Spencer Jones of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
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Jones hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 22-10 win over the Tigers.
Jones would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Jones, 22, has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Player of the Day
Weston Wilson of the Phillies homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-13 win over the Blue Jays.
Wilson would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Wilson played in eight regular season Major League games in 2023, but did not earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Wilson had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0 Saturday, same as Bryan De La Cruz of the Marlins, who was Player of the Game in the 9-8 win over the Cardinals (2B 2-2 R 4BI). But Wilson won NL Player of the Day over De La Cruz on a tiebreaker because he had more at bats (three vs. two).
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There were no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day Saturday since both league’s top batters were also their league’s overall Player of the Day.
Saturday’s games
In Saturday’s 16 spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, only four Player of the Game winners had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
Most notably, Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson (2.0 2H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Rockies), had the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s Player of the Game winners. Nelson’s 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023 was 39th among NL pitchers.
In 11 of Saturday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
One game (Dodgers vs. Angels) ended in a 7-7 tie and so no Player of the Game honor was awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Wilson would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Jones would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 2/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | NYY 22, DET 10 | Spencer Jones PH‑CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 14, TOR 13 | Weston Wilson DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIA 9, STL 8 | Bryan De La Cruz LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | ARI 6, COL 2 | Ryne Nelson (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 7, WSH 4 | Mauricio Dubón SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 8, SEA 7 | Korey Lee C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 6, TB 5 | Nacho Alvarez Jr. SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 5, PIT 3 | Dalton Shuffield LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 11, SD 7 | Wes Clarke DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, SF 4 | Brennen Davis LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 4, CLE 0 | Tyler Callihan 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 4, BOS 3 | Colton Cowser PR‑RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 5, OAK 1 | Jimmy Herron LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 10, NYM 5 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 5, TEX 4 | River Town LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | LAD 7, LAA 7 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
All other players listed here would 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. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2024. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for the period 2019-2023 (’19-23) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| De La Cruz, Bryan 4500 | lf | fla nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Dubon, Mauricio 4243 | 2b ss | hou al | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf ph | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2024 (’24)†, last year (’23), over a six-year period (’19-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| STL | Rom, Drew 4935 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Ramirez, Erasmo Jose 3056 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 24.4 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| BOS | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 41.1 | 48.1 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 34.5 | 57.6 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 62.2 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 56.1 | 101.7 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| NYM | Butto, Jose 4933 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 33.9 | 33.9 |
| LAA | Rosenberg, Kenny 4949 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| OAK | Muller, Kyle 4454 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Hurt, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| SF | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| LAA | Wantz, Andrew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Beede, Tyler* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Diaz, Jhonathan 4594 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Kauffman, Karl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2024.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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