Headliners Pack 31 is live in MLB The Show 26 with 99 overall Finest Hank Thompson as its featured player. The pack costs 10,000 Stubs, with a limit of five. Thompson is also sellable on the Community Market, giving you a direct route to the card without relying on a pack pull.
Quick answer: Open the Show Shop for Headliners Pack 31, or look for the 99 Finest version of Hank Thompson on the Community Market. The pack's 1:8 Diamond odds are for any 85+ Diamond player, not a guarantee of Thompson.
What does Headliners 31 cost?
The official Show Shop lists Headliners 31 at 10,000 Stubs. Buying the full five-pack allowance costs 50,000 Stubs. Each pack contains one Silver or better player and two other player items.
The displayed rarity odds are:
| Player rarity | Displayed odds |
|---|---|
| 85+ Diamond | 1:8 |
| 80+ Gold | 1:3 |
| 75+ Silver | 1:1 |
Those lines describe rarity tiers. A Diamond pull can be a different player, and the shop does not give an individual pull rate for Thompson. Buying all five packs does not turn the featured card into a guaranteed reward.
If Thompson is the only card you want, compare his current Buy Now price with the amount you are prepared to spend on packs. A completed purchase of the exact card gets you Thompson. A pack purchase gives you its contents, which may not include him.
Which Hank Thompson card is in Headliners 31?
The featured card is 99 Finest Hank Thompson, a left-handed hitter with third base as his primary position. His secondary positions are second base, left field and right field.
He has 120 contact and 120 power against right-handed pitching, then 97 contact and 97 power against left-handers. He also has 116 vision and 113 batting clutch. The higher right-handed-pitching numbers are the clearest distinction when deciding where this card fits in your lineup.
Card attributes
Homebody: Performs better when playing at home
Dead Red: Excels at hitting fastballs
Situational Hitter: Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs
Night Player: Performs better when playing night games
Community Market
59,50074,979Thompson has 88 fielding, 88 arm strength and 84 speed. Those are his listed card attributes. They do not establish how his swing or defensive animations perform in a game.
The player panel above shows the exact Finest version and its current market prices. Use Buy Now when pricing an immediate purchase, and Sell Now when checking an immediate sale. Do not confuse the two sides of the market when comparing a single card with the 10,000-Stub pack.
What changed from his 90 OVR card?
The older 90 overall The Negro Leagues Hank Thompson is a different card. Its primary position is right field, and it is No Sell. The Finest card raises the hitting attributes substantially:
| Attribute | 90 Negro Leagues | 99 Finest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | 84 | 120 | +36 |
| Power vs. R | 78 | 120 | +42 |
| Contact vs. L | 70 | 97 | +27 |
| Power vs. L | 70 | 97 | +27 |
| Vision | 95 | 116 | +21 |
| Batting clutch | 83 | 113 | +30 |
| Fielding | 78 | 88 | +10 |
| Arm strength | 83 | 88 | +5 |
| Speed | 81 | 84 | +3 |
Power against righties makes the largest jump in this comparison, rising by 42. Contact against righties increases by 36, while contact and power against lefties each rise by 27. Speed changes much less, moving from 81 to 84.
Position coverage narrows even as the overall rating rises. The older card can play shortstop and center field as secondaries. The Finest card does not list either position, so check your intended slot before replacing the 90 in a squad built around that flexibility.
These are differences between two separate card versions. Owning the 90 does not give you the 99 Finest card, and its attributes do not change to match the new release.
Packs or the exact card?
For a Thompson target, start with his Finest player page and the current market listing. Keep the pack price, five-pack limit and rarity odds separate from that listing. The 50,000-Stub full allowance is a spending total, not the price of a guaranteed Thompson.
If you choose packs, use the Headliners 31 listing in the Show Shop. If you choose the market, check the Finest series label, 99 overall rating and third-base primary position before buying. The older 90 and the new 99 share a name, but they fill different card slots and acquisition paths.
