Arjun Nimmala — Red Diamond 98 OVR Shortstop Overview
Arjun Nimmala is a Red Diamond 98 OVR Shortstop card for the Angels, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman, Third Baseman, and Center Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Arjun Nimmala's standout tools are 117 Contact, 103 Power, and 93 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red and Rally Monkey from a total of 5 quirks.
Arjun Nimmala is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (101.3), Third Baseman (99.6), Second Baseman (98.4), Shortstop (98.2), and Center Fielder (94.9) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 101.3 on All-Star, 101.9 on Hall of Fame, and 99.8 on Legend — it keeps 99% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #9 on All-Star and #27 on Legend.
Arjun Nimmala 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. Arjun Nimmala earns an OpScore of 97.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #199 among all cards and #27 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Arjun Nimmala's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Arjun Nimmala is a 98 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Angels.
- Is Arjun Nimmala a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Arjun Nimmala ranks #9 on All-Star, #18 on Hall of Fame, and #27 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 Arjun Nimmala have in MLB The Show 26?
- Arjun Nimmala has 5 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Rally Monkey, and Night Player.
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