Al Leiter — Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Al Leiter is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Mets, part of the Signature set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in June 2026.
On the mound, Al Leiter works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 94 mph Sinker and a 90 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 90 Velocity, 75 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper from a total of 4 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Al Leiter's arsenal: Slider (S), Sinker (S), Cutter (S), Curveball (B), and Changeup (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 Cutter off the Slider, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 90 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. 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, Al Leiter currently buys for about 299,995 stubs, with sell orders near 253,002 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 7%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 16,991 stubs, about a 7% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Al Leiter earns an OpScore of 92.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #414 among all cards and #65 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Al Leiter's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Al Leiter is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Mets.
- Is Al Leiter a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Al Leiter ranks #108 on All-Star, #73 on Hall of Fame, and #65 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 Al Leiter have in MLB The Show 26?
- Al Leiter has 4 quirks: Homebody, Pick Off Artist, Stopper, and Night Player.
- How much does Al Leiter cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 299,995 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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