Curtis Mead — Red Diamond 98 OVR Third Baseman Overview
Curtis Mead is a Red Diamond 98 OVR Third Baseman card for the Red Sox, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman and Second Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Curtis Mead's standout tools are 109 Power, 102 Contact, and 90 Vision. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Unfazed, and Fighter from a total of 8 quirks.
Curtis Mead is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (110.4), First Baseman (107.4), Third Baseman (99.3), and Second Baseman (96.3) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Third Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 110.4 on All-Star, 107.7 on Hall of Fame, and 105.2 on Legend — it keeps 95% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Third Basemans the card ranks #4 on All-Star and #19 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Curtis Mead currently buys for about 7,190 stubs, with sell orders near 5,359 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 33%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 1,110 stubs, about a 21% return. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Curtis Mead earns an OpScore of 96 on Legend difficulty, ranking #239 among all cards and #19 among Third Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Curtis Mead's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Curtis Mead is a 98 OVR Red Diamond Third Baseman for the Red Sox.
- Is Curtis Mead a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Third Basemans, Curtis Mead ranks #4 on All-Star, #12 on Hall of Fame, and #19 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 Curtis Mead have in MLB The Show 26?
- Curtis Mead has 8 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Unfazed, Fighter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Night Player.
- How much does Curtis Mead cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 7,190 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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