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David Ortiz
The 3rd best first baseman in MLB The Show 26, out of 218 that we rate.
the worst first baseman in the gamethe best
It is our own score for how good a card is. Rather than trust the number the game prints on the front, it reads the card's actual ratings — power, contact, fielding and the rest — and weighs them the way the game appears to. It runs past 100 because those underlying ratings do.
Where this card's 100.9 comes from · How the whole thing was built
This card is locked to a pack or a program, so it never appears on the marketplace at any price. The only way to get it is to earn it. If you already have it, holding it costs you nothing — you could not sell it if you wanted to.
What he actually does
This card is a balanced bat — 113 contact and 109 power. Average legs at 46. In the field he grades 60 with a 48 arm — average for a first baseman.
Best at
- Powerelite #20 109
- Contactelite #28 113
- Clutchelite #69 110
- Plate disciplinesolid #270 84
Worst at
- Arm strengthpoor #1,478 48
- Reactionaverage #1,370 56
- Baserunningvery poor #1,377 6
- Arm accuracyaverage #1,412 56
Quirks7 on this card
HomebodyPerforms better when playing at home
First-Pitch HitterExcels at hitting the first pitch of an at-bat
Dead RedExcels at hitting fastballs
Breaking Ball HitterExcels at hitting breaking balls
FighterPerforms better in the 9th inning or later
Situational HitterExcels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs
Night PlayerPerforms better when playing night games
Other David Ortiz cardssame player, different card
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Every ratingthe game's own numbers, where 125 is the ceiling
At the plate
On the bases
In the field
Small ball and health
Our rating reads the card's own ratings and weighs each one the way the game appears to. Nothing is hand-set. Across 1,564 hitters it lands within 0.93 of a point of the rating the game gives them.
It starts every hitter at 17.9 and adds the rest from here. How we know
Diamond Pulse is an independent fan tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MLB, Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Diego Studio, or PlayStation. Card data reflects public MLB The Show sources and live marketplace listings.