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Jordan Beck of the Rockies is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Anthony Santander of the Blue Jays and Brandon Lowe of the Rays.
Player of the Day
Beck homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-4 win over the Angels.
Beck had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Rockies players and highest among all Monday Player of the Game winners.
Beck played 55 games for the Rockies in his 2024 rookie season but did not earn Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Beck would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 1.0 bonus point as overall Player of the Day). However, no Box-Toppers points are awarded because it’s a preseason exhibition game.
American League Player of the Day
Anthony Santander of the Blue Jays doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-3 win over the Tigers.
Santander had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, best among all Blue Jays players and highest among all Monday AL Player of the Game winners.
Santander earned 6.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Orioles, 12th among AL batters.
If this were a regular season game, Santander would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.7 bonus points as AL Player of the Day).
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There are no separate AL and NL Batter of the Day winners for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Jordan Beck and the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Anthony Santander.
Notable
Brandon Lowe of the Rays has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
Lowe (3-3 2R 0BI in the 5-4 win over the Braves) earned 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Rays, 10th among AL batters.
Monday’s games
In Monday’s 11 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. In six 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.
Two games ended in a tie (Red Sox vs. Orioles and Marlins vs. Mets). No Player of the Game honors are awarded in tie games.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Beck would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Santander would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. All of Monday’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).| 3/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | COL 8, LAA 4 | Jordan Beck RF‑LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +4.0 | TOR 13, DET 3 | Anthony Santander DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYY 12, PIT 3 | Anthony Volpe SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 7, CLE 2 | Miles Mastrobuoni CF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 5, MIA 3 | Cam Smith PR‑3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 10, CHC 2 | Kristian Robinson RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATH 5, CHW 4 | Gage Jump (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 5, ATL 4 | Brandon Lowe 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 5, MIL 4 | Austin Callahan 1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | BOS 6, BAL 6 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | dh 2b | tb al | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 |
| Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf | tor al | 0.0 | 6.5 | 19.0 | 23.0 |
| Volpe, Anthony 4793 | ss | nyy al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Priester Quinn 5059 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 56.5 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 30.6 | 70.0 |
| TB | Seabold, Connor 4845 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 29.8 | 172.4 |
| NYY | Warren, Will* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 32.4 | 54.1 |
| CIN | Petty, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
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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