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Spencer Jones of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies.
Player of the Day
Jones hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 12-3 win over the Phillies.
Jones had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Yankees players and highest among all Tuesday Player of the Game winners.
Jones, drafted 25th overall by the Yankees in the 2022 amateur draft, has played 266 games in three minor league seasons but has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Jones 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.
National League Player of the Day
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga struck out three over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 16-1 win over the Padres.
Imanaga had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Cubs players and highest among all Tuesday NL Player of the Game winners. He had the same Box-Toppers game score as Spencer Jones, but Jones won overall Player of the Day over Imanaga because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers. Imanaga also had the same game score as another NL pitcher who won Player of the Game honors Tuesday, Roki Sasaki of the Cubs (3IP 2H 0R BB 5K ND in the 4-2 win over the Reds). But Imanaga beat Sasaki for NL Player of the Day honors because he earned the win in his game, while Sasaki picked up a no decision.
Imanaga earned 20.7 Box-Toppers points in his 2024 rookie season with the Cubs, fourth overall, third among NL pitchers and first among all rookies. (He finished fourth in 2024 NL Rookie of the Year voting.) Imanaga also has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all of Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
If this were a regular season game, Imanaga 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).
National League Batter of the Day
Brenton Doyle of the Rockies homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 9-5 win over the Reds.
Doyle had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0, best among all Rockies players and highest among all NL batters who won Player of the Game honors Tuesday. (He is the only one.)
Doyle earned 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, fifth among NL batters.
If this were a regular season game, Doyle would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.5 bonus points as NL Batter of the Day).
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Spencer Jones.
Tuesday’s games
In Tuesday’s 12 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. In five of Tuesday’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 (Twins vs. Braves and Giants vs. Padres). 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, Jones would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Imanaga would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Doyle would have earned 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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).| 3/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | NYY 12, PHI 3 | Spencer Jones CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | CHC 16, SD 1 | Shota Imanaga (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +5.0 | `LAD 4, CIN 2 | Roki Sasaki | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 8, LAA 1 | Yordys Valdes PR‑SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | STL 6, NYM 1 | Andre Pallante (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `STL 6, WSH 4 | Matthew Liberatore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 4, DET 1 | Matthew Etzel LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 12, PIT 4 | Nate Eaton RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 6, TEX 3 | JJ Bleday CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | COL 9, CIN 5 | Brenton Doyle CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 0.0 | MIN 0, ATL 0 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | SF 1, SD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 0.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 0.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 0.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Bleday, JJ 5080 | cf | oak al | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 46.0 | 110.3 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| TB | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 56.1 | 98.1 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 51.2 | 58.9 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 35.9 | 35.9 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| WSH | Ogasawara, Shinnosuke* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 47.2 |
| TEX | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 32.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| MIL | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| CHW | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 40.2 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon 5009 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| SF | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| CHW | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 53.2 | 69.9 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
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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