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Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Riley Greene of the Tigers extends his lead among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson, George Springer of the Blue Jays and Joey Ortiz of the Brewers.
Player of the Day
Bradley struck out four over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Royals.
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 51st among all players and 21st among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson struck out seven over five innings, allowing one run, one hit and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the White Sox. Nelson did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the score was tied, 1-1, when he exited.
Nelson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 28th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
George Springer of the Blue Jays hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 10-6 win over the Guardians.
Springer earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 43rd among all players and third among AL batters behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (7.5 points) and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (6.0 points).
National League Batter of the Day
Joey Ortiz of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Pirates.
Ortiz recorded a +4.0 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday, same as another NL batter who won Player of the Game honors, Masyn Winn of the Cardinals (HR 2B 2-4 2R 4BI in the 8-7 win over the Cubs). But Ortiz beat Winn to earn NL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he hit more home runs in his game—two vs. one.
Rankings
Riley Greene of the Tigers extended his lead among AL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Greene (2B 4-5 2R 2BI in the 11-4 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, 21st among all players and first among AL batters ahead of second-place Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (6.0 points).
Debut
Marlins pitcher Cade Gibson made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Gibson (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-2 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut April 20 and was playing in his 16th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, June 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 14.1 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 3 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.0 |
| 4 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 6 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 10.4 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 9.0 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
Scoring
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Nelson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Springer and Ortiz 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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2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 7.5* 2—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 6.0 3—George Springer #BlueJays 5.5† 4—Brandon Lowe #Rays 5.0 5—Javier Báez #Tigers 5.0 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game Tuesday †Earns 1.5 pts as TU AL Batter of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Whit Merrifield, 36, announces retirement. He earned 22.5 career Box-Toppers points from 2017-23. B-T points by year: With #Royals 17—4.0 18—1.0 19—5.0, 4th among AL 2Bs 20—0.0 21—5.0, 9th among AL OFs With KC & #BlueJays 22—.0 With TOR 23—4.5 With #Phillies, #Braves 24—0.0
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Noah Syndergaard, 32, signs minor league deal with #WhiteSox. He has 52.5 career Box-Toppers points from 2015-22, but only 3.0 since ’19. B-T pts by year W/ #Mets 15—10.4 16—16.7, 7th overall, 4th among NL Ps 17—3.0 18—8.0 19—11.4 20—0 21—0 W #Angels, #Phillies 22—3.0 W/ #Dodgers, #Guardians 23—0
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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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).| 6/24 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.2 | TB 5, KC 1 | Taj Bradley (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| NL | +6.0 | `ARI 4, CHW 1 | Ryne Nelson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | TOR 10, CLE 6 | George Springer DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 9, PIT 3 | Joey Ortiz SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 8, CHC 7 | Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | `LAA 3, BOS 2 (F/10) | Tyler Anderson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | MIA 4, SF 2 | Cade Gibson (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | `SD 4, WSH 3 | Jeremiah Estrada (H, 15) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 11, ATH 4 | Riley Greene LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 6, MIN 5 | Andrés Muñoz (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 1, PHI 0 | Josh Hader (S, 20) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `TEX 6, BAL 5 (F/10) | Hoby Milner | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 7, NYM 4 | Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 9, COL 7 | Michael Conforto LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 5, NYY 4 (F/11) | Christian Encarnacion‑Strand 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene, Riley 4675 | lf cf | det al | 7.5 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 15.2 | +2.3 |
| Springer, George 3337 | dh | tor al | 5.5 | 11.5 | 27.7 | 53.4 | -0.5 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 17.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | -7.1 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 5.0 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 62.4 | -6.0 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.7 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 21.5 | -3.7 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 35.4 | 48.4 | -5.0 |
| Estrada, Jeremiah 5013 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Milner, Hoby 4997 | pi mr | tex al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Winn, Masyn 5117 | ss | stl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | atl nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 23.2 | 33.9 | -2.0 |
| Munoz, Andres 4222 | pi cp mr | sea al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | -4.0 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf dh | lad nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 37.7 | -1.0 |
| Ortiz, Joey 4987 | ss 3b | mil nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 4883 | 1b dh | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Gibson, Cade 5209 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 5.0 | 17.4 | 62.8 | 68.5 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 10.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Fitts, Richard* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 38.1 | 42.1 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 9.0 | 18.7 | 41.4 | 63.1 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 50.5 | 147.2 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 30.7 | 60.3 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 56.5 | 253.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ATL | Fuentes, Didier* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 8.7 | 22.1 | 64.6 | 75.6 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 36.7 | 36.7 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.0 | 17.4 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 43.5 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 28.2 | 28.2 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 42.3 | 77.0 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 37.8 |
| stl nl | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 26.2 | 29.9 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 14.1 | 35.5 | 86.7 | 119.1 |
| HOU | Gordon, Colton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase 5169 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 54.6 | 56.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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