White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreA 2023 Opening Day introduction to Box-Toppers
Welcome to Opening Day of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the start of Box-Toppers’ 29th season tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score statistics. Here is an introduction to Box-Toppers.
Read MoreTwins’ Gray, Brewers’ Peralta top players in final spring games of Tuesday, March 28
Rockies’ Toglia, Twins’ Ryan top players in spring games for Monday, March 27
Michael Toglia of the Rockies is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Toglia homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 12-8 win over the Brewers.
Read MoreBox-Toppers picks Mets over Yankees in 2023 World Series
Box-Toppers picks the New York Mets to win the 2023 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion New York Yankees.
Box-Toppers projects the Mets will have the most wins among all teams—104—and will be one of three teams with more than 100 wins, along with the Yankees and the San Diego Padres.
Read MoreDodgers’ Kershaw, Yankees’ Brito top players in spring games for Sunday, March 26
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Kershaw struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bieber, Cardinals’ Helsley top players in spring games for Saturday, March 25
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Bieber struck out 11 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara, Royals’ Keller top players in spring games for Friday, March 24
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Alcantara struck out eight over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Astros. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros took the lead after he exited.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Kikuchi, Phillies’ Falter top players in spring games for Thursday, March 23
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Kikuchi struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreReds’ Ashcraft, Mariners’ Kirby top players in spring games for Wednesday, March 22
Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Ashcraft struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Padres.
Read MoreGiants’ Wood, Yankees’ Donaldson top players in spring games for Tuesday, March 21
Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreReds’ Lodolo, Blue Jays’ Gausman top players in spring games for Monday, March 20
Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Lodolo struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 10-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreOrioles’ Gibson, Braves’ Fried top players in spring games for Sunday, March 19
Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Gibson struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreMets’ Scherzer, Rays’ McClanahan top players in spring games for Saturday, March 18
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Scherzer struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreBraves’ Shuster, Angels’ Lamb top players in spring games for Friday, March 17
Braves pitcher Jared Shuster is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Shuster struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.
Read MoreRays’ Springs, D-backs’ Pfaadt top players in spring games for Thursday, March 16
Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Springs struck out seven over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, picking up the win, in the 5-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreRangers’ Dunning, Phillies’ Nola top players in spring training games for Wednesday, March 15
Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Dunning struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-3 win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreRockies’ Marquez, Angels’ Rosenberg top players in spring games for Tuesday, March 14
Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Marquez struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Cubs.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players in Monday, March 13’s spring training games
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Burnes struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
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