Blue Jays pitcher Andrew Bash is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
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Bash struck out three over two scoreless and hitless innings of middle relief, walking none, in the 3-2 win over the Rays. Bash also picked up the win.
Bash 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.
Bash, 27, 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
Nationals pitcher Kyle Finnegan struck out three over one scoreless, hitless inning of middle relief, walking none, in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Finnegan also picked up the win.
Finnegan would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Finnegan earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2023 with the Nationals and has 8.0 career points over 2021-23.
American League Batter of the Day
Ramon Urias of the Orioles homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Twins.
Urias would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Urias earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Orioles, 10th among AL third basemen.
National League Batter of the Day
Luis Vazquez of the Cubs went 2-for-2, driving in two runs, in the 6-1 win over the Brewers.
Vazquez would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Vazquez, 24, has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Wednesday’s games
In Wednesday’s 14 spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were six Player of the Game winners had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
Most notably, Pete Alonso of the Mets (HR 2B 2-2 R BI in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals), had the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners. Alonso’s 12.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 was first among NL batters.
In seven of Wednesday’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 ended in a tie (Braves vs. Phillies) and so no Player of the Game honors were awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Bash would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Finnegan would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Urias and Vazquez would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points each for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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).| 2/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | TOR 3, TB 2 | Andrew Bash (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 12, MIN 3 | Ramón Urías 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | OAK 7, SF 4 | JJ Bleday CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 9, SEA 7 | Ryan Fitzgerald 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +4.0 | WSH 4, BOS 3 | Kyle Finnegan (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +4.0 | `SD 3, CHW 1 | Matt Waldron | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 5, PIT 3 | Wendell Pérez CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `ARI 8, CLE 6 | Tommy Henry | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, MIA 1 | David Hensley 2B‑3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHC 6, MIL 1 | Luis Vazquez PR‑SS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | NYM 3, STL 0 | Pete Alonso 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 6, LAD 4 | Elier Hernandez RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | COL 3, LAA 1 | Ryan McMahon 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | ATL 7, PHI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 0.0 | 12.0 | 38.4 | 38.4 |
| McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 3b | col nl | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20.2 | 21.9 |
| Henry, Tommy 4829 | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Urias, Ramon 4491 | 3b ph | bal al | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Finnegan, Kyle 4535 | pi cp | dc nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Waldron, Matt 4946 | pi sp | sd nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 52.9 | 55.9 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 34.2 | 92.4 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| ATL | Dodd, Dylan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 30.8 | 43.5 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| PHI | Castillo, Max* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 42.5 | 69.3 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 26.7 | 62.2 |
| SD | Avila, Pedro 4105 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| OAK | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 33.1 |
| CHW | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Ross, Joe 3499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 24.7 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 34.8 | 69.3 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 40.3 | 40.3 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| CHW | Shuster, Jared 4816 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 83.1 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| NYY | Beeter, Clayton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Paxton, James 3280 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 60.9 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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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