7), First Baseman (34.6), and Designated Hitter (29.8) on All-Star. The best fit is Third Baseman rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Third Baseman the card scores 44.7 on All-Star, 45.6 on Hall of Fame, and 45.9 on Legend — it keeps 103% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #219 on All-Star and #220 on Hall of Fame.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Brian Kalmer currently buys for about 9 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 10%. Its quick-sell value of 5 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. Brian Kalmer earns an OpScore of 36.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #3123 among all cards and #220 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Brian Kalmer's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Brian Kalmer is a 48 OVR Common First Baseman for the Free Agents.
- Is Brian Kalmer a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Brian Kalmer ranks #219 on All-Star, #220 on Hall of Fame, and #220 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.
- How much does Brian Kalmer cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 9 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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