Ted Simmons — Red Diamond 96 OVR Catcher Overview
Ted Simmons is a Red Diamond 96 OVR Catcher card for the Cardinals, part of the Prime set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He is a switch hitter. He is also eligible at First Baseman and Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
At the plate, Ted Simmons's standout tools are 103 Vision, 101 Contact, and 84 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Unfazed from a total of 8 quirks.
Ted Simmons is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Catcher (104.0), Designated Hitter (96.0), First Baseman (95.4), and Left Fielder (88.1) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Catcher, at every difficulty. At Catcher the card scores 104.0 on All-Star, 109.1 on Hall of Fame, and 111.2 on Legend — it keeps 107% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Catchers the card ranks #2 on Legend and #9 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Ted Simmons currently buys for about 200,000 stubs, with sell orders near 180,000 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 55%. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Ted Simmons earns an OpScore of 111.2 on Legend difficulty, ranking #10 among all cards and #2 among Catchers.
Common questions
- What is Ted Simmons's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Ted Simmons is a 96 OVR Red Diamond Catcher for the Cardinals.
- Is Ted Simmons a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Catchers, Ted Simmons ranks #9 on All-Star, #5 on Hall of Fame, and #2 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 Ted Simmons have in MLB The Show 26?
- Ted Simmons has 8 quirks: Road Warrior, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Fighter, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Ted Simmons cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 200,000 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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