CC Sabathia — Diamond 92 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
CC Sabathia is a Diamond 92 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Yankees, part of the Mural set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
On the mound, CC Sabathia works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 96 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 81 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in CC Sabathia's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Cutter (S), and Circle Change (A). 4 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. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, CC Sabathia currently buys for about 5,510 stubs, with sell orders near 4,266 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 7%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 691 stubs, about a 16% return. Its quick-sell value of 5,000 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. CC Sabathia earns an OpScore of 91 on Legend difficulty, ranking #457 among all cards and #72 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is CC Sabathia's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- CC Sabathia is a 92 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Yankees.
- Is CC Sabathia a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, CC Sabathia ranks #68 on All-Star, #70 on Hall of Fame, and #72 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 CC Sabathia have in MLB The Show 26?
- CC Sabathia has 3 quirks: Homebody, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does CC Sabathia cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 5,510 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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