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Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, May 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 8.0 |
| 4 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 5 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 6.7 |
| 6 | Riley Greene | lf cf | Tigers | 6.5 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 6.4 |
| 8 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.4 |
| 9 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 6.0 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 6.0 |
Also Tuesday, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among American League batters, after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Yankees pitcher Will Warren and Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs.
Player of the Day
Yamamoto struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Yamamoto did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Diamondbacks tied the game after he exited.
Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising from 10th to third place overall, trailing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (9.1) and Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo (8.0 points). Though Woo and Yamamoto both have 8.0 points, Woo ranks higher because he has more 2024 points—11.7 vs. 6.4.
Yamamoto also ranks second among National League pitchers behind Wheeler.
American League Player of the Day
Yankees pitcher Will Warren (5.2IP 5H 0R BB 10K W in the 5-2 win over the Rangers) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.4 for the season, 18th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs (HR 2B 3-5 3R 4BI in the 14-1 win over the Marlins) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.0 for the season, second among NL batters, behind Pete Alonso of the Mets (5.5 points).
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 6.5* 2—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 5.0 3—Alex Bregman #RedSox 3.7 4—Aaron Judge #Yankees 3.5 5—José Ramírez #Guardians 3.0 6—George Springer #BlueJays 3.0 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as TU AL Batter of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Pete Alonso #Mets 5.5 2—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 5.0* 3—Pete Crow-Armstrong #Cubs 5.0 4—Carson Kelly #Cubs 4.5 5—Christian Yelich #Brewers 4.0 6—Rhys Hoskins #Brewers 3.5 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as NL Batter of the Day Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
American League Batter of the Day
Riley Green of the Tigers (HR 2B 3-4 R 4BI in the 5-4 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 6.5 for the season, rising to sixth place overall.
Greene extends his lead among AL batters ahead of second-place Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (5.0 points).
Greene is now the only batter among the overall top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points.
Scoring
Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Warren earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Suzuki and Greene each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 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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Kyle Gibson, 37, released by #Orioles. He had 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 4 starts in 2025 w/16.78 ERA in 12.1IP. But Gibson has 69.6 career B-T points, which was 17th among active AL pitchers & has earned B-T pts in 11 straight seasons from 2014-24, including 7.4 in 2024 with #STLCards.
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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).| 5/20 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | `LAD 4, ARI 3 (F/10) | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| AL | +9.2 | NYY 5, TEX 2 | Will Warren (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | PHI 7, COL 4 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | PIT 1, CIN 0 | Bailey Falter (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +8.0 | MIL 5, BAL 2 | Logan Henderson (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | TOR 3, SD 0 | Chris Bassitt (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHC 14, MIA 1 | Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | `BOS 2, NYM 0 | Walker Buehler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 5, STL 4 | Riley Greene DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHW 1, SEA 0 | Adrian Houser (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 3, KC 2 | Hayden Birdsong (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 5, ATL 3 | Dylan Crews CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAA 7, ATH 5 | Yoán Moncada 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TB 3, HOU 2 | Kameron Misner PR‑DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
All other players listed here 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. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +1.6 |
| Greene, Riley 4675 | lf cf | det al | 6.5 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | +1.3 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 41.6 | 41.6 | +3.7 |
| Suzuki, Seiya 4924 | dh rf | chi nl | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
| Warren, Will 5143 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 5.7 | 32.1 | 63.6 | +2.3 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.7 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 10.7 | 61.9 | 74.6 | -4.7 |
| Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | pi sp mr | sf nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Henderson, Logan 5150 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Moncada, Yoan 3878 | 3b | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 16.5 | +2.0 |
| Misner, Kameron 5157 | cf rf dh ph | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Houser, Adrian 4162 | pi cp sp | chi al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| Crews, Dylan 5093 | cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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