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Orioles’ Machín, Rockies’ Estrada top players in spring games of Sunday, Feb. 23

Shawn Plank February 24, 2025

Vimael Machín of the Orioles is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.

Machín homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Phillies.

Yankees’ Gil tops players Friday, Sept. 6; Phillies’ Wheeler regains player rankings lead

Shawn Plank September 7, 2024

Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Framber Valdez rises to seventh place and Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to eighth place.

Red Sox’ Bello tops players Wednesday, Aug. 28; Sale, Peralta rise in top 10 list

Shawn Plank August 29, 2024

Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to fifth place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to ninth place.

Giants’ Harrison tops players Friday, July 26; Mariners’ Kirby rises to 8th place

Shawn Plank July 27, 2024

Giants pitcher Kyle Harrison is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, June 7; Blue Jays’ Bassitt rises to 3rd

Shawn Plank June 8, 2023

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Cardinals’ Quintana tops players for Saturday, Sept. 17; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd

Shawn Plank September 18, 2022

Cardinals pitcher Jose Quintana is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani earns American League Player of the Day honors as a starting pitcher. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, but loses his status to rank among batters because he’s now earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher. And because of this, he falls from first place among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points, giving the lead to Aaron Judge of the Yankees.

Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: Astros vs. Athletics, Yankees vs. Rays

Shawn Plank October 5, 2020

Both American League Division Series begin Monday.

The Houston Astros face the Oakland Athletics in one best-of-five game series and the New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the other series.

Indians’ Mike Clevinger tops players for Thursday, Aug. 29; Padres’ Paddack tops NL players

Shawn Plank August 30, 2019

Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Clevinger struck out 14 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Tigers.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. 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.