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Willy Adames of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola earned his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season.
Player of the Day
Adames hit three two-run homers and went 3-for-3, scoring four times and driving in six runs, in the 14-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Adames would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Adames earned 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 16th among NL batters. This was also his second Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season. He also did it March 19 (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 8-5 win over the Guardians).
Adames had a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0, best of all Sunday Player of the Game winners and second-highest among all batters to win Player of the Game honors this spring. Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees had a +11.0 game score to lead all Player of the Game winners on March 20.
American League Player of the Day
Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits an two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.
Stroman would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Stroman earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Mets, 28th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Adley Rutschman of the Orioles hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Twins.
Rutschman would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Rutschman earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 30th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Willy Adames.
Notable
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola earned his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season Sunday.
Nola (5.2IP 2H 0R BB 4K W in the 2-0 win over the Blue Jays) previously earned overall Player of the Day Feb. 25 (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 4-0 win over the Yankees) and Player of the Game honors March 13 (4.2IP 2H R 2BB 5K ND in the 4-1 win over the Tigers).
Nola also has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners. His 12.0 Box-Toppers points was 12th among NL pitchers.
Sunday’s games
In Sunday’s 13 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were nine Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
In two of Sunday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Two games ended in a tie (Braves vs. Red Sox and Cubs vs. Mariners) and so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in those.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Adames would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stroman would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Rutschman would have earned 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart) would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).| 3/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIL 14, ARI 4 | Willy Adames SS | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.2 | PHI 2, TOR 0 | Aaron Nola (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `MIA 5, NYM 1 | Darren McCaughan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | COL 7, CHW 3 | Hunter Goodman PR‑1B‑C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +5.0 | NYY 1, PIT 0 | Marcus Stroman (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| +4.2 | LAD 5, LAA 3 | Bobby Miller (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | `DET 3, TB 2 | Jack Flaherty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +4.1 | HOU 9, STL 4 | Hunter Brown (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BAL 8, MIN 3 | Adley Rutschman C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | CLE 10, CIN 7 | Andrés Gimenez 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 10, WSH 1 | Tyrone Taylor CF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | ATL 5, BOS 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | CHC 9, SEA 9 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box‑Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box‑Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box‑Toppers points.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
All other players listed here would earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box‑Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2024. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for the period 2019-2023 (’19-23) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 0.0 | 12.0 | 56.1 | 101.7 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | lad nl | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 62.2 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 0.0 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| Rutschman, Adley 4659 | ca | bal al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Taylor, Tyrone 4393 | lf | nym nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.2 | 45.3 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2024 (’24)†, last year (’23), over a five-year period (’19-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Waguespack, Jacob 4213 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Buchanan, David 3357 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 49.1 | 88.1 |
| PIT | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 36.5 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 153.3 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 31.1 | 53.9 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 26.1 | 48.4 |
| CHC | Wicks, Jordan 4912 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| TEX | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Beede, Tyler 4166 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2024.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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