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Red Sox pitcher Sean Newcomb is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Jacob Stallings of the Rockies and Paul Goldschmidt of the Yankees.
Player of the Day
Newcomb struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Mets.
Newcomb had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, best among all Red Sox players and highest among all Thursday Player of the Game winners.
Newcomb earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, playing in seven games with the Athletics. He was on the injured list early in the season, recovering from offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. He was released by the Athletics July 5. He has 20.1 career Box-Toppers points, earned from 2017 to 2022.
National League Player of the Day
Jacob Stallings of the Rockies hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 6-4 win over the Guardians. Stallings went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Stallings earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
American League Batter of the Day
Paul Goldschmidt of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-6 win over the Tigers.
This is the third time during the 2025 spring training season that Goldschmidt has won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He also did it Feb. 21 in the 4-0 win over the Rays (2B 1-2 0R BI) and March 10 in the 10-2 win over the Tigers HR 2-2 2R BI).
Goldschmidt becomes the second player with three Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors this spring, joining Gavin Sheets of the Padres, who did it Feb. 21, March 8 and March 11.
Goldschmidt earned just 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024 with the Cardinals, but has 88.0 career points earned from 2011 to 2024, most among current active AL batters, ahead of second-place Mike Trout of the Angels (84.2).
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Jacob Stallings.
Thursday’s games
There were 13 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Thursday. (Spring games featuring club prospects were also played but are excluded here.) In the 13 games, there were eight Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In four of Thursday’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 (Cardinals vs. Astros). No Player of the Game honors are awarded in tie games. One game Thursday was cancelled due to weather (Diamondbacks vs. Mariners).
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Newcomb would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Stallings would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Goldschmidt would have earned 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Player of the Game winners (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).| 3/13 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | BOS 3, NYM 2 | Sean Newcomb (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| NL | +5.0 | COL 6, CLE 4 | Jacob Stallings C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 8, DET 6 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 15, PIT 3 | Jose Miranda 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 10, MIA 5 | César Salazar C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 16, ATL 9 | Max Kepler LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 7, SF 3 | Alejandro Osuna CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 6, BAL 4 | Ryan Yarbrough (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATH 12, CIN 1 | CJ Alexander PH‑DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 14, WSH 4 | Coco Montes 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 6, SD 5 | Joey Wiemer RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 9, CHW 3 (F/8) | Isaac Collins LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | STL 1, HOU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda, Jose 4653 | 3b 1b | min al | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi mr | tor al | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.4 | 40.8 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | rf dh | phi nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 31.2 |
| Stallings, Jacob 4176 | ca | col nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | nyy al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 88.0 |
| Wiemer, Joey 4804 | cf | kc al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Newcomb, Sean 3831 | pi mr sp | bos al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 20.1 |
| Montes, Coco 4843 | 2b | tb al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| ATH | Estes, Joey 5000 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| CHW | Adams, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Petty, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 34.1 | 38.1 |
| BOS | Fitts, Richard* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| MIL | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 56.5 |
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| HOU | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| NYY | Winans, Allan 4900 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 26.4 | 59.8 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 32.4 | 54.1 |
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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