The best Pirates MLB The Show 26 lineup is ShowZone's optimized 9-player roster built from every current and former Pirates player, ranked by True Overall. The full lineup is shown at the top of this page — flip the toggle to compare True Overall (skill ceiling) vs Meta Overall (current meta) builds. Aggregate True Overall: 101.0.

The best Pirates players in MLB The Show 26 are the cards ShowZone selected for the Pirates all-time team above — one starter per position plus the best available rotation slot. Every eligible Pirates card is listed in the table below the lineup; sort by True Overall, Meta Overall, position, or rarity to find specific cards to chase.

Start with the optimized lineup above as your target roster. Then: (1) Use the players table below to see which cards you already own and which you still need. (2) Drag-and-drop your picks into the Team Builder to test the lineup in a build environment. (3) Hunt missing cards on the Market Flipping tool for the best Stubs price. (4) Track program rewards and collection drops on the Collections page — many Pirates players are program rewards or collection unlocks rather than market buys.

Yes — ShowZone Pro members can build a custom Pirates all-time team in Team Builder using their own card inventory. Team Builder filters to the Pirates players you actually own and auto-optimizes the best possible lineup from your collection, so you can see exactly how close your squad is to the optimal Pirates all-time team on this page. Free users can still build manually in Team Builder by searching the full Pirates card list.

ShowZone's optimized Pirates lineup is strongest at Contact and Power. If you're building around the Pirates-themed identity in Diamond Dynasty, lean into those categories — the depth at those positions means you can substitute backups from the players table below without losing much team rating.

The optimized Pirates all-time team has an aggregate True Overall of 101.0 in MLB The Show 26. This is ShowZone's True Overall summed across all 9 lineup spots — a more accurate measure of card value than in-game Overall, which is capped at 99. Compare against other franchise all-time teams on the All-Time Teams index.

The True Overall and Meta Overall Pirates lineups grade out almost identically in MLB The Show 26 — the top Pirates players are strong in both rating systems. Either build will compete in any Diamond Dynasty mode. Flip the toggle to see the small differences.

Yes. Every card on the Pirates all-time team is a real MLB The Show 26 card eligible for Diamond Dynasty. Find each card through packs, programs, collections, or the marketplace — then build your squad in Team Builder. Use the Roster Update Predictor to catch Pirates cards likely to gain overall (and quicksell value) on the next roster update.

Pirates cards get added on each MLB The Show 26 roster update (roughly every three weeks during the MLB season) and whenever SDS releases new programs, collections, or themed pack drops. ShowZone's Pirates all-time team re-optimizes automatically when new cards meet the eligibility criteria — re-check this page after major content releases to see fresh adds.