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Nationals pitcher Michael Soroka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than five years.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, June 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 2 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 9.0 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 5 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 8.4 |
| 7 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 8.0 |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 9 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 7.7 |
| 10 | Merrill Kelly | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 7.7 |
Also, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to third place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh place.
Player of the Day
Soroka struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Rangers.
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 230th among all players, 74th among National League pitchers.
This was Soroka’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor since Sept. 13, 2019, when he was with the Braves, a season in which he earned 11.4 Box-Toppers points, 16th among NL pitchers.
Soroka played in three games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, including serving as the Braves’ opening-day starter in July. He suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon on Aug. 3, 2020, missing the rest of that season. While rehabbing, he re-tore the tendon June 24, 2021. He missed the entire 2021 and 2022 seasons.
He returned to pitch May 29, 2023, in his 38th career game. He appeared in seven games in 2023 and 25 games in 2024 with the White Sox and was in his seventh game of 2025 on Friday. Soroka did not earn Player of the Game honors in the 38 games since returning to pitch in 2023. But Friday, in his 76th career game, Soroka won both Player of the Game honors and overall Player of the Day honors.
American League Player of the Day
Anthony Volpe of the Yankees hit a two-run homer and drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, in the 9-6 win over the Red Sox. Volpe went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs.
Volpe earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 23rd among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Wilmer Flores of the Giants (2-4 2R BI in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Braves) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.0 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Anthony Volpe.
Rankings
Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday:
Skubal rises to third
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (7.2IP 8H R 0BB 6K W in the 3-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, rising from ninth to third place overall, behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (11.1 points) and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón (9.7 points). Skubal also ranks second among AL pitchers behind Rodón.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 272.4 2—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 176.1 4—Yu Darvish #Padres 139.7 5—Sonny Gray #STLCards 118.3* 6—Aaron Nola #Phillies 117.8 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Friday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Gray rises to seventh
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray (6.1IP 8H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 5-0 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to seventh place overall and third among NL pitchers, behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (11.1 points) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers (9.0 points).
Corbin Burnes, 30, to undergo Tommy John surgery, to miss ’25 & possibly ’26 seasons. Burnes earned 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with #Dbacks, 34th among NL pitchers after earning 11.7 in 2024 with #Orioles, 18th among AL pitchers. Best season—2021 w/MIL, 18.1 pts, 5th overall.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Gray also now has 118.3 career Box-Toppers points, 52nd-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Friday, he passes three players on the “all-time” career points list—Barry Zito (117.4), Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (117.8) and Johnny Cueto (118.2). Gray now trails 51st-ranked player Carlos Delgado (118.7).
Passing Nola, Gray now ranks eighth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, fifth among active NL pitchers.
Debut
Blue Jays pitcher Mason Fluharty made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Fluharty (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 6-4 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut April 1 and was playing in his 27th career game.
Scoring
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Volpe earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Flores earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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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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).| 6/6 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | WSH 2, TEX 0 | Michael Soroka (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +4.0 | NYY 9, BOS 6 | Anthony Volpe SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PIT 5, PHI 4 | David Bednar (W, 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHW 7, KC 2 | Davis Martin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.2 | DET 3, CHC 1 | Tarik Skubal (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.2 | ATH 5, BAL 4 | Mason Miller (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | STL 5, LAD 0 | Sonny Gray (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | `TOR 6, MIN 4 | Mason Fluharty (H, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 4, CLE 2 | Josh Hader (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `NYM 4, COL 2 | Kodai Senga | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | `SD 2, MIL 0 | Adrian Morejon (H, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 5, SEA 4 | Chris Taylor 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 4, MIA 3 | Zack Littell (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | SF 5, ATL 4 (F/10) | Wilmer Flores DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 9.0 | 30.1 | 60.2 | 60.2 | -12.1 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 8.0 | 20.4 | 54.0 | 118.3 | -4.4 |
| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +5.0 |
| Flores, Wilmer 3345 | dh | sf nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 19.7 | 35.2 | +4.0 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 4.0 | 15.0 | 29.0 | 61.4 | -7.0 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | oak al | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Littell, Zack 4533 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -5.4 |
| Martin, Davis 4657 | pi sp mr | chi al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +3.0 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Volpe, Anthony 4793 | ss | nyy al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | +2.7 |
| Soroka, Michael 3956 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | +2.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -1.0 |
| Taylor, Chris 3684 | 2b 3b ss | laa al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 23.2 | +1.0 |
| Fluharty, Mason 5197 | pi mr | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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