Alec Burleson — Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman Overview
Alec Burleson is a Red Diamond 99 OVR First Baseman card for the Cardinals, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder and Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Alec Burleson's standout tools are 116 Contact, 105 Power, and 95 Vision. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Fighter, and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Alec Burleson is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (104.6), First Baseman (102.0), Right Fielder (87.9), and Left Fielder (87.7) 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 104.6 on All-Star, 106.8 on Hall of Fame, and 106.0 on Legend — it keeps 101% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #5 on Hall of Fame and #11 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Alec Burleson currently buys for about 16,000 stubs, with sell orders near 15,654 stubs. Over the past 5 days the buy price has fallen roughly 60%. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Alec Burleson earns an OpScore of 103.2 on Legend difficulty, ranking #65 among all cards and #6 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Alec Burleson's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Alec Burleson is a 99 OVR Red Diamond First Baseman for the Cardinals.
- Is Alec Burleson a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Alec Burleson ranks #11 on All-Star, #5 on Hall of Fame, and #6 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 Alec Burleson have in MLB The Show 26?
- Alec Burleson has 7 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Fighter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Night Player.
- How much does Alec Burleson cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 16,000 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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