Best Designated Hitters

Top Designated Hitters by true rating in MLB The Show 25

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Quirks Secondaries
  • Rankings with Quirks ratings. (Estimates how quirks impact a player's overall ability.)
  • Rankings with Secondary Position players
What is True Rating?
BattingHand
#476
Tommy Pham, 94 Prime - MLB the Show 25
90.24 TR
Tommy Pham
Stubs 5,999
Stubs 5,000
#477
Jorge Posada, 92 Standout - MLB the Show 25
90.2 TR
Jorge Posada
Stubs 44,999
Stubs 34,007
#478
Kody Clemens, 92 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
90.15 TR
Kody Clemens
Stubs 8,247
Stubs 5,050
#479
Kerry Carpenter, 89 Moonshot - MLB the Show 25
90.09 TR
Kerry Carpenter
Stubs 9,996
Stubs 4,510
#480
Bryce Eldridge, 97 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
90.02 TR
Bryce Eldridge
Stubs 8,000
Stubs 5,000
#481
Jim Thome, 92 All-Star - MLB the Show 25
90.01 TR
Jim Thome
Stubs 28,669
Stubs 24,106
#482
Mike Trout, 95 Rookie - MLB the Show 25
89.98 TR
Mike Trout
Not Sellable
#483
Jackson Holliday, 93 Summer - MLB the Show 25
89.95 TR
Jackson Holliday
Stubs 73,332
Stubs 59,001
#484
Xavier Edwards, 91 Color Storm - MLB the Show 25
89.86 TR
Xavier Edwards
Not Sellable
#485
Byron Buxton, 91 Live - MLB the Show 25
89.76 TR
Byron Buxton
Stubs 15,085
Stubs 9,004
#486
Carlos Santana, 92 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
89.75 TR
Carlos Santana
Not Sellable
#487
Will Benson, 92 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
89.74 TR
Will Benson
Stubs 6,666
Stubs 5,050
#488
Bill Mazeroski, 92 Prime - MLB the Show 25
89.73 TR
Bill Mazeroski
Stubs 5,195
Stubs 5,000
#489
Xander Bogaerts, 92 Pipeline Past - MLB the Show 25
89.72 TR
Xander Bogaerts
Stubs 5,914
Stubs 5,000
#490
Eric Davis, 92 Cornerstone - MLB the Show 25
89.67 TR
Eric Davis
Not Sellable
#491
Josh Naylor, 93 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
89.61 TR
Josh Naylor
Stubs 23,999
Stubs 17,755
#492
Anthony Santander, 89 New Threads - MLB the Show 25
89.61 TR
Anthony Santander
Not Sellable
#493
Honus Wagner, 91 20th Anniversary - MLB the Show 25
89.6 TR
Honus Wagner
Not Sellable
#494
Colby Thomas, 95 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
89.55 TR
Colby Thomas
Stubs 7,899
Stubs 5,007
#495
Chipper Jones, 90 All-Star - MLB the Show 25
89.46 TR
Chipper Jones
Stubs 23,894
Stubs 14,258
#496
Chipper Jones, 90 Ranked 1000 - MLB the Show 25
89.46 TR
Chipper Jones
Not Sellable
#497
Jason Kipnis, 92 Prime - MLB the Show 25
89.42 TR
Jason Kipnis
Not Sellable
#498
Alejandro Kirk, 96 2025 All-Star - MLB the Show 25
89.4 TR
Alejandro Kirk
Not Sellable
#499
Jeremy Peña, 92 Summer - MLB the Show 25
89.39 TR
Jeremy Peña
Not Sellable
#500
Jimmy Crooks, 97 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
89.38 TR
Jimmy Crooks
Not Sellable

Best Designated Hitters in MLB The Show 25 - Insights

Moonshot Joe Morgan holds the top spot among the best Designated Hitters with an impressive 112.40 True Rating.

Right behind Joe Morgan are Live Shohei Ohtani and Milestone Byron Buxton, forming a strong top group. Overall, the top 10 MLB Designated Hitters average a 110.99 True Rating.

Milestone Byron Buxton the most recent addition to the top 10, released 3 days ago, and also is a top free option, ranked #3. This card can be acquired from the Extreme Program.

Live Shohei Ohtani is notable within the top 5 for benefiting significantly from 10 active quirks, and also is currently Supercharged, ranking at #2 until sometime tomorrow.

Milestone Chipper Jones currently the most expensive player available on the market among the top 5, costing around 494,985 stubs.