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Vimael Machín of the Orioles is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Machín homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Phillies.
Machín 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.
Machín played in 112 regular season Major League games from 2020 to 2022 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. He played in Mexico in 2023 and 2024.
Machín had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 Sunday, best among all Orioles players. Machín is one of six Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners Sunday with a +3.0 game score but ranked highest among them because he had both the most at bats (three) and hits (three).
National League Player of the Day
Thairo Estrada of the Rockies went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-1 win over the Brewers.
Estrada would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Estrada earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Giants, 50th among NL batters.
He had a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday, the same as Machín, but Machín won Player of the Day because he had more hits than Estrada (three vs. two).
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Sunday because the overall Player of the Day is batter Vimael Machín and the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Thairo Estrada. No pitchers won Player of the Game honors in the 16 games completed. 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.
Notable
Seth Brown of the Athletics has the highest 2024 Box-Toppers point total of Sunday’s Player of the Game winners.
Brown (2B 1-3 0R 3BI in the 4-0 win over the Rockies) earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Athletics, 28th among AL batters.
Sunday’s games
In Sunday’s 16 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were seven Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In nine 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.
One game ended in a tie (Marlins vs. Mets) and so no Player of the Game honors were awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Machín would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Estrada would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player 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).| 2/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +3.0 | BAL 7, PHI 3 | Vimael Machín 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +3.0 | COL 6, MIL 1 | Thairo Estrada 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SEA 11, ARI 5 | Ben Williamson 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 8, SD 3 | Kody Hoese 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 11, STL 6 | Joseph Sullivan CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 14, LAA 2 | C.J. Kayfus 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 8, BOS 7 | Alan Roden LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 4, NYY 0 | Dillon Dingler C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 4, ATL 2 | Junior Caminero 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 5, MIN 1 | Konnor Griffin CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 11, NYM 6 | Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 4, CHW 3 | Jac Caglianone 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 6, TEX 5 | Dixon Machado SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ATH 4, COL 0 | Seth Brown RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 5, CIN 2 | Patrick Bailey C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | MIA 1, NYM 1 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Seth 4239 | 1b lf ph | oak al | 0.0 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 19.0 |
| Estrada, Thairo 4460 | 2b | col nl | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Bailey, Patrick 4827 | ca | sf nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b | dc nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Dingler, Dillon 5081 | ca | det al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Machado, Dixon 3590 | ss | chi nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
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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 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 | Tidwell, Blade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 49.4 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 44.8 | 60.5 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson 5048 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATH | Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 26.4 | 59.8 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 57.8 | 63.5 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 31.8 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SF | Black, Mason 5115 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 25.4 | 79.3 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 18.1 | 113.2 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
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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