Armando Cruz — Common 56 OVR Second Baseman Overview
Armando Cruz is a Common 56 OVR Second 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 Shortstop. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
Armando Cruz grades out at 74 Speed, 74 Fielding, and 66 Arm Strength.
Armando Cruz is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (49.2), Second Baseman (48.3), and Designated Hitter (29.6) on All-Star. The best fit is Shortstop rather than the listed Second Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 49.2 on All-Star, 53.1 on Hall of Fame, and 54.4 on Legend — it keeps 111% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Second Basemans the card ranks #156 on Legend and #173 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Armando Cruz currently buys for about 7 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. 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. Armando Cruz earns an OpScore of 54 on Legend difficulty, ranking #2387 among all cards and #156 among Second Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Armando Cruz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Armando Cruz is a 56 OVR Common Second Baseman for the Free Agents.
- Is Armando Cruz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Second Basemans, Armando Cruz ranks #173 on All-Star, #164 on Hall of Fame, and #156 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 Armando Cruz cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 7 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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