Four Live Series cards went Diamond in the Nov. 6 MLB The Show 26 roster update. William Contreras and Trevor Megill made the jump for Milwaukee, Bryan Baker did it for Tampa Bay, and Gavin Williams joined them for Cleveland. Baker and Megill landed at 87 OVR, with Contreras and Williams at 85.
San Diego Studio announced the postseason update alongside the Finest drop. These rating changes apply to Live Series cards. The 99 OVR Postseason Contreras is a separate collection reward.
Who went Diamond on Nov. 6?
- William Contreras moved from 81 to 85 OVR.
- Trevor Megill moved from 84 to 87 OVR.
- Bryan Baker moved from 83 to 87 OVR.
- Gavin Williams moved from 84 to 85 OVR.
Contreras gained 15 points of contact against righties to reach 90. His batting clutch also hit 90 after a 10-point boost. That four-point rise in overall tied Baker for the biggest jump among the new Diamonds.
Baker's pitching clutch rose five points to 114, while his hits per nine against right-handed hitters climbed six points to 96. Megill gained seven points of pitching clutch to reach 103. Williams got a boost on both sides of the plate, with his strikeouts per nine climbing to 80 against right-handed hitters and 94 against lefties.
Card attributes
Homebody: Performs better when playing at home
Breaking Ball Hitter: Excels at hitting breaking balls
Fighter: Performs better in the 9th inning or later
Situational Hitter: Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs
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3,0003,999Which Live Series cards went Gold?
Eighteen cards moved from Silver to Gold. Aaron Ashby made the biggest overall jump of the update, from 75 to 83. Michael King finished highest among the new Golds after climbing from 78 to 84.
- 84 and 83 OVR: Michael King (78 → 84) and Aaron Ashby (75 → 83).
- 81 OVR: Alec Bohm, Chase DeLauter, Kyle Tucker, Tanner Scott, Alex Vesia and Payton Tolle rose from 79. Foster Griffin, Robert Gasser, Didier Fuentes, Abner Uribe and Ian Seymour rose from 78.
- 80 OVR: Nico Hoerner and Cam Booser rose from 79, Ryan Weathers and DL Hall rose from 78, and JoJo Romero rose from 75.
The announcement includes Grant Taylor in its Gold list. He was already Gold at 80 OVR and climbed to 83. Romero is the Silver-to-Gold move to look for if you're checking your inventory against that list.
What else changed in the roster update?
The update lists 172 cards with attribute changes. Of those, 111 gained overall points, 60 kept the same overall, and one dropped. Ramón Laureano fell from 78 to 76 after losing seven points of contact against both righties and lefties. He stayed Silver.
All 36 rarity changes were promotions. Alongside the four Diamonds and 18 Golds, 10 cards moved from Bronze to Silver and four moved from Common to Bronze. The update also lists 49 position entries, including Edwin Díaz at closer and Sal Frelick in right field. Some of those cards also appear in the attribute changes.
If you're checking a team collection or your lineup, use the full Nov. 6 ratings and position changes to find the card you own. The roster update itself added zero cards. The Finest 3 Program and Finest Elly De La Cruz Collection were separate releases.
