Nathan Hickey — Common 52 OVR First Baseman Overview
Nathan Hickey is a Common 52 OVR First Baseman card for the Free Agents, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Catcher. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
Nathan Hickey grades out at 74 Arm Strength, 65 Fielding, and 54 Speed.
Nathan Hickey is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Catcher (53.3), First Baseman (38.1), and Designated Hitter (34.2) on All-Star. The best fit is Catcher rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Catcher the card scores 53.3 on All-Star, 53.7 on Hall of Fame, and 53.6 on Legend — it keeps 101% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #213 on All-Star and #217 on Hall of Fame.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Nathan Hickey currently buys for about 8 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 14%. Its quick-sell value of 5 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. Nathan Hickey earns an OpScore of 38.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #3119 among all cards and #217 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Nathan Hickey's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Nathan Hickey is a 52 OVR Common First Baseman for the Free Agents.
- Is Nathan Hickey a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Nathan Hickey ranks #213 on All-Star, #217 on Hall of Fame, and #217 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 Nathan Hickey cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 8 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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