Kevin McGonigle — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Kevin McGonigle is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Tigers, part of the 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman, Third Baseman, and Center Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
At the plate, Kevin McGonigle's standout tools are 125 Contact, 124 Discipline, and 116 Vision. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Rally Monkey from a total of 7 quirks.
Kevin McGonigle is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (108.1), Third Baseman (104.6), Second Baseman (102.9), Shortstop (102.8), and Center Fielder (99.9) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 108.1 on All-Star, 116.2 on Hall of Fame, and 119.4 on Legend — it keeps 110% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #12 on Legend and #14 on All-Star.
Kevin McGonigle 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. Kevin McGonigle earns an OpScore of 108.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #66 among all cards and #12 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Kevin McGonigle's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Kevin McGonigle is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Tigers.
- Is Kevin McGonigle a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Kevin McGonigle ranks #14 on All-Star, #14 on Hall of Fame, and #12 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 Kevin McGonigle have in MLB The Show 26?
- Kevin McGonigle has 7 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Rally Monkey, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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