Top Cover Athletes Cards · MLB The Show 26
2 cards · ranked by Meta Overall
Top Cover Athletes Cards · MLB The Show 25
3 cards · ranked by Meta Overall
Top Cover Athletes Cards · MLB The Show 22
13 cards · ranked by Meta Overall
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#1
Joe Mauer
101 META·C·MIN
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#2
Fernando Tatis Jr.
92 META·3B·SDP
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#3
Miguel Cabrera
89 META·1B·DET
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#4
Ryan Howard
88 META·1B·PHI
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#5
Aaron Judge
88 META·LF·NYY
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#6
Ken Griffey Jr.
86 META·LF·SEA
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#7
Javier Baez
86 META·3B·CHC
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#8
David Ortiz
86 META·1B·BOS
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#9
Josh Donaldson
85 META·1B·TOR
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#10
Joe Mauer
85 META·C·MIN
Frequently Asked Questions
Cover Athletes Cards
Common questions about Cover Athletes cards in MLB The Show.
By Meta Overall, the highest-rated Cover Athletes card on ShowZone is Gunnar Henderson from MLB The Show 25 with a Meta Overall of 107 (BAL). You can compare every Cover Athletes card across all MLB The Show game years on this page, with each year showing the top 10 cards ranked by Meta Overall.
The top Cover Athletes card in MLB The Show 26 is Ernie Clement (TOR) with a Meta Overall of 102. The MLB The Show 26 section above shows the full top 10 list by Meta Overall, and the "See all" link opens every Cover Athletes card from that game year on the Players page.
ShowZone tracks 18 Cover Athletes cards across 3 MLB The Show game years. Every card released into Diamond Dynasty under this series is included, with ratings updated as roster updates land.
Cover Athletes has appeared in MLB The Show 26, MLB The Show 25, and MLB The Show 22. Each game year is its own banner on this page with the top 10 cards by Meta Overall, plus a "See all" link to view every card from that year on the Players page.
Top cards are ordered by Meta Overall — ShowZone's gameplay-weighted rating that factors in pitch quality, position weighting, and the current Diamond Dynasty competitive meta. It's a more accurate measure than the in-game OVR rating for ranked play. Each year banner shows the top 10 Cover Athletes cards for that MLB The Show release.