Jackson Merrill — Diamond 90 OVR Center Fielder Overview
Jackson Merrill is a Diamond 90 OVR Center Fielder card for the Padres, part of the Egg Hunt set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Jackson Merrill's standout tools are 99 Arm Strength, 93 Contact, and 86 Fielding. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter and Situational Hitter from a total of 5 quirks.
Jackson Merrill is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Center Fielder (86.0) and Designated Hitter (81.7) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Center Fielder, at every difficulty. At Center Fielder the card scores 86.0 on All-Star, 88.0 on Hall of Fame, and 88.1 on Legend — it keeps 102% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Center Fielders the card ranks #56 on Legend and #61 on All-Star.
Jackson Merrill 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. Jackson Merrill earns an OpScore of 88.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #597 among all cards and #56 among Center Fielders.
Common questions
- What is Jackson Merrill's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Jackson Merrill is a 90 OVR Diamond Center Fielder for the Padres.
- Is Jackson Merrill a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Center Fielders, Jackson Merrill ranks #61 on All-Star, #59 on Hall of Fame, and #56 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 Jackson Merrill have in MLB The Show 26?
- Jackson Merrill has 5 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Breaking Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
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