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Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Jonathan India of the Royals, Giants pitcher Justin Verlander and Yuli Gurriel of the Padres.
Player of the Day
Bibee struck out four over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
Bibee earned 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, eighth among American League pitchers and most among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
National League Player of the Day
Giants pitcher Justin Verlander struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the White Sox.
Verlander has the most career Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners. His 247.0 career points is fourth-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. It is third among active players and second among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (272.4). However, Verlander earned just 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Astros, missing two months from June to August with shoulder inflammation.
American League Batter of the Day
Jonathan India of the Royals doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
India earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Reds, 29th among NL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Yuli Gurriel of the Padres homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 14-8 win over the Brewers.
Gurriel, 40, earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, beginning the season playing in the minor leagues with the Braves and finishing the season with the Royals, playing in 18 games. He has 17.4 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2017 to 2023.
Monday’s games
There were 15 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Monday. In the 15 games, there were 10 Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In five of Monday’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.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Bibee would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Verlander would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
India and Gurriel would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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).| 3/17 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | CLE 3, CIN 0 | Tanner Bibee (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | KC 12, ARI 1 | Jonathan India 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | ATH 7, SEA 6 | Jacob Wilson SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +6.0 | SF 3, CHW 0 | Justin Verlander (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | TB 2, NYM 0 | Jacob Waguespack (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 11, ARI 5 | Kyren Paris CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 14, MIL 8 | Yuli Gurriel 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 6, MIA 5 | Alexander Canario LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | STL 6, WSH 2 | Erick Fedde (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `BAL 12, BOS 3 | Blake Money (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | BOS 2, ATL 1 | Nick Burdi (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 9, PIT 6 | Colt Keith 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 6, NYY 5 | Bo Bichette SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 4, MIN 2 | Joey Bart C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 4, TOR 2 | Keaton Anthony 1B | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 14.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp | stl nl | 0.0 | 8.7 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| India, Jonathan 4469 | 2b | kc al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 2b | det al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | sf nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| Burdi, Nick 4113 | pi mr | bos al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 |
| Gurriel, Yuli 3796 | 1b ph | sd nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 17.4 |
| Bart, Joey 4712 | ca | pit nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Waguespack, Jacob 4213 | pi sp | tb al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| PIT | Harrington, Thomas* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Gillispie, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 28.1 | 59.6 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 55.9 | 66.9 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| MIL | Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 49.7 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 30.8 |
| BAL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 44.5 | 113.5 |
| SD | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 79.9 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TEX | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 32.4 |
| SF | Winn, Keaton 4931 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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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