Nate Lavender — Red Diamond 99 OVR Relief Pitcher Overview
Nate Lavender is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Mets, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
On the mound, Nate Lavender works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 93 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 84 mph Slider. His pitching ratings include 66 Velocity, 99 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Stopper from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Nate Lavender's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sweeper (S), and Circle Change (A). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sweeper, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 66 mph 4-Seam Fastball is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Nate Lavender currently buys for about 22,399 stubs, with sell orders near 13,202 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 21%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 6,955 stubs, about a 53% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Nate Lavender earns an OpScore of 96.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #424 among all cards and #17 among Relief Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Nate Lavender's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Nate Lavender is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Relief Pitcher for the Mets.
- Is Nate Lavender a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Relief Pitchers, Nate Lavender ranks #24 on All-Star, #22 on Hall of Fame, and #17 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 Nate Lavender have in MLB The Show 26?
- Nate Lavender has 3 quirks: Homebody, Stopper, and Day Player.
- How much does Nate Lavender cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 22,399 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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