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Miguel Amaya of the Cubs is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s spring training games.
Amaya homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Dodgers.
Amaya 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.
Amaya earned 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Cubs. He’s earned 3.7 total career points from 2023-24.
Amaya had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0 Friday, best among all Cubs players and highest-ranking among all of Friday’s Player of the Game winners.
American League Player of the Day
Tyler Gentry of the Royals hit an eighth-inning, go-ahead, three-run homer in the 5-2 win over the Rangers. Gentry went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs.
Gentry would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Gentry has played in three regular season Major League games, all in 2024, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
No pitchers earned Player of the Game
No pitchers earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of the five games completed Friday. Early in spring training, most pitchers are only pitching one or two innings, making it more difficult for them to compile Box-Toppers game scores high enough to surpass batters’ scores.
Friday’s games
In Friday’s five completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were three Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Amaya would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gentry would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. All of Friday’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).| 2/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +4.0 | CHC 7, LAD 3 | Miguel Amaya C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | COL 12, ARI 8 | Benny Montgomery CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +3.0 | KC 5, TEX 2 | Tyler Gentry RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SD 5, SEA 2 | Gavin Sheets DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | NYY 4, TB 0 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2025. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for the period 2020-2024 (’20-24) 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 | ’25 | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheets, Gavin 4457 | dh rf | sd nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Amaya, Miguel 4836 | ca dh | chi nl | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | nyy al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 88.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 2025 (’25)†, last year (’24), over a five-year period (’20-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25† | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Suarez, Albert 3870 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| BOS | Priester Quinn 5059 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Waguespack, Jacob 4213 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 30.6 | 70.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 29.8 | 172.4 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 45.2 | 70.3 |
| TOR | Lucas, Easton 5068 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HOU | Gordon, Colton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| MIA | Bellozo, Valente 5082 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| KC | Champlain, Chandler* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Frasso, Nick* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 22.4 | 32.4 |
| CHW | Shuster, Jared 4816 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| ARI | Castillo, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Hughes, Gabriel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SEA | Evans, Logan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| MIL | Rodriguez, Carlos* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 2025.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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