Cool Papa Bell is a Diamond 87 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Free Agents, part of the The Negro Leagues set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. As a two-way card, he can be used as both a hitter and a pitcher in the same lineup. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.

On the mound, Cool Papa Bell works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 93 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 85 mph Palmball. His pitching ratings include 70 Velocity, 80 Control, and 84 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Unfazed, and Break Outlier from a total of 7 quirks.

Cool Papa Bell is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Center Fielder (84.3), Right Fielder (83.1), Left Fielder (81.9), First Baseman (75.4), and Designated Hitter (72.9) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Center Fielder on All-Star, Right Fielder on Hall of Fame, and Right Fielder on Legend. At Center Fielder the card scores 84.3 on All-Star, 90.7 on Hall of Fame, and 92.4 on Legend — it keeps 110% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Starting Pitchers the card ranks #85 on Legend and #258 on All-Star.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in Cool Papa Bell's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Curveball (B), Palmball (B), and Screwball (C). The out-pitch is the 4-Seam Fastball. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Curveball, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 70 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.

Cool Papa Bell 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. Cool Papa Bell earns an OpScore of 90 on Legend difficulty, ranking #506 among all cards and #85 among Starting Pitchers.