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Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Astros pitcher Hunter Brown, Griffin Conine of the Marlins, Wyatt Langford of the Rangers, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Oneil Cruz of the Pirates.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers, Tomás Nido of the Tigers, Oneil Cruz of the Pirates and Sam Huff of the Giants.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Abbott struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodon is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Rodon struck out five over 5 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 4-3 win over the Phillies.
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Box-Toppers’ top-ranked AL rookie, Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners (left), also won AL Rookie of the Year honors. Michael Harris II of the Braves (middle) won NL Rookie of the Year honors over Box-Toppers’ top NL rookie, Spencer Strider of the Braves (right).
Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners, Box-Toppers’ choice for 2022 American League Rookie of the Year, was also voted winner of the honor by baseball writers Monday.
But Michael Harris II of the Braves, who won the National League Rookie of the Year honor, was not among Box-Toppers’ top three choices for top NL rookie. Braves pitcher Spencer Strider, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished second in voting.
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Box-Toppers’ choices for major postseason awards: American League Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, National League Most Valuable Player—Pete Alonso of the Mets, AL Cy Young Award—Justin Verlander of the Astros and NL Cy Young Award—Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter in 2022. But Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ choice for AL Most Valuable Player.
Box-Toppers cast votes for postseason honors for Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and Pete Alonso, among others, in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) balloting, completed at the end of the regular season, prior to the start of postseason play.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.