Manny Machado — Silver 78 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Manny Machado is a Silver 78 OVR Third Baseman card for the Padres, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Manny Machado's standout tools are 92 Fielding. His profile leans toward defense in the field. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, and Fighter from a total of 6 quirks.
Manny Machado is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (70.3) and Third Baseman (69.7) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Designated Hitter on All-Star, Third Baseman on Hall of Fame, and Third Baseman on Legend. At Designated Hitter the card scores 70.3 on All-Star, 63.2 on Hall of Fame, and 61.8 on Legend — retaining 88% of its All-Star value. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #126 on All-Star and #148 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Manny Machado currently buys for about 167 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 24%. Its quick-sell value of 125 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Manny Machado earns an OpScore of 64.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1857 among all cards and #148 among Third Basemans.
Live Series cards like Manny Machado'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 Manny Machado's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Manny Machado is a 78 OVR Silver Third Baseman for the Padres.
- Is Manny Machado a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Manny Machado ranks #126 on All-Star, #144 on Hall of Fame, and #148 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 Manny Machado have in MLB The Show 26?
- Manny Machado has 6 quirks: Road Warrior, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Fighter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Manny Machado cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 167 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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