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Sony San Diego's focus on Diamond Dynasty this week in the run-up to MLB The Show 26's release later in March came with a new ratings reveal for the top 100 Live Series players in DD as of launch. You'll be shocked by who tops the list — if you live under a rock.
Ohtani, Judge Lead Top 100 Live Series Players in MLB The Show 26
To absolutely no one's surprise, the reigning American and National League Most Valuable Players are the top two players in the Live Series in Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 26, with both Judge and Ohtani clocking in at 92 OVR. But that number might be a slight eyebrow-raiser, as it's only one point of overall rating clear of the next tier — consisting of Tarik Skubal, Bobby Witt Jr., and Jose Ramírez — and not particularly far removed from a top 15 that begins at 89 OVR.
Here's the full list, as revealed on an SDS live stream, including all the secondary ratings revealed during the stream.
- Shohei Ohtani - 92 OVR
- Aaron Judge - 92 OVR (92/106 Contact/Power vs. LHP, 90/105 Power vs. RHP)
- Tarik Skubal - 91 OVR (94 Pitching Clutch, 90 Stamina)
- Bobby Witt Jr. - 91 OVR (96/88 Contact vs. LHP/RHP, 101 Batting Clutch, 99 Speed, 99 Fielding, Reaction L/R/F/B: 53/99/92/78)
- Jose Ramírez - 91 OVR (92 Vision, 90 Contact vs. LHP)
- Cal Raleigh - 90 OVR
- Juan Soto - 90 OVR (105 Power vs. RHP, 72 Vision)
- Paul Skenes - 90 OVR
- Francisco Lindor - 90 OVR (93 Fielding, 88 Power vs. LHP)
- Ketel Marte - 90 OVR (99/96 Contact/Power vs. LHP)
- Garrett Crochet - 89 OVR (92 H/9 vs. L, 90 Sweeper Break)
- Corey Seager - 89 OVR
- Byron Buxton - 89 OVR (99 Speed, 87 Contact vs. LHP)
- Mason Miller - 89 OVR (109/107 H/9 vs. R/L)
- Zach Wheeler - 89 OVR
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 88 OVR (102/92 Contact vs. LHP/RHP)
- Kyle Tucker- 88 OVR (93 Batting Clutch, 86 Power vs. RHP)
- Yordan Alvarez- 88 OVR
- Cody Bellinger- 88 OVR
- Aroldis Chapman- 88 OVR (106/100 H/9 vs. R/L)
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 87 OVR
- Ronald Acuña Jr. - 87 OVR (99 Arm Strength, 95 Contact vs. RHP)
- Gunnar Henderson - 87 OVR (90 Batting Clutch, 90 Contact vs. RHP)
- Freddie Freeman - 87 OVR (100 Batting Clutch, 95 Contact vs. RHP)
- Mookie Betts - 87 OVR (105 Batting Clutch, 95 Vision)
- Chris Sale - 87 OVR (99 Four-Seam Fastball Break, 95 Slider Break)
- Blake Snell - 87 OVR (99 Slurve Break, 95 Pitching Clutch)
- Fernando Tatis Jr. - 86 OVR (99 Arm Strength, 90 Fielding)
- Julio Rodríguez - 86 OVR
- Kyle Schwarber - 86 OVR
- Trea Turner - 86 OVR (90 Fielding, 85 Arm Accuracy, Reaction L/R/F/B: 71/86/63/77)
- Bryce Harper - 86 OVR
- Bryan Woo - 86 OVR
- Jacob DeGrom - 86 OVR (97 Pitching Clutch, 90 H/9 vs. L)
- Logan Gilbert - 86 OVR
- Tyler Glasnow - 86 OVR
- Josh Hader - 86 OVR (103/96 H/9 vs. R/L)
- Nick Kurtz - 85 OVR
- Corbin Carroll - 85 OVR
- Hunter Brown - 85 OVR (99 12-6 Curveball Break, 87 Pitching Clutch)
- Will Smith - 85 OVR
- Pete Alonso - 85 OVR (92 Power vs. LHP, 88 Power vs. RHP)
- Junior Caminero - 85 OVR (90 Power vs. LHP, 87 Power vs. RHP)
- Max Fried - 85 OVR
- Jeremy Peña - 85 OVR
- Pete Crow-Armstrong - 85 OVR
- Hunter Greene - 85 OVR (90/72 H/9 vs. L/R, 85/68 K/9 vs. L/R)
- Edwin Díaz - 85 OVR
- Mike Trout - 85 OVR
- Jacob Wilson - 85 OVR (102/90 Contact vs. LHP/RHP, Vision 103, Batting Clutch 105)
- Cristopher Sánchez - 84 OVR
- Manny Machado - 84 OVR (66/88 Contact/Power vs. LHP, 81/64 Contact/Power vs. RHP, 87 Batting Clutch)
- Alex Bregman - 84 OVR
- Freddy Peralta - 84 OVR (98 Pitching Clutch, 84 H/9 vs. RHP)
- Seiya Suzuki - 84 OVR (54 Vision, 75/80 Contact/Power vs. LHP, 75/74 Contact/Power vs. RHP)
- Joe Ryan - 84 OVR
- Andres Muñoz - 84 OVR
- Nico Hoerner - 84 OVR (99 Vision, 109/49 Contact/Power vs. LHP, 75/37 Contact/Power vs. RHP)
- Bo Bichette - 83 OVR (87/88 Contact vs. LHP/RHP, 109 Batting Clutch)
- Jackson Merrill - 83 OVR
- George Springer - 83 OVR
- Logan Webb - 83 OVR (99 Sinker Break, 90 Stamina)
- Jackson Chourio - 83 OVR (91 Contact vs. LHP, 86 Speed)
- William Contreras - 83 OVR
- Brent Rooker - 83 OVR
- Cade Smith - 83 OVR
- Geraldo Perdomo - 82 OVR
- Matt Olson - 82 OVR
- Christian Yelich - 82 OVR (95 Batting Clutch, 84 Contact vs. LHP)
- Alejandro Kirk - 82 OVR
- Eugenio Suárez - 82 OVR (93 Power vs. LHP, 90 Power vs. RHP)
- Josh Naylor - 82 OVR (83 Vision, 70 Stealing, 10 Speed)
- George Kirby - 82 OVR
- Andy Pages - 82 OVR
- Jose Altuve - 82 OVR
- Zach Neto - 82 OVR
- Yandy Díaz - 82 OVR (96/87 Contact vs. LHP/RHP)
- Shea Langeliers - 82 OVR
- Nick Pivetta - 82 OVR
- Gerrit Cole - 82 OVR (99 Knuckle-Curve Break, 83 Pitching Clutch)
- Raisel Iglesias - 82 OVR
- Elly De La Cruz - 81 OVR (99 Stealing, 92 Arm Strength)
- Rafael Devers - 81 OVR
- Jarren Duran - 81 OVR
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 81 OVR (88 Power vs. RHP, 84 Stealing)
- Steven Kwan - 81 OVR
- Wyatt Langford - 81 OVR
- Brice Turang - 81 OVR
- James Wood - 81 OVR (80 Power vs. LHP, 75 Power vs. RHP)
- Nathan Eovaldi - 81 OVR
- Riley Greene - 81 OVR
- Maikel Garcia - 81 OVR
- Austin Riley - 81 OVR (80 Power vs. LHP, 75 Contact vs. RHP)
- Carlos Rodón - 81 OVR
- Drake Baldwin - 81 OVR
- Giancarlo Stanton - 81 OVR (109 Power vs. RHP, 80 Batting Clutch)
- Vinnie Pasquantino - 81 OVR
- Jesús Luzardo - 81 OVR
- Jhoan Duran - 81 OVR
- Adrian Morejon - 81 OVR
Notable Names Outside Top 100 Players
Of course, some of the 30 MLB teams are bad coming into the 2026 season — and four of them are without a player among the top 100 Live Series players in Diamond Dynasty to begin the MLB The Show 26 cycle. Generously, Sony San Diego threw those teams — the Cardinals, Marlins, Rockies, and White Sox, if you're scoring at home — a bone with some ratings for their players who are outside the top 100.
- Marlins SP Eury Pérez - 78 OVR
- Marlins 2B Otto López - 78 OVR
- Marlins RP Ronny Henriquez - 78 OVR
- Rockies C Hunter Goodman - 80 OVR
- Cardinals C Ivan Herrera - 80 OVR (90 Batting Clutch, 87 Contact vs. LHP)
- Cardinals RP Matt Svanson - 80 OVR
- White Sox SS Colson Montgomery - 77 OVR (91 Fielding, 90 Power vs. RHP)
Also mentioned during the stream: Red Sox superprospect Roman Anthony checks in at a 79 OVR.
