Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner is a Gold 80 OVR Second Baseman card for the Cubs, 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.

At the plate, Nico Hoerner's standout tools are 105 Vision, 96 Fielding, and 80 Contact. His profile leans toward defense in the field.

Nico Hoerner is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (67.0), Second Baseman (66.9), and Designated Hitter (54.0) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Shortstop on All-Star, Second Baseman on Hall of Fame, and Second Baseman on Legend. At Shortstop the card scores 67.0 on All-Star, 75.5 on Hall of Fame, and 80.4 on Legend — it keeps 120% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Second Basemans the card ranks #104 on Legend and #114 on All-Star.

On the Diamond Dynasty market, Nico Hoerner currently buys for about 207 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 17%. Its quick-sell value of 150 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. Nico Hoerner earns an OpScore of 80.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1344 among all cards and #104 among Second Basemans.

Live Series cards like Nico Hoerner's are the ones Diamond Radar scores: it reads a player's real MLB production and predicts what the next roster update will do to the card — the predicted rating, the tier jump, and how likely the upgrade is. Ratings only move at a roster update, and not every Live Series card is scored in a given window. Model v11: of the 358 cards it scored 70 or above in its 3 graded updates, 69% were upgraded, against 17% by chance: 4.1× better.