Ben Cowles — Common 63 OVR Shortstop Overview
Ben Cowles is a Common 63 OVR Shortstop card for the Free Agents, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman and Third Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
Ben Cowles grades out at 78 Speed, 66 Arm Strength, and 62 Fielding.
Ben Cowles is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (56.7), Second Baseman (55.1), Third Baseman (54.4), and Designated Hitter (43.6) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Shortstop, at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 56.7 on All-Star, 56.3 on Hall of Fame, and 56.1 on Legend — it keeps 99% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #133 on All-Star and #145 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Ben Cowles currently buys for about 6 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 25%. Its quick-sell value of 5 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. Ben Cowles earns an OpScore of 56.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #2193 among all cards and #145 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Ben Cowles's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Ben Cowles is a 63 OVR Common Shortstop for the Free Agents.
- Is Ben Cowles a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Ben Cowles ranks #133 on All-Star, #142 on Hall of Fame, and #145 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.
- How much does Ben Cowles cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 6 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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