Nick Kurtz — Diamond 94 OVR First Baseman Overview
Nick Kurtz is a Diamond 94 OVR First Baseman card for the Athletics, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
At the plate, Nick Kurtz's standout tools are 125 Discipline, 109 Contact, and 96 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, and Rally Monkey from a total of 7 quirks.
Nick Kurtz is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (97.4) and First Baseman (94.5) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 97.4 on All-Star, 96.3 on Hall of Fame, and 90.0 on Legend — it keeps 92% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #27 on All-Star and #49 on Legend.
Nick Kurtz 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. Nick Kurtz earns an OpScore of 87.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #616 among all cards and #49 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Nick Kurtz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Nick Kurtz is a 94 OVR Diamond First Baseman for the Athletics.
- Is Nick Kurtz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Nick Kurtz ranks #27 on All-Star, #34 on Hall of Fame, and #49 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 Nick Kurtz have in MLB The Show 26?
- Nick Kurtz has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Rally Monkey, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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