Taylor Ward — Diamond 90 OVR Left Fielder Overview
Taylor Ward is a Diamond 90 OVR Left Fielder card for the Orioles, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Right Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Taylor Ward's standout tools are 106 Power and 86 Contact. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Situational Hitter from a total of 6 quirks.
Taylor Ward is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (97.6), Left Fielder (88.4), and Right Fielder (88.0) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Left Fielder, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 97.6 on All-Star, 85.1 on Hall of Fame, and 78.9 on Legend — a 19% fall, so this card is materially weaker if you play on Legend. Among Left Fielders the card ranks #41 on All-Star and #93 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Taylor Ward currently buys for about 4,459 stubs, with sell orders near 3,751 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 18%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 260 stubs, about a 7% return. Its quick-sell value of 4,000 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. Taylor Ward earns an OpScore of 76.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1079 among all cards and #93 among Left Fielders.
Common questions
- What is Taylor Ward's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Taylor Ward is a 90 OVR Diamond Left Fielder for the Orioles.
- Is Taylor Ward a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Left Fielders, Taylor Ward ranks #41 on All-Star, #84 on Hall of Fame, and #93 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 Taylor Ward have in MLB The Show 26?
- Taylor Ward has 6 quirks: Road Warrior, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
- How much does Taylor Ward cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 4,459 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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