Honus Wagner — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Honus Wagner is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Pirates, part of the 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Second Baseman, Third Baseman, Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
At the plate, Honus Wagner's standout tools are 125 Contact, 125 Vision, and 100 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Unfazed, and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Honus Wagner is eligible at 8 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Right Fielder (106.5), Third Baseman (106.3), Left Fielder (105.9), Shortstop (105.8), Second Baseman (105.4), Center Fielder (105.1), First Baseman (104.8), and Designated Hitter (104.0) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Right Fielder on All-Star, Designated Hitter on Hall of Fame, and Designated Hitter on Legend. At Right Fielder the card scores 106.5 on All-Star, 116.4 on Hall of Fame, and 120.0 on Legend — it keeps 113% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #1 on Hall of Fame and #6 on All-Star.
Honus Wagner 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. Honus Wagner earns an OpScore of 118.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #4 among all cards and #1 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Honus Wagner's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Honus Wagner is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Pirates.
- Is Honus Wagner a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Honus Wagner ranks #6 on All-Star, #1 on Hall of Fame, and #1 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 Honus Wagner have in MLB The Show 26?
- Honus Wagner has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Unfazed, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
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