MLB The Show 25 Diamond Dynasty Captains

Choosing the right MLB The Show captains can significantly impact your gameplay. Each captain offers unique advantages for different playstyles, enhancing your strengths whether you focus on power hitting, speed, or defense.

Captain Tiers, Requirements & Attribute Boosts

The diverse range of captain boosts adds strategic depth to MLB The Show 25. These boosts affect various gameplay aspects from batting power to pitching velocity, while new captains keep the experience fresh and encourage different strategies.

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Name	Boost	Req	Tier	Date Added ↓
Andrew McCutchen Pirates 91 OVR or lower Players from the Pittsburgh Pirates 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Craig Biggio Astros 91 OVR or lower Players from the Houston Astros 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Pitch Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Pitch Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Todd Helton Rockies 91 OVR or lower Players from the Colorado Rockies 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Andrew Miller Guardians 91 OVR or lower Players from the Cleveland Guardians 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 8 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 12	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Clay Buchholz Red Sox 91 OVR or lower Players from the Boston Red Sox 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 1 Contact Left: 1 Clutch: 1 H/9: 3 Contact Right: 3 Contact Left: 3 Clutch: 3 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 8	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Babe Ruth Yankees 91 OVR or lower Players from the New York Yankees 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles 91 OVR or lower Players from the Baltimore Orioles 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 8 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 13 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 20	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Alfonso Soriano Cubs 91 OVR or lower Players from the Chicago Cubs 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Junior Caminero Rays 91 OVR or lower Players from the Tampa Bay Rays 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 8 Contact Right: 13 Contact Left: 13 Clutch: 13 H/9: 13 Contact Right: 20 Contact Left: 20 Clutch: 20 H/9: 20	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Jackson Jobe Tigers 91 OVR or lower Players from the Detroit Tigers 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Johnny Bench Reds 91 OVR or lower Players from the Cincinnati Reds 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Frank Thomas White Sox 91 OVR or lower Players from the Chicago White Sox 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Rollie Fingers Brewers 91 OVR or lower Players from the Milwaukee Brewers 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
John Franco Mets 91 OVR or lower Players from the New York Mets 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Bobby Grich Angels 91 OVR or lower Players from the Los Angeles Angels 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 H/9: 5 Pitch Clutch: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 H/9: 13 Pitch Clutch: 13 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 H/9: 20 Pitch Clutch: 20	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Matt Holliday Athletics 91 OVR or lower Players from the Athletics	Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 8 Contact Right: 13 Contact Left: 13 Clutch: 13 H/9: 13 Contact Right: 20 Contact Left: 20 Clutch: 20 H/9: 20	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Preston Wilson Marlins 91 OVR or lower Players from the Miami Marlins 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 8 Contact Right: 13 Contact Left: 13 Clutch: 13 H/9: 13 Contact Right: 20 Contact Left: 20 Clutch: 20 H/9: 20	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Tom Glavine Braves 91 OVR or lower Players from the Atlanta Braves 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Hank Thompson Giants 91 OVR or lower Players from the San Francisco Giants 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
James Wood Nationals 91 OVR or lower Players from the Washington Nationals 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 H/9: 5 Clutch: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 H/9: 10 Clutch: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 H/9: 15 Clutch: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Jim Edmonds Cardinals 91 OVR or lower Players from the St. Louis Cardinals 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Ian Kinsler Rangers 91 OVR or lower Players from the Texas Rangers 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Pitch Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Pitch Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Pitch Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Roy Halladay Blue Jays 91 OVR or lower Players from the Toronto Blue Jays 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Jim Kaat Twins 91 OVR or lower Players from the Minnesota Twins 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 12 Contact Left: 12 Clutch: 12 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Richie Sexson Mariners 91 OVR or lower Players from the Seattle Mariners 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 H/9: 5 Pitch Clutch: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 H/9: 10 Pitch Clutch: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 H/9: 15 Pitch Clutch: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Kyle Schwarber Phillies 91 OVR or lower Players from the Philadelphia Phillies 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
George Brett Royals 91 OVR or lower Players from the Kansas City Royals 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Justin Martinez Diamondbacks 91 OVR or lower Players from the Arizona Diamondbacks 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Joe Musgrove Padres 91 OVR or lower Players from the San Diego Padres 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 10 Contact Left: 10 Clutch: 10 H/9: 10 Contact Right: 15 Contact Left: 15 Clutch: 15 H/9: 15	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25
Max Muncy Dodgers 91 OVR or lower Players from the Los Angeles Dodgers 91 OVR or lower	Contact Right: 3 Contact Left: 3 Clutch: 3 H/9: 3 Contact Right: 5 Contact Left: 5 Clutch: 5 H/9: 5 Contact Right: 8 Contact Left: 8 Clutch: 8 H/9: 8	5 12 18	Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3	3-14-25