# Ian Kinsler (85 OVR)

> Ian Kinsler captain in MLB 25: Players from the Texas Rangers. The tier requirements, the attribute boosts at each tier and every card it boosts, with live…

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/ian-kinsler-4c03ca5c

2B · Rangers · MLB 25

## Captain ability

Rangers Team Captain

Players from the Texas Rangers

Boosts 83 cards in MLB 25: [Cards boosted by Ian Kinsler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/ian-kinsler-4c03ca5c/boosted)

View the card: [Ian Kinsler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/jolt-ian-kinsler-4c03ca5c)

## Tier requirements

1. Tier 1: 5 Players from the Texas Rangers on your squad
2. Tier 2: 12 Players from the Texas Rangers on your squad
3. Tier 3: 18 Players from the Texas Rangers on your squad

## Boosts

| Attribute | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs R | +3 | +5 | +8 |
| Contact vs L | +3 | +5 | +8 |
| Batting Clutch | +3 | +5 | +8 |
| Hits Per 9 | +3 | +5 | +8 |

## Best cards it boosts

- [Wyatt Langford](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-finest-wyatt-langford-b72572e9) - 99 OVR · LF · TEX · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market
- [Rafael Palmeiro](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/neon-rafael-palmeiro-2eeb9064) - 99 OVR · 1B · TEX · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market
- [Nathan Eovaldi](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-finest-nathan-eovaldi-3f035bdf) - 99 OVR · SP · TEX · Diamond: 300,000 stubs
- [Michael Young](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/spooky-michael-young-37e44bea) - 99 OVR · SS · TEX · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Michael Helman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/spotlight-michael-helman-36a422cc) - 99 OVR · CF · TEX · Diamond: 21,222 stubs
- [Ivan Rodriguez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/moonshot-ivan-rodriguez-e46a681f) - 99 OVR · C · TEX · Diamond: 49,000 stubs
- [Ian Kinsler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/captain-ian-kinsler-38a8bcb8) - 99 OVR · 2B · TEX · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market
- [Corey Seager](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/awards-corey-seager-d5c02e24) - 99 OVR · SS · TEX · Diamond: 94,996 stubs

## Cheapest cards it boosts

- [Winston Santos](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-winston-santos-360b4249) - 62 OVR · SP · TEX · Common: 8 stubs
- [Jose Corniell](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-jose-corniell-221c0db8) - 61 OVR · SP · TEX · Common: 15 stubs
- [Luis Curvelo](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-luis-curvelo-2574f48a) - 60 OVR · RP · TEX · Common: 15 stubs
- [Marc Church](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-marc-church-8744f300) - 59 OVR · RP · TEX · Common: 24 stubs
- [Hoby Milner](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-hoby-milner-fa4f6576) - 63 OVR · RP · TEX · Common: 38 stubs
- [Josh Smith](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-josh-smith-9fd78e7f) - 73 OVR · SS · TEX · Bronze: 44 stubs
- [Kyle Higashioka](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-kyle-higashioka-5c845c7a) - 74 OVR · C · TEX · Bronze: 50 stubs
- [Michael Helman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-michael-helman-0b35741e) - 74 OVR · SS · TEX · Bronze: 57 stubs

## Other Rangers captains

- [Rafael Palmeiro](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/rafael-palmeiro-2eeb9064) - 99 OVR: Players from the Texas Rangers
- [Wyatt Langford](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/wyatt-langford-b72572e9) - 99 OVR: Players from the Texas Rangers
- [Ian Kinsler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/ian-kinsler-38a8bcb8) - 99 OVR: Players who have tallied 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season
- [Jacob deGrom](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/jacob-degrom-c0eae791) - 96 OVR: Players from the Texas Rangers
- [Jack Leiter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/jack-leiter-9fa0ab30) - 92 OVR: Players from the Texas Rangers