James Wood — Gold 80 OVR Right Fielder Overview
James Wood is a Gold 80 OVR Right Fielder card for the Nationals, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, James Wood's standout tools are 102 Discipline and 90 Power. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red from a total of 4 quirks.
James Wood is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (78.6), Right Fielder (75.8), and Left Fielder (75.5) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Designated Hitter on All-Star, Right Fielder on Hall of Fame, and Right Fielder on Legend. At Designated Hitter the card scores 78.6 on All-Star, 70.2 on Hall of Fame, and 63.8 on Legend — a 19% fall, so this card is materially weaker if you play on Legend. Among Right Fielders the card ranks #126 on All-Star and #143 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, James Wood currently buys for about 465 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 400 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. James Wood earns an OpScore of 67.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1712 among all cards and #143 among Right Fielders.
Live Series cards like James Wood'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 342 cards it scored 70 or above in its 2 graded updates, 71% were upgraded, against 22% by chance: 3.3× better.
Common questions
- What is James Wood's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- James Wood is a 80 OVR Gold Right Fielder for the Nationals.
- Is James Wood a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Right Fielders, James Wood ranks #126 on All-Star, #132 on Hall of Fame, and #143 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 James Wood have in MLB The Show 26?
- James Wood has 4 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, and Night Player.
- How much does James Wood cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 465 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.
Where to go next
Every link below comes from this card's own series, team, rarity, position, or the collections and programs it belongs to.
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- Live Series CardsLive Series prices move on real-world performance, so they are the only cards where following actual MLB box scores is a trading edge.
- Live Series GoldsThis is the tier where a roster update creates the largest percentage price moves — a Gold jumping to Diamond can multiply in value in a single update.
- Diamond RadarWhich cards our model predicts will be upgraded at the next roster update.