Aaron Nola — Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Aaron Nola is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Phillies, part of the Milestone set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
On the mound, Aaron Nola works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 93 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 83 Velocity, 95 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Aaron Nola's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Knuckle-curve (B). 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 Sinker, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 83 mph Sinker 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.
Aaron Nola 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. Aaron Nola earns an OpScore of 87.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #640 among all cards and #118 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Aaron Nola's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Aaron Nola is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Phillies.
- Is Aaron Nola a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Aaron Nola ranks #106 on All-Star, #113 on Hall of Fame, and #118 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 Aaron Nola have in MLB The Show 26?
- Aaron Nola has 3 quirks: Homebody, Pick Off Artist, and Day Player.
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