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Vinny Capra of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Capra hit a pair of three-run home runs in the 8-7 win over the Reds. Capra went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in six runs.
Capra 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.
Capra has played in 20 regular season Major League games over three seasons (2022-24), 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.
Capra had a Box-Toppers game score of +7.0 Saturday, best among all Brewers players. Another Player of the Game winner Saturday, Matt Gorski of the Pirates, also had a +7.0 game score (2HR 2-3 2R 6BI in the 10-5 win over the Orioles). But Capra beat Gorski for Player of the Day honors on a low-level tie breaker: He left no runners on base in his at bats while Gorski left two on base.
American League Player of the Day
Red Sox pitcher Shane Drohan struck out three over two scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 6-4 win over the Rays.
Drohan would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Drohan has played four minor league seasons and has yet to make his Major League debut, so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day
Ben Malgeri of the Tigers doubled and went 3-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 7-6 win over the Phillies.
Malgeri would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Malgeri has played four minor league seasons and has yet to make his Major League debut, so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday becaue the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Vinny Capra.
Notable
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele has the highest 2024 Box-Toppers point total of Saturday’s Player of the Game winners.
Steele (2IP 2H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 7-3 win over the White Sox) earned 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 38th among NL pitchers.
Saturday’s games
In Saturday’s 16 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were five 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, Capra would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Drohan would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Malgeri would have earned 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 2/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | MIL 8, CIN 7 | Vinny Capra SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | PIT 10, BAL 5 | Matt Gorski PH‑CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +6.0 | NYM 6, HOU 2 | Clay Holmes (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | CHC 7, CHW 3 | Justin Steele (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | BOS 6, TB 4 | Shane Drohan (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 7, PHI 6 | Ben Malgeri CF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CIN 6, CLE 3 | Elly De La Cruz SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 11, LAD 10 | Andrew Hoffmann (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 11, SEA 10 | Nelson Rada CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 7, STL 6 | Heriberto Hernandez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 9, ARI 3 | Michael Toglia 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 3, ATL 1 | Cody Laweryson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, TEX 1 | Sam Huff C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 10, ATH 3 | Tirso Ornelas PH‑DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | WSH 6, HOU 3 | Robert Hassell III CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 6, NYY 4 | Orelvis Martinez DH | 2 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp | chi nl | 0.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| De La Cruz, Elly 4844 | ss | cin nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi cp | nym nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| Toglia, Michael 5038 | 1b | col nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Huff, Sam 4361 | ca | sf nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Adcock, Ty* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Ogasawara, Shinnosuke* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TB | Rock Joe* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYY | Boyle, Sean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 47.2 |
| NYM | Kranick, Max 4455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| COL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| SD | Nett, Braden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 28.8 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 49.6 | 51.3 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 19.1 |
| CHW | Gilbert, Tyler 4509 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 21.7 | 41.1 |
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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