Albert Pujols — Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman Overview
Albert Pujols is a Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman card for the Cardinals, part of the Signature set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Third Baseman, Left Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Albert Pujols's standout tools are 113 Contact, 104 Power, and 104 Vision. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 9 quirks.
Albert Pujols is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (110.2), First Baseman (109.1), Third Baseman (102.0), Right Fielder (99.7), and Left Fielder (99.0) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 110.2 on All-Star, 112.7 on Hall of Fame, and 112.9 on Legend — it keeps 102% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable.
Albert Pujols 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. Albert Pujols earns an OpScore of 111.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #9 among all cards and #2 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Albert Pujols's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Albert Pujols is a 99 OVR Red Diamond First Baseman for the Cardinals.
- Is Albert Pujols a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Albert Pujols ranks #2 on All-Star, #2 on Hall of Fame, and #2 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 Albert Pujols have in MLB The Show 26?
- Albert Pujols has 9 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Rally Monkey, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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