Yoshinobu Yamamoto — Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Dodgers, part of the World Baseball Classic set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Yoshinobu Yamamoto 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, 71 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper and Break Outlier from a total of 4 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Yoshinobu Yamamoto's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Sinker (S), Splitter (A), and Curveball (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. 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, Yoshinobu Yamamoto currently buys for about 22,268 stubs, with sell orders near 17,264 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 86%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,775 stubs, about a 16% return. DiamondOps flags the card as currently overpriced.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Yoshinobu Yamamoto earns an OpScore of 92.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #396 among all cards and #62 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Yoshinobu Yamamoto's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a 90 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Dodgers.
- Is Yoshinobu Yamamoto a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto ranks #71 on All-Star, #57 on Hall of Fame, and #62 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 Yoshinobu Yamamoto have in MLB The Show 26?
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto has 4 quirks: Road Warrior, Stopper, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Yoshinobu Yamamoto cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 22,268 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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