Nico Hoerner — Gold 80 OVR Second Baseman Overview
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 100 Contact, 98 Vision, and 96 Fielding. His profile leans toward contact hitting.
Nico Hoerner is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (65.8), Second Baseman (65.7), and Designated Hitter (53.0) 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 65.8 on All-Star, 73.7 on Hall of Fame, and 77.9 on Legend — it keeps 118% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Second Basemans the card ranks #76 on Legend and #87 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Nico Hoerner currently buys for about 450 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 134%. Its quick-sell value of 400 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps flags the card as currently overpriced.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Nico Hoerner earns an OpScore of 78.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1003 among all cards and #76 among Second Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Nico Hoerner's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Nico Hoerner is a 80 OVR Gold Second Baseman for the Cubs.
- Is Nico Hoerner a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Second Basemans, Nico Hoerner ranks #87 on All-Star, #80 on Hall of Fame, and #76 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 Nico Hoerner have in MLB The Show 26?
- Nico Hoerner has 1 quirk: Bad Ball Hitter.
- How much does Nico Hoerner cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 450 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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